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.
2015 | Finalist - TV Guide Best On The Box - Sexiest Woman 2015 | ||
2014 | Metro Magazine's Sexiest Woman - Winner |
Feature Film.
2026 | Moana Live-Action | Sina (Moana's Mother) | Disney Dir. Thomas Kail |
2024 | The Wrecking Crew | Nina Palakiko (Supporting ) | MGM and Amazon Dir. Angel Manuel Soto |
2018 | Mortal Engines | Yasmina Rashid (Support) | Hungry City LTD Dir. Peter Jackson |
2018 | Same But Different: A True New Zealand Love Story | Herself (Guest) | Raw Productions Dir. Nikki Si'ulepa |
2018 | Vai | Mata (Support) | Vendetta Films Dir. Various |
2017 | One Thousand Ropes | Lisa (Lead) | Transmission Films Ltd Dir. Tusi Tamasese |
2015 | Valerian | Boulan Empress (Motion Capture) | Dir. Luc Besson |
Short Film.
2020 | Minimum Mass | Rabia | Dir. Areito Echevarria & Raqi Syed |
2017 | Stand Up Girl | Stacey (Guest) | NZME Dir. Aidee Walker |
2014 | Promise of Piha | Lani (Lead) | Neasian Dialex Productions Ltd Dir. Hanelle Harris |
Television.
2022 | The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart | Candy | Dir. Glendyn Ivin |
2021 | Teine Sa | Ana, Sina, Te'a, Pele, Drama Teacher (Lead) | Dir. Various |
2021 | The Expanse - Season 6 | Bobbie Draper (Lead ) | Alcon Entertainment Dir. Various |
2020 | The Expanse - Season 5 | Bobbie Draper (Lead ) | Alcon Entertainment Dir. Various |
2020 | The Panthers | Tessa | TVNZ Dir. Miki Magasiva, Vea Mafileo & Tom Hern |
2018 | The Expanse - Season 4 | Bobbie Draper (Lead) | Syfy Channel Dir. Various |
2017 | The Expanse - Season 3 | Bobbie Draper (Lead) | Syfy Channel Dir. Various |
2016 | The Expanse - Season 2 | Bobbie Draper (Lead) | Syfy Channel Dir. Various |
2016 | Wentworth - Season 4 | Tasha Goodwin (Guest ) | Fremantle Media Australia PTY. Limited Dir. Various |
2010 | Shortland Street | Ula Levi (Core Cast) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
Presenter.
2018 | Class Act | Mentor (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 |