Ido Drent (born 27 January 1987) is a South African-born actor working and living in Auckland, New Zealand.
[1] He started to attend a Meisner Acting course[3] and in 2008 auditioned for an upcoming role on the long-running soap opera Shortland Street.
Drent was called back after his first audition, and, after performing alongside the actress of Sarah, Amanda Billing, he was awarded the role.
[2] He also won runner up for "Hottest Male Actor" in the Throng Shortland Street Fan Awards 2010, losing out to onscreen stepfather Benjamin Mitchell.
He commented, "For me, broadening myself as an actor,I need to move on, even if it meant losing a bit of security and taking a big risk.
"[7] Following his move to Australia, Drent landed a role on the fourth season of television show Offspring, making his debut in May 2013.