Profile
Ethnicity
Māori
Iwi
Ngāti Raukawa
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
174 cm
Age Range
19–25
Career Highlights
Levi Kereama is a promising young Māori actor whose work spans film, television, theatre, and voice acting. With a foundation in performance established during his formative years at Rosmini College, Levi has earned accolades such as the Best Supporting Actor Award for “The Ladykillers” at the 2019 Showdown Awards and both the Senior Drama Cup and Senior Performing Arts Cup the same year. Levi’s screen credits include roles in “Shortland Street” and “The Wilds”, as well as guest appearances on “Power Rangers” and “Jaquie Brown Diaries.” In 2020, Levi starred in the short film “Balloons.” His stage experience includes lead roles such as ‘Jimmy’ in “Astroman” for Auckland Theatre Company and ‘Leon’ in “Medea” at the Herald Theatre, directed by Rachel House.
Awards.
2019 | Best Supporting Actor in "The Ladykillers" - Showdown Awards | ||
2019 | Senior Drama Cup - Rosmini College | ||
2019 | Senior Performing Arts Cup - Rosmini College |
Short Film.
2020 | Balloons | Man & Shadow Dad | Jack Media Dir. Sebastian Hurrell |
Television.
2021 | Shortland Street | Logan Driver (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Ltd Dir. Various |
2019 | The Wilds | Spirit Club President | ABC Studios Dir. Various |
2013 | Power Rangers | Danny boy (Guest) | Power Rangers Productions Ltd Dir. Various |
2010 | Power Rangers | Lewis (Guest) | Ranger Productions |
2009 | Jaquie Brown Diaries | Young Boy C (Guest) | Young, Gifted and Brown Dir. Gerard Johnstone |
Theatre.
2023 | The Heartbreak Choir | Beau | Auckland Theatre Company |
2019 | Astroman | Jimmy | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Tainui Tukiwaho |
2019 | Behind Closed Doors | Bob Feelgood / Darryl | The Pumphouse Takapuna Dir. Matthew Kereama |
2019 | Ladykillers | Louis Harvey | Rosmini College Dir. Karen Ashton |
2018 | Metatheatrical Modernist Deconstruction | Dr Watson (Supporting Lead) | The Pumphouse Dir. Margaret Mary Hollins and Matthew Kereama |
2017 | Bugsy Malone | Leroy/ Oscar De Velt | Rosmini College Production Dir. Margaret Mary Hollins and Matthew Kereama |
2016 | Korero Purakau | (Lead) | Dir. Rawiri Paratene |
2016 | Medea | Leon (Lead) | Herald Theatre Dir. Rachel House |
2016 | Tom Sawyer | Narrator | ATC Selwyn Theatre Dir. Margaret-Mary Hollins |
Voice.
2014 | Power Rangers |
Web Series.
2020 | The Eggplant | Trent | Motion Sickness Dir. Sam Stuchbury |
Training.
Drama class - Mr Rob Owens - 2014, Rosmini College | |||
Summer School - 2014, Auckland Theatre Company | |||
Speech and Drama Grade 1 - Passed with Distinction - 2010, Trinity College of London | |||
Speech and Drama Initial Grade - Passed with Distinction - 2009, Trinity College of London | |||
Speech and Drama - 2008, Mikaila Hutchison |