Ido Drent was born on 27 January 1987 and is a South African-born actor working and living in Auckland, New Zealand.
13 Facts About Ido Drent
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Ido Drent is best known to television audiences as Daniel Potts in the long-running soap opera Shortland Street.
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Ido Drent remembers watching Shortland Street for the first time and being bewildered by the accents.
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Ido Drent became a model, was signed to 11 Modeling Agency and quickly became a regular on the catwalk.
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Ido Drent started to attend a Meisner Acting course and in 2008 auditioned for an upcoming role on the long-running soap opera Shortland Street.
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Ido Drent was called back after his first audition, and, after performing alongside the actress of Sarah, Amanda Billing, he was awarded the role.
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Ido Drent made his debut on the show in March 2009 and quickly picked up a heartthrob status.
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Ido Drent won runner up for "Hottest Male Actor" in the Throng Shortland Street Fan Awards 2010, losing out to onscreen stepfather Benjamin Mitchell.
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In 2011 Ido Drent was nominated for a Girlfriend Faves Forever award for "Celeb Male 2011" for his role in Shortland Street and "Favourite TV star" in the What Now awards.
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In 2012 Ido Drent quit his role on Shortland Street to pursue career opportunities in Australia.
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Ido Drent won the role of INXS drummer Jon Farriss in a miniseries depicting the band, INXS: Never Tear Us Apart.
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Ido Drent has a strong Christian faith and made a commitment to stay celibate until marriage.
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Ido Drent has been an ambassador for the 40 Hour Famine in 2010,2011 and 2012, in which he helped needy children in East Timor.