Profile
Ethnicity
European, French, Māori, Middle Eastern
Iwi
Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
180 cm
Age Range
29–39
Website
Career Highlights
Dahnu Graham, a New Zealand French-Māori award-winning actor, has built an extensive and diverse career across film, television, and theatre. His notable film credits include "Home Kills", while his television work features lead roles in "Kura (Seasons 1–3)", "The Gulf", "Toke", "Vegas", and the US series "Power Rangers Beast Morphers and Cosmic Fury".
Recent highlights include the hit Netflix series "Sweet Tooth," the drama series "Friends Like Her", and the murder mystery "A Remarkable Place to Die". He has also made impactful appearances in "Resolve" and "Fifty Dollars a Week".
Beyond television, he has starred in acclaimed and award-winning theatre productions such as "The Arrival", which toured internationally, and "Sea", as well as notable short films including "Shout at the Ground", "Dovetailing", and "Blue Smoke". He is currently in production on the short films "Ace" and "Flagfall", further showcasing his versatility and dedication to the craft.
Awards.
| 2023 | Friends Like Her | ||
| 2021 | NZTV Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actor Finalist - Dahnu Graham - 'Vegas' | ||
Feature Film.
| 2022 | Home Kills | Rhys (Supporting) |
Television.
| 2024 | A Remarkable Place to Die | Constable Jarred Renner (Core Cast) | Screentime Dir. Peter Burger, Caroline Bell Booth, Josh Frizzell and Charlie Haskell |
| 2023 | My Favourite Dead Person | Te Hemara Rerehau (Lead) | The Downlow Concept Dir. Jamaine Ross |
| 2023 | Sweet Tooth - Season 3 | Milton (Guest) | Netflix/WBTV Dir. Jim Mickle |
| 2022 | Kura - Season 3 | Billy John (Lead) | Dir. Various |
| 2021 | Kura - Season 2 | Billy John (Lead) | PLUS6FOUR Entertainment Dir. Vince McMillan |
| 2020 | Power Rangers Beast Morphers | Smash | Power Rangers Productions Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2020 | Toke | Rico (Supporting) | Screentime NZ Dir. Charlie Haskell |
| 2020 | Vegas | Junior Nepia (Supporting ) | Greenstone TV Dir. Michael Bennett and Kiel McNaughton |
| 2019 | Kura | Billy-John (Lead) | Dir. James Watson and Vince McMillan |
| 2019 | The Gulf | A.J. Jackson (Supporting) | Letterbox Filmproduktion, Lippy Pictures, Screentime NZ Ltd Dir. Charlie Haskell, Rob Sarkies, Gaysorn Thavat |
| 2018 | Fifty Dollars a Week | Manu | Dir. Eddy Fifield |
| 2017 | Resolve | The Kid | Screentime Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2015 | K Rd Stories | Seff | Tuesday Best Dir. Eddy Fifield |
| 2010 | This is Not My Life | Kyle | GRST Ltd Dir. Rob Sarkies, Peter Salmon |
Short Film.
| 2020 | Blue Smoke | Joe (Lead) | Dir. Ivan Barge |
| 2016 | Dovetailing | Nathan | Dir. Thomas Burton |
| 2016 | Shout at the Ground | Chris | Dir. Joe Lonie |
| 2015 | The Event | Seff | Tuesday Best Dir. Eddy Fifield |
| 2012 | Interim | Offender | Dir. Dan Kircher |