Frankie Adams Actor Profile

Profile

Ethnicity

Samoan

Location

Los Angeles, United States of America (Currently Overseas)

Height

180 cm

Age Range

26–36

Also Represented in

United States of America

Career Highlights

Frankie Adams is a Kiwi–Samoan actress who has been steadily building a diverse and dynamic screen career for over a decade. She began her acting journey on New Zealand’s long-running series “Shortland Street”, where five seasons on the show allowed her to hone her craft and establish herself as a rising talent. Frankie went on to join the award-winning Australian drama “Wentworth” in a recurring role before landing her international breakout as a series lead on Amazon’s acclaimed sci-fi drama “The Expanse.” She continued her partnership with Amazon with another lead role in “The Flower of Alice Hart.” Her feature film credits include roles in Taika Waititi’s “Next Goal Wins”, Peter Jackson’s “Mortal Engines”, and Tusi Tamasese’s “One Thousand Ropes.” Most recently, Frankie wrapped filming on “The Wrecking Crew” and the live-action remake of “Moana.” She also voices a character in the newly released “Call of Duty: Black Ops 7”, further expanding her work into the world of gaming.

Feature Film.

2026Moana Live-ActionSina (Moana's Mother)Disney
Dir. Thomas Kail
2024The Wrecking CrewNina Palakiko (Supporting )MGM and Amazon
Dir. Angel Manuel Soto
2023Next Goal WinsFrangipaniDir. Taika Waititi
2018Mortal EnginesYasmina Rashid (Support)Hungry City LTD
Dir. Peter Jackson
2018Same But Different: A True New Zealand Love StoryHerself (Guest)Raw Productions
Dir. Nikki Si'ulepa
2018VaiMata (Support)Vendetta Films
Dir. Various
2017One Thousand RopesLisa (Lead)Transmission Films Ltd
Dir. Tusi Tamasese
2015ValerianBoulan Empress (Motion Capture)Dir. Luc Besson

Television.

2022The Lost Flowers of Alice HartCandy Dir. Glendyn Ivin
2021Teine SaAna, Sina, Te'a, Pele, Drama Teacher (Lead)Dir. Various
2021The Expanse - Season 6Bobbie Draper (Lead )Alcon Entertainment
Dir. Various
2020 The Expanse - Season 5Bobbie Draper (Lead )Alcon Entertainment
Dir. Various
2020The PanthersTessaTVNZ
Dir. Miki Magasiva, Vea Mafileo & Tom Hern
2018The Expanse - Season 4 Bobbie Draper (Lead)Syfy Channel
Dir. Various
2017The Expanse - Season 3Bobbie Draper (Lead)Syfy Channel
Dir. Various
2016The Expanse - Season 2 Bobbie Draper (Lead)Syfy Channel
Dir. Various
2016Wentworth - Season 4Tasha Goodwin (Guest )Fremantle Media Australia PTY. Limited
Dir. Various
2010Shortland StreetUla Levi (Core Cast)South Pacific Pictures
Dir. Various

Short Film.

2020Minimum MassRabiaDir. Areito Echevarria & Raqi Syed
2017Stand Up GirlStacey (Guest)NZME
Dir. Aidee Walker
2014Promise of PihaLani (Lead)Neasian Dialex Productions Ltd
Dir. Hanelle Harris

Presenter.

2018Class ActMentor (Lead)Dir. Bianca Ikinofo

Training.

Audition Technique Course - 2014, Margie Haber Studio USA
US Accent Training, Terri De'Ath - 2013
One-on-one Training, Miranda Harcourt - 2011