Miriama McDowell

Miriama McDowell is a New Zealand actor, director and playwright. She is a graduate of Toi Whakaari.

McDowell has a long association with Massive Theatre Company in Auckland, and has both acted and directed for the Pop-up Globe, including directing a Pasifika-inspired Much Ado About Nothing which was revived for the Pop-Up Globe's final season, and an all-female version of Emilia. She co-wrote Cellfish and has appeared in numerous stage plays, including Romeo and Juliet and Astroman. Television appearances include Shortland Street, Outrageous Fortune, The Brokenwood Mysteries, anthology series Taonga, Interrogation, Hope and Wire, Head High, and Find Me a Māori Bride. McDowell's film roles include No. 2, The Dark Horse, This is Not My Life, The Great Maiden's Blush, and horror film Coming Home in the Dark. She wrote Te Whare Kapua: The Cloud House for Massive Theatre Company's thirtieth anniversary.