Profile
Ethnicity
Māori
Iwi
Ngāti Awa, Te Whakatōhea, Te Whānau A Apanui and Ngāi Tūhoe
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
179 cm
Age Range
26–35
Career Highlights
After receiving a Bachelor of Performing Arts from Auckland’s Unitec, Tomai made her on screen acting debut in 2014 on the mock-reality series Find Me A Māori Bride. Since then, she has gone on to appear in television series such as The Brokenwood Mysteries and Resolve, along with roles in films Waru and Dead. Most recently, Tomai appeared in the 2021 feature film Cousins.
Feature Film.
| 2019 | Cousins | Polly | Miss Whenua Ltd Dir. Ainsley Gardiner, Briar Grace Smith |
| 2018 | Dead | Yana | Dir. Hayden Weal |
Film Film.
| 2016 | Waru | Jude | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Dir. Katie Wolfe |
Short Film.
| 2014 | No Way Taniwha | Aroha | Unitec Performing Arts School Dir. Cristobal Araus Lobos |
| 2013 | Jasmine and Jerome Comedy Hour | Jasmine | Unitec Performing Arts School |
| 2013 | Mah Lady From Shanghai | Sweetie | Unitec Performing Arts School |
Television.
| 2022 | Creamerie Season 2 | Guard (Guest) | Dir. Roseanne Liang |
| 2020 | The Panthers | Amira (Guest) | TVNZ Dir. by Miki Magasiva, Vea Mafileo & Tom Hern |
| 2019 | Brokenwood Season 6 | C.J Walker (Support) | South Pacific Productions Dir. Various |
| 2019 | Toke | Vivian "Fatso" Tuhaka | Screentime NZ Ltd Dir. Charlie Haskell and Kewana Duncan |
| 2017 | Resolve | Toots Mane | Screentime Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2016 | Find Me a Maori Bride | Georgina | Dir. Kiel McNaughton |
Theatre.
| 2014 | Arlecchino Errante | Zanni Arlecchino | Scuola Sperimentale |
| 2014 | Bound | Jasmine | Unitec Performing Arts School |
| 2014 | Merchant of Venice | Jessica | Unitec Performing Arts School |
| 2014 | Mother Courage | Sergeant Soldier | Unitec Performing Arts School |
| 2013 | Cloud Street | Mrs Elaine Tisborne | Unitec Performing Arts School |
| 2013 | Richard III | Richard / Elizabeth | Unitec Performing Arts School |
Web Series.
| 2022 | Hui Hoppers | Kura (Lead ) | |
| 2018 | Butt Dial | Mo (Lead) | Dir. Anne Duckworth |
Training.
| BA Performing Arts - Unitec - 2013, Unitec |