- Richard was cast as a security officer in his first full length movie 'The Cure (2014)' - unbeknown to the assistant director at the time, was that was actually Richard's occupation.
- Favourite films include 'Tears of the Sun (2003)' - Richard says that he really responded well to the growth of the main character played by Bruce Willis.
- Richard got his start in filming with 'The Cure (2014)' and his appeared in student short films and independent short films over the course of 2011/2012.
- Richard enjoyed working alongside John Bach on 'The Cure (2014)' - he had as a child had family who lived on one of the Wanganui streets where a movie that John appeared in ('Pallet on the Floor (1984)' was filmed. Richard says that it was his first foray into seeing anything resembling a film being made. One of the sets from the film was a bar, Richard's wound up having this set converted into a sleep out for him, it was later used as a dolls house for a younger sister.
- Favourite directors include Clint Eastwood, Judd Apatow, Antoine Fuqua, David Gould (who directed Richard in his first film role in 'The Cure (2014)').
- Actors who Richard enjoy's include Russell Crowe, Martin Clunes, Bruce Willis, Michael J Fox, John Bach, Donald Sutherland, Billy Connolly, Sir David Jason, Gregory Peck, James Garner, Michael Landon, Dick Van Dyke, Ed Asner, Clint Eastwood, Matt Damon, Clayne Crawford.
Actresses who Richard enjoy's include Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Rachel Hendrix, Julia Roberts, Rebecca Gibney, Jennifer Connelly, Kellie Martin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sharon Lawrence, Monica Bellucci, Christina Applegate, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Drew Barrymore, Melanie Lynskey, Sandra Bullock, Jane Levy, Shiri Appleby, Cindy Busby, Kristin Booth, Niamh Walsh, Jessy Schram, Tammy Gillis, Britt Robertson, Angela Bloomfield, Anna Jullienne. - Wellington, New Zealand: Richard worked in May on a short film named "The Curse Of That Damn Cat" as part of the V48 Film Festival, it is a light hearted comedy about a guy who is followed home by a talking cat and things start going pear shaped. Richard made a couple of cameo's as a guy named Gene Levy (named as a salute to Eugene Levy of American Pie fame), Richard was also a production assistant for this project. (2012)
- Wellington, New Zealand: Richard is currently writing songs with his niece Kayla Driskel, her debut EP will be out in 2014. (September 2013)
- Richard has been developing his first short film script, which he says came from an idea a work colleague (also an actor who Richard has worked with previously) who suggested an idea for something based on his days as nightclub bouncer. Richard says that he took his friends idea and gave it some rough around the edges transitions, the goal was to make a short film kind of like a merging of Road House (1989) and Once Were Warriors (1994). At the moment a crew and additional casting are being considered, with filming to begin in 2015 - the crew/casting details are to be taken care of, but confirmation has come through that "Bouncer" will star Lance Louez and Richard Anderson. Richard has also been developing a couple of other projects, including a second short film that will be a teen drama, and see's him working once again with 'Bella Goode (I)', who also acted in the short 'The Curse of That Damn Cat (2012)'. (October 2012)
- Richard has just completed recordings with The Feckers for songs to go on "A World With Heroes: The 40th Anniversary KISS Tribute". and "A Tribute To Eric Moore & The Godz", he has also been writing with Kayla Driskel material for her upcoming EP. (May 2013)
- Wellington, New Zealand: Richard is getting set for filming The Feckers debut music video for the tune "I Don't Wanna Fight" (June 2012)
- Wellington, New Zealand: Richard is currently finishing up work on The Feckers debut album "It'd Be Rude Not To" (June 2012)
- Richard has shot scenes for both "The Great Maiden's Blush" (a feature film due for a 2015 release. And a short film "The Golden Man" which Richard starred in with Fredrick Pokai, who is both an actor and director. (September 2014)
- His eldest daughter provided backing vocals on a song called "Devils Lament" from The Feckers album "Live To Fight Another Day" (2020), other backing vocalists included his cousin.
- The Feckers released the single "Live To Fight Another Day" on his mothers birthday, and the album also titled "Live To Fight Another Day" on his eldest daughters birthday.
- The Feckers are part way through production of a 5 album concept, with the first part (The Feckers 3rd album) to be released in 2021. (December 2020)
- The Feckers released the single for "Moments In Time" on guitarist/producer Chris Szkup's birthday (16th June 2021).
- The Feckers release date for their 3rd album titled "Courage Of Conviction Part I: Picking Up The Pieces" was 29th September 2021, on what would've been Richard's fathers 69th birthday. Richard's parents were a huge influence on his musical tastes from a young age.
- A keen genealogist, Richard was surprised to find that he was related through his maternal grandmother to actors, Donald, Keifer and Rossif Sutherland and through his paternal grandmother Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Matt Damon, Orson Bean, Kyra Sedgwick, Linda Hamilton, Edward Norton, Mizuo Peck through their common ancestors Reverend Edward Bulkeley and Olive Irby.
- Songwriting/Musical influences include Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury/Queen, Thin Lizzy/Phil Lynott/Gary Moore/Black Star Riders, Cheap Trick, Sam Cooke, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne/Elo/The Traveling Wilbury's, Jim Steinman, Free/Paul Rodgers/Bad Company, The Rolling Stones, Iron Maiden, Rainbow/Ronnie James Dio/Cozy Powell/Last In Line, Heart, Amanda Marshall, Aretha Franklin, BB King, U2, Crowded House, The Proclaimers, UB40.
- (2021-2024) Richard/The Feckers continued production of their 4th album "Courage Of Conviction Part II: Live And Learn", to be released in 2024. Several songs have also been written/recorded for their 5th album "Courage Of Conviction Part III: In The Face Of Adversity", tentatively slated to be released in 2026.
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