He’s been on our screens for around 30 years with shows like Packed to the Rafters, 800 Words and more recently The Luminaries.

Now Scottish born, New Zealand-Australian actor Erik Thomson has taken on a thriller, with Kiwi film Coming Home in the Dark.

The film is based on New Zealand author Owen Marshall’s short story of the same name.

Erik joined Francesca Rudkin in the studio to chat about his foray into the thriller genre.

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