Profile
Location
Whangarei, New Zealand
Height
180 cm
Age Range
42–52
Ethnicity
Maori
Career Highlights
Winner-Best Actor in the Short Film INC'D, Wairoa Maori Film Festival
Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards-Winner-Best New Playwright-Strange Resting Places
Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards-Winner-Most Promising Newcomer-Have Car Will Travel
Awatea (Theatre)
Auckland Theatre Company
Role: Kani Director: Colin McColl
Supercity TV3 (TVD)
Super Fumes Limited
Role: Tyler Director: Tika Waititi
Bride Flight (FF)
New Holland Pictures
Role: Young Mozzie Director: Ben Sombogaart
Strange Resting Places-NZ/Pacific Island/Australia (Theatre)
Taki Rua Productions
Director: Leo Gene Peters
Awards.
| 2015 | Performance of the Year - All Our Sons | ||
| 2015 | Winner of Best Actor Award - Inc'd | ||
| 2014 | Winner-Best Actor in the Short Film INC'D, Wairoa Maori Film Festival | ||
| 2014 | Winner-Best Short Film INC'D, Wairoa Maori Film Festival | ||
| 2007 | Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards - Winner - Best New Playwright - Strange Resting Places | ||
| 2001 | Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards -Winner - Most Promising Newcomer - Have Car Will Travel | ||
Short Film.
| 2011 | The Lawn Mower Men Of Kapu | Blue Batch Dir. Libby Hakaraia | |
| 2011 | UpHill | Tim | Dir. Jackie Van Beek |
| 2004 | Tama Tu | Waika (Lead) | Aio Films/Defender Films Dir. Taika Cohen |
| 2002 | The Freezer | Rob | MF Films Dir. Paolo Rotondo |
Feature Film.
| 2007 | Bride Flight | Young Mozzie | New Holland Pictures Dir. Ben Sombogaart |
| 2002 | Aidiko Insane | Jobs (Pimp) | NZ Film Commission Dir. Adam Larkin |
| 1999 | A Night In | Voo Doo | Dir. Mike Wallace |
| 1999 | Speechless, Nurse | Dir. Graham Tuckett |
Television.
| 2018 | It Takes a Village | Ropata | Awa Films Dir. Tammy Davis |
| 2018 | The Dead Lands | Hako | Randolph TDL Limited Dir. Peter Meteherangi Taiko Burger, Michael Hurst |
| 2014 | When We Go to War | Maori Captain | Jump Film and TV Limited Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2011 | Nga Reo Hou-Strange Resting Places | Various | Eyeworks New Zealand Ltd/Black Inc Media Ltd Dir. Tearepa Kahi |
| 2011 | Purapurawhetu | Mata | Eyeworks New Zealand Ltd/Black Inc Media Dir. Rawiri Paratene & Michael Bennett |
| 2010 | Supercity TV3 | Tyler (Support) | Super Fumes Limited Dir. Tika Waititi |
| 2002 | Mataku Series 1 | Jock | Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2001 | Love Bites Series 1 | Jim | Kahukura Productions Dir. Robert Sarkies |
| 2000 | Questions | Minky | Communicado Dir. Ross Jennings |
| 1999 | Amazing Animals | Warrior & Kiwi | Night Owl Films |
| 1998 | Duggan | Robert | Gibson Group Productions |
Presenter.
| 2001 | Police Training Videos | Officer | RNZPC Video Unit |
| 2001 | Police Training Videos | Truck Driver/Officer | RNZPV Video Unit |
| 1999 | Inland Revenue CD Rom | Tony Hiles | |
| 1999 | Westpac Trust - Training Videos | 2d Films | |
| 1997 | Working for the Ministry | Govt Training Video Dir. Jim Greenhough |
Theatre.
| 2015 | All Our Sons | Waru Mataira | Taki Rua Productions Dir. Nathaniel Lees |
| 2014 | Strange Resting Places | Edinburgh Fringe Festival Dir. Rob Mokaraka & Paolo Rotondo | |
| 2012 | Awatea | Kani | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2012 | Midsummers Night Dream | Mechanical/Fairy (Support) | Auckland Theatre Company - Maidment Theatre Dir. Colin McColl & Ben Crowder |
| 2011 | Strange Resting Places | Solider | Q Theatre Dir. Leo Gene Peters |
| 2010 | Purapurawhetu | Matawera | Dir. Cathy Downes |
| 2007 | Strange Resting Paces | National & International Festivals (NZ, Australia, Singapore, London, Pacific Islands) Dir. Leo Gene Peters | |
| 2007 | Strange Resting Places-NZ/Pacific Island/Australia | Taki Rua Productions Dir. Leo Gene Peters | |
| 2005 | Four Hangis & a Tangi | 10 Different Characters | Funny Business, Comedy Festival Dir. Kate Parker |
| 2005 | King & Country | Muru | National Tour Dir. Conrad Newport |
| 2004 | Goldie | Tuwharetoa Visitor 1 | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2003 | Macbeth | Lennox | Pandemonium Productions Dir. Margaret Mary Hollins |
| 2001 | Have Car Will Travel | Bro | Taki Rua Productions Dir. Rachel House |
| 2001 | Insalt | Maka | Seeyd Company |
| 2000 | Never, Never | John | BATS Theatre, Wellington Dir. Emma Willis |
| 1999 | Kitchen Tables | Karl | Phoenix Theatre Dir. Glenda Tuaine |
| 1999 | Questions | Minky | Dir. Dra McKay |
| 1998 | Pied Piper | Dir. E Theatre(Director : Peter Wilson | |
| 1997 | Jellybean | Capital E Theatre Dir. Peter Wilson | |
| 1997 | Pains, More Concern | Phoenix Theatre Dir. Gregor Cameron | |
| 1997 | Work in Progress | Taki Rua Productions Dir. Vanessa Stacey | |
| 1996 | Godspell | Captain Bouganville Theatre Dir. Jim McMullen |
Voice.
| 2006 | Marshall Batteries | ||
| 2000 | Radio New Zealand/Plays/Short Stories | ||
| 1999 | Channel Z Radio Commercials | Station voice | |
| 1999 | Cola & Spree Radio | ||
| 1999 | Stooges Radio |
Training.
| Screen Acting Course - 1999 | |||
| Acting for Film and Television - 1998 | |||
| Capital E, Puppetry & Mask - 1998 | |||
| Toi Whakaari Masterclass - 1998, Freeing the Natural Voice | |||
| Diploma in Drama - 1995, Acting Major |