Born David Charles Lawrence in Worthing, West Sussex, England, he migrated with his family to New Zealand in 1946, settling in New Plymouth before moving to Wellington in 1948.Lawrence spent most of his life in New Zealand, but also worked extensively in Australia. He was a renowned jazz and rock drummer, playing drums in many bands, including Max Merritt & The Meteors, Quincy Conserve,Blerta, and The Crocodiles. His last recording was with Bernie McGann, Larry Gales and Jonathan Crayford on Jazz at the St. James in 1989.In the early 1970s, Lawrence founded Blerta (Bruno Lawrences Electric Revelation and Travelling Apparition). The multi and theatrical co-operative toured New Zealand and in parts of Australia. Blerta saw him performing alongside many people he would work with later as an actor, including director Geoff Murphy, and actors Martyn Sanderson and Ian Watkin.

All movies available from Bruno Lawrence

Poster movie Spotswood

Spotswood

Movie

Movies unavailable from Bruno Lawrence

Smash Palace

Al Shaw

Movie 1981

Warlords of the 21st Century

Willie

Movie 1982

Goodbye Pork Pie

Mulvaney

Movie 1981

The Delinquents

Bosun

Movie 1989

Death Warmed Up

Tex

Movie 1984

The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy

Detective Sergeant Batchelor

Movie 1988

Jack Be Nimble

Teddy

Movie 1993

Tank Busters

Bruno

Movie 1970

Numero Bruno

Self

Movie 2000

Grievous Bodily Harm

Det. Sgt. Ray Birch

Movie 1988

Initiation

Nat Molloy

Movie 1987

Bridge to Nowhere

Mac

Movie 1986

Rikky and Pete

Sonny

Movie 1988

Making Utu

Self

Movie 1983

Heart of the Stag

Peter Daley

Movie 1984

Race for the Yankee Zephyr

Barker

Movie 1981

Cowboys of Culture

Self

Movie 1990

An Indecent Obsession

Matt Sawyer

Movie 1985

Gino

Mr. Palzetti

Movie 1994

The Quiet Earth

Zac Hobson

Movie 1985

Utu

Williamson

Movie 1984

The Rainbow Warrior

Detective Sr. Sgt. Terry Batchelor

Movie 1997

Wild Horses

Tyson

Movie 1984

Hurry Hurry Faster Faster

Movie 1965

Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Pat Vesey

Movie 1980

As Time Goes By

Movie 1988

The Rogue Stallion

John Peterson

Movie 1990

Wild Man

Wild Man

Movie 1977

Carry Me Back

Movie 1982

Tv series unavailable from Bruno Lawrence

Frontline

Brian Thompson

Tv 1994

The Great Bookie Robbery

Cracka Park

Tv 1986

The Feds

Larry 'Icehouse' Porter

Tv 1993