David Andrew Farrier is a New Zealand writer, actor, and filmmaker based between New Zealand and Los Angeles. He began his journalism career at 3 News, serving as Nightline's entertainment reporter from 2006 to 2013. In 2011, he created a 45-minute documentary for TV3 about the origins of "God Defend New Zealand." He also played a fictionalized version of himself in the 2014 mockumentary series Short Poppies.