Profile
Ethnicity
Maori
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
191 cm
Age Range
39–49
Also Represented in
Australia & United States of America
Website
Career Highlights
Rob is a New Zealand-Māori actor, who is currently a core cast member on the hugely popular Australian soap Home and Away. Previous television credits include a number of popular Kiwi shows including Shortland Street, Nothing Trivial and The Brokenwood Mysteries. Rob appeared in the 2018 feature film The Meg, alongside Jason Statham and Cliff Curtis. Additionally, he has had roles in films West of Eden, Pearl in Paradise and Natural Injustice. He played lead roles in short films Treasured Moments and Cheap Tuesday, as well as supporting lead in Waru.
Awards.
| 2010 | Winner Best Actor - 24 Theatre Challenge | ||
Film Film.
| 2020 | Stranded Pearl | Captain | Dir. Ken Khan |
Feature Film.
| 2018 | Meg | D'Angelo | Manu One Limited Dir. Jon Turteltaub |
| 2018 | Pearl in Paradise | Malakai | Dir. Gary B Yates |
| 2007 | Love Has No Language | Sam | Pan Pacific Pictures / Media Network Corporation Dir. Ken Khan |
Feature Film.
| 2017 | West of Eden | Joe Williams | Dir. Alastair Riddell |
| 2015 | Natural Injustice | Toby Wilson | Dir. Warren Coulton |
Short Film.
| 2016 | Waru - Feature / Short Film | Jarrod (Support Lead) | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions |
| 2015 | 72 Lies | Actor (as Rob Williams) | Dir. Brett Ihaka |
| 2012 | Learn From Me | Driver James | Native Factory Dir. Chris Molloy |
| 2010 | Cheap Tuesday | Tim (Lead) | License to Film Dir. Brian Hudkins & Jordan Dodson |
| 2010 | Treasured Moments | Jared (Lead) | Bob Vivant Films Dir. Mackay Turner |
Television.
| 2019 | Home & Away | Ari Parata (Core Cast) | Seven Network Dir. Various |
| 2017 | 800 Words Series 3 | Zac (Core cast) | Weld Productions Ltd |
| 2016 | Find Me a Maori Bride Series 2 | Kenny | Maori Television |
| 2016 | The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 3 | Jed | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2015 | 800 Words Series 1 and 2 | Zac | Weld Productions Limited Dir. Various |
| 2014 | Consent - The Louise Nicholas Story | Clint Rickards | Condor Encore Dir. Robert Sarkies |
| 2014 | Project L | Clint Riccards (Lead) | Desert Road Ltd Dir. Rob Sarkies |
| 2012 | Korero Mai | Maru Stewart (Core) | Cinco Cine Dir. Robyn Grace and Awanui Simich |
| 2012 | Nothing Trivial II | Troy | South Pacific Pictutres Dir. Various |
| 2012 | Shortland Street | Detective Simon Barker | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2011 | Nothing Trivial | Troy | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Mark Beesley |
| 2011 | Shortland Street | Constable Simon Barker | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2010 | Korero Mai 8 | Maru Stewart (Core) | Cinco Cine Dir. Robyn Grace and Awanui Simich Pene |
| 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Guard | Walt Disney NZ Dir. Garth Maxwell |
| 2008 | NZ Open Home Episode 1 & 3 | Talent | Touchdown Dir. Rachale Davis |
Theatre.
| 2016 | The Next Stage - Tan-KneeTan-Knee | Tu | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Katie Wolfe |
| 2011 | Strong Hands | Anaru (Lead) | Hekama Creative Dir. James Beaumont |
| 2011 | The Last Taniwha | Moko (Lead) | Indigenous Theatre Group Dir. Keil McNaughton |
| 2010 | Toroa | Kahu | 24 Hour Theatre Challenge Dir. Jason Te Mete |
| 2009 | The Last Taniwha | (Lead) | AUT University Dir. Christopher Molloy |
Voice.
| 2018 | School of Hard Knocks - TVNZ | Narrator |
Training.
| Film & Television Combat Certificate Level 1 - 2011, Andrew Stehlin | |||
| American Screen Acting Technique - 2010, Terri de'Ath | |||
| On Set Workshop - 2010, License to Film - Miranda Harcourt | |||
| Screen Acting Course - Level 1 & 2 - 2009, Studio III - Richard Long | |||
| Screen Performance Course - 2009, Studio III - Richard Long |