Becoming an actor was never on Aaron Jackson’s radar. But since being “discovered” by a talent scout while working on a Wellington construction site and becoming a familiar face on our screens, the father of three says it’s been “the ride of my life!”
It was in 2010 that a casting agent fortuitously walked past and spotted Aaron’s 1.9-metre stature, before striking up a conversation with the apprentice builder.
“Her line was, ‘You have an interesting face... would you