Profile
Pronoun
He/Him
Ethnicity
Samoan
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
188 cm
Age Range
41–61
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 has appeared in the Kiwi television series Under the Vines and 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.
| 2022 | A Mistake | Michael Garvin (Supporting) | Dir. Christine Jeffs |
| 2022 | Bad Behaviour | Lawrence (Supporting) | Dir. Alice Englert |
| 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.
| 2023 | Dark City - The Cleaner | DI Carl Schroder (Major Supporting ) | Lionsgate Dir. Rick Jacobsen |
| 2022 | Duckrockers | Ropati (Supporting) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Oscar Kightley & Sima Urale |
| 2022 | Ke Nui Road (Pilot) | Sonny (Core Cast) | Dir. John Wells |
| 2022 | My Life Is Murder Season 2 | Hamish (Guest) | Greenstone TV Dir. Various |
| 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 |