ScreenTalk: Martin Devlin

08 Nov 2011

Martin Devlin’s first screen appearance involved playing a policeman in a film shot in Taranaki – he can’t remember the name of it, but is fairly sure it wasn’t a box office hit.

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Martin Devlin’s first screen appearance involved playing a policeman in a film shot in Taranaki – he can’t remember the name of it, but is fairly sure it wasn’t a box office hit. Following success as a radio broadcaster, Devlin made his first foray into television on a rugby panel for Sky TV.

Since then Devlin has been a familiar face on NZ television, as part of mad cap game show A Game of Two Halves, triumphantly beating Peter Urlich to finish second to last on Dancing with the Stars, and hosting both the Football World Cup and Rugby World Cup 2011 coverage for TV ONE.

In this ScreenTalk interview, Devlin talks about:

His first TV appearance
His favourite memories from House of Football
Why he chose to compete on Dancing with the Stars
His experiences on the show
Behind-the-scenes antics on A Game of Two Halves
How he landed the job hosting coverage of the Football World Cup
His impressions of his role hosting Rugby World Cup 2011 coverage for TV ONE

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