SnapChat: Craig Hall

Craig Hall stars in In Dark Places, the story of Teina Pora.

My first job was... delivering the Howick and Pakuranga Times.

It taught me that... preparation is key, so I would fold the papers (sometimes with the help of my mum) before heading out on the run. It made the delivery so much easier. There are so many carryovers into my job now!!

My big break came.... The term "big break" is always relative to where you are at the time. The movie Savage Honeymoon felt like a break to me. I think I truly got the bug on that one. It came about the usual way - audition, callback, wait... I definitely had a few key people in my corner who got me over the line.

The last job I quit... would have been a demonstrating job I had, travelling around home shows and other types of shows hocking everything from frying pans to ab rollers. Although, I never technically quit. I just did less and less until one day I didn't do it anymore...

The most famous person I've met... would have to be either Steven Spielberg or Sir Anthony Hopkins. I was directed by the former and acted with the latter. They were both humble, generous and open gentlemen, so my already high opinion of them was not dashed!

The best time I've had on set was... It would be a toss-up between racing motorcycles down Oreti beach on The World's Fastest Indian, and delivering every line of my dialogue in Eagle Vs Shark and trying not to laugh. Both fun, but in very different ways.

But the worst was... That's a hard one because being on set, by nature, is a good time for me. But those days when you feel like a terrible actor and have convinced yourself of it and you can't pull up but have to push on, are the worst.

My dream project would be... One that has a social conscience. One that not only entertains but opens a discussion and allows the viewer to see their world from a new perspective and inspires change. Being a part of In Dark Places is one of these for me.

• Craig Hall stars in In Dark Places, which screens on TVNZ1 this Sunday at 8.30pm