Frankie Adams Actor Profile

Profile

Ethnicity

Samoan

Location

Los Angeles, United States of America (Currently Overseas)

Height

180 cm

Age Range

25–35

Also Represented in

United States of America

Career Highlights

Top New Zealand actress Frankie Adams is currently working on Disney's Live-Action "Moana" with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, as well as shooting "The Wrecking Crew" with Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista in New Zealand in 2024. Widely recognized for her role as "Bobbi Draper" in Amazon's "The Expanse," she also stars alongside Sigourney Weaver in "The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart." Her diverse career includes roles in Taika Waititi's "Next Goal Wins," Peter Jackson's "Mortal Engines," "Valerian," and the series "Wentworth."

Awards.

2015Finalist - TV Guide Best On The Box - Sexiest Woman 2015
2014Metro Magazine's Sexiest Woman - Winner

Feature Film.

2026Moana Live-ActionSina (Moana's Mother)Disney
Dir. Thomas Kail
2024The Wrecking CrewNina Palakiko (Supporting )MGM and Amazon
Dir. Angel Manuel Soto
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

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

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

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