[1][2] At the age of 14, O'Herne appeared in Jackson's 1976 short film, The Valley, which aired on children's television show Spot On.

After this, he, Jackson and fellow friends Mike Minett, Craig Smith, Terry Potter, Dean Lawrie and Ken Hammon worked on their next project, Bad Taste (1987).

His funeral was held on 21 December of that year and was attended by Peter Jackson in person, who delivered a speech.

[4] O'Herne enjoyed watching science fiction films and television shows such as Star Trek and The X-Files.

[1] In 1989 he suffered a back injury that severely limited his work opportunities.