Jesse Peach

Jesse Peach (born 31 December 1983) is a New Zealand director, actor and television reporter. Peach graduated from the Auckland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Communication Studies degree in 2005. Peach broke into New Zealand television with his role as troubled teen Blake Crombie in Shortland Street (1999–2001). He is arguably best known for his work on 3 News. In 2005, he founded Peach Theatre Company and staged Billy Liar at Lopdell House in Titirangi, West Auckland. This was followed by The Glass Menagerie in 2006 and Equus in 2007, both at the Glen Eden Playhouse. In April 2008, PTC had a successful season of the musical Blood Brothers, directed by Peach and starring New Zealand actors Annie Whittle and Ray Woolf, as...