alistair browning (8 february 1954 – 2 june 2019) was a new zealand actor. he was born in dunedin. he most notably played the role of damrod in peter jackson's ' (2002) and ' (2003). he won best supporting actor in a feature film at the 2001 new zealand film and television awards for his role in "rain". he also had tv roles in series such as "power rangers ninja storm", "power rangers dino thunder" and "shortland street".