Profile
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
188 cm
Age Range
39–59
Ethnicity
Samoan
Also Represented in
Australia & United States of America
Career Highlights
Thanks to his varied and prolific acting career, Robbie Magasiva is well loved and well known throughout New Zealand and Australia. He is a member of the Naked Samoans, the game-changing comedy troupe behind immensely popular movie Sione’s Wedding and it’s sequel. He has appeared in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings: The Battle of Two Towers, thriller film The Tattooist, and comedy drama film Low Down Dirty Criminals. Along with this, he has starred in a number of prevalent television series such as beloved Kiwi soap Shortland Street and high-profile drama series Dirty Laundry. Robbie played core cast member Will Jackson in the gritty Australian prison drama Wentworth for seven seasons. He is set to appear in the up-coming Kiwi television series Under the Vines and is currently shooting Australian comedy Series Spreadsheet alongside Katherine Parkinson.
Awards.
| 2019 | Nominated Most Outstanding Actor Logie Awards - Wentworth - Foxtel | ||
| 2015 | Nominee ASTRA Award - Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male - Wentworth, Season 2: SoHo | ||
| 2002 | AFTA New Zealand Television Awards Nomination for 'Best Actor' - The Strip Series 1 | ||
| 1998 | Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards Winner - Best Newcomer - Sons | ||
Feature Film.
| 2021 | Going Going | Tim (Major Supporting) | Escapade Pictures Ltd Dir. Loren Taylor |
| 2019 | Low Down Dirty Criminals | Semo | Dir. Paul Murphy |
| 2015 | Now Add Honey | Sebastian Tasi | Dir. Wayne Hope |
| 2012 | Siones 2: Unfinished Business | Michael (Lead) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Simmon Bennett |
| 2007 | The Ferryman | Craig (Support) | Metcalf Productions Dir. Chris Graham |
| 2007 | The Tattooist | Alipati (Lead) | Eyeworks Touchdown Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2006 | Perfect Creature | Frank (Support) | Perfect Creature Productions/UK Dir. Glen Standring |
| 2006 | Sione's Wedding | Michael (Lead) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Chris Graham |
| 2003 | Skin and Bone | Ken (Support) | ScreenWorks Productions Dir. Chris Bailey |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Mauhur | Three Foot Six Productions Dir. Peter Jackson |
| 2001 | Stickmen | Jack (Lead) | Jack Stick Films Dir. Hamish Rothwell |
Short Film.
| 2012 | Milk & Honey | Constable Salevao | Dir. Marina McCartney |
| 2011 | Tee Party | Sanjay | Dir. Michael Beran |
Feature Film Film.
| 2007 | The Tattooist | Alipati | Daydream Productions Dir. Peter Burger |
Television.
| 2022 | Ke Nui Road (Pilot) | Sonny (Core Cast) | Dir. John Wells |
| 2021 | Head High Season 2 | Mitch Belsham (Major Supporting ) | South Pacific Pictures Ltd Dir. Tim Worrall |
| 2021 | Sis | Dr MC Brownie (Guest) | |
| 2021 | Spreadsheet | Jake (Core Cast) | Northern Pictures Dir. Darren Ashton/Sian Davies |
| 2021 | Under The Vines | Robert The Builder (Supporting) | Libertine Pictures Dir. Danny Mulheron / Erin White |
| 2021 | Wentworth - Season 9 | Will Jackson (Core Cast ) | Fremantle Media Dir. Various |
| 2020 | Wentworth - Season 8 | Will Jackson (Core Cast ) | Fremantle Media Dir. Various |
| 2018 | Wentworth Series 7 | Will Jackson (Core Cast) | Dir. Various |
| 2017 | Wentworth Series 6 | Will Jackson (Core Cast) | Dir. Various |
| 2016 | Dirty Laundry | Jackson (Major Support) | Fithy Production Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2016 | DNA Detectives | Himself | JAM TV Limited |
| 2016 | Our NZ Escape | Himself (Presenter) | Tui Productions |
| 2016 | Wentworth | Will Jackson | Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Black Comedy Series 2 | Ima Mimer | Dir. Beck Cole |
| 2015 | Shortland Street | Major Guest Cast (Maxwell Avia) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Wentworth Series 4 | Will Jackson | Dir. Various |
| 2014 | Wentworth Series 3 | Will Jackson | Dir. Various |
| 2013 | Jono and Ben at 10 | Himself | |
| 2013 | Offspring | Ugly Pete | Southern Star (AU) Dir. Various |
| 2013 | Wentworth Series 2 | Will Jackson | Dir. Various |
| 2012 | Jono & Ben at Ten | Mediaworks/TV3 Dir. Bronwynn Wilson | |
| 2012 | Wentworth | Will Jackson (Core Cast) | FremantleMedia Australia Dir. Various |
| 2011 | Auckland Daze - Webisode | Robbie | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Ltd Dir. Kiel McNaughton |
| 2009 | Shortland Street | Dr. Maxwell Avia (Core) | South Pacific Pictures/TVNZ Dir. Various |
| 2009 | Small Blacks TV | Himself | Cereal TV Dir. Marc Weakley |
| 2008 | Burying Brian | Tony | Eyeworks Touchdown Dir. Chris Bailey & Peter Burger |
| 2008 | Diplomatic Immunity | Prince To'omai (Support) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Murray Keane |
| 2007 | Burying Brian Series 1 | Tony Pollard (Support) | Eyeworks Touchdown TV Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2007 | Tagata Pasifika | Presenter | TVNZ |
| 2006 | Airforce Down 2 Telefeature | Petelo | USA |
| 2006 | Doves of War - Telefeature | Xavier Collins (Support) | ScreenWorks Productions Dir. Chris Bailey |
| 2004 | Power Rangers | Porter (Recurring) | Village Roadshow/USA |
| 2002 | Mataku 'The Wild Ones' | Frank | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2001 | The Strip Series 1-3 | Adam Lima (Core Cast) | Gibson Group |
| 1999 | Jacksons Wharf Series 2 | Mason Keeler | South Pacific Pictures |
| 1998 | The Semisis | Lagi | Dir. Danny Mulheron |
| 1998 | Tiger Country | Actor | The Gibson Group Dir. John Laing |
| 1996 | Telly Laughs | Various Characters | Dir. Various |
| 1993 | Skitzo | Various | Dir. Various |
| 1991 | Shark in the Park | Uniformed Branch | The Gibson Group Dir. Peter Barrett |
Presenter.
| 2014 | ALGIM Conference | ||
| 2014 | TVNZ New Season Launch | Himself | TVNZ/Blacksand |
Theatre.
| 2018 | The Naked Samoans Do Magic | ‘Actor’ and ‘Writer’ | The Conch and the Auckland Arts Festival Dir. Nina Nawalowalo and Tom McCrory |
| 2014 | At The Wake | Rofi | Multinesia Productions Dir. Roy Ward |
| 2011 | Othello | Othello (Lead) | Peach Theatre Company Dir. Jesse Peach |
| 2008 | Where We Once Belonged | Various Characters | Theatre Workshop Dir. Dave Fane & Colin McColl |
| 2007 | My Name is Gary Cooper | Gary Cooper (Lead) | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Roy Ward |
| 2006 | Ladies Night | Wes | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Oliver Driver |
| 2002 | Naked Samoans | Various | Edinbrugh Fringe Festival |
| 2002 | Ranterstantrum | Joe | Wellington Festival Downstage Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2000 | Naked Samoans - Comedy Tour | Various |
Voice.
| 2008 | Coca Cola - TV & Radio | ||
| 2008 | Coke Sponsorship - Radio | ||
| 2008 | Netball NZ - Radio | ||
| 2008 | Quilton- TV | ||
| 2008 | Sky TV - Radio | ||
| 2007 | Voice of Telecom Clever Toys 'Gus the Gorilla' - TV & Radio | ||
| 2006 | Export Gold - TV & Radio | ||
| 2006 | New World - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Prime TV - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Red Roster - Radio | ||
| 2005 | Coca Cola - TV, Radio & Cinema | ||
| 2005 | Hallensteins - Radio | ||
| 2005 | Palm Corned Beef - TV | ||
| 2004 | NZ Herald - Radio | ||
| 2004 | Voice of South Auckland Motors - TV |
Web Series.
| 2017 | Poker Face | Himself |