Profile

Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
176 cm
Age Range
29–35
Career Highlights
Tai completed her Bachelor of Performing Arts at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2010, and has jumped from role to role ever since. She appeared as core cast member Bennie Keegan in the final season of Go Girls, and followed that by joining Cook Island drama series Tatau, as well as featuring in Netflix’s Roman Empire. In 2016, she landed the lead role of Kat in drama series Dirty Laundry, and has acted in short films The Keeper, Ellen is Leaving and Home By Christmas. Most recently, Tai appeared in Joseph Gordon- Levitt's new Series Mr Corman.
Short Film.
2012 | The Keeper | Rebecca | Smasher Films Dir. Dylan Pharazyn |
2011 | Ellen is Leaving | Ellen | Paint By Numbers Dir. Michelle Saville |
Feature Film.
2008 | Home by Christmas | Ida McDonald | Midnight Film Productions Ltd Dir. Gaylene Preston |
Television.
2022 | My Life Is Murder Season 2 | Monique (Guest) | Greenstone TV Dir. Various |
2021 | Mr. Corman | Jennifer (Supporting) | Apple TV Dir. Aurora Guerrero |
2017 | Murder is Forever EP 103 | Nancy Rish | Dir. Various |
2017 | The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 4 | Dahlia Freyberg (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
2016 | Dirty Laundry | Kat Riley (Core Cast) | Fithy Production Ltd Dir. Danny Mulheron & others TBC |
2015 | The Roman Empire - Drama/Documentary USA | Lucilla (Lead) | Steven David Entertainment, NY Dir. Rick Lopez |
2015 | Westside Series 2 | Celia (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
2014 | Tatau | Tyler (Lead) | BBC/South Pacific Pictures |
2012 | Go Girls Season 5 | Bennie (Core) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
2012 | Rounds | Dylan (Core) | Gibson Group Dir. Jason Stutter |
2010 | Reservoir Hill Season 2 | Lilli (Core) | Krafthaus Dir. Thomas Robbins and David Stubbs |
2009 | Reservoir Hill Season 1 | Lilli (Core) | Krafthaus Dir. Thomas Robbins and David Stubbs |
Theatre.
2012 | If You Only See One Show In Your Life | Dir. Holly Chappell | |
2012 | Our Country's Good | Dir. Geoffrey Hyland | |
2011 | 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Dir. Nathaniel Lees | |
2011 | Ich Warte | The Transistor Collective Dir. Willem Wassenaar | |
2011 | Taku Rua | Dir. Heather Timms and Jade Eriksen | |
2011 | The Roaring Girl | Dir. Rachel Henry | |
2011 | Welcome to Thebes | Workshop Production Dir. Annie Ruth | |
2010 | Blood Wedding | Dir. Willem Wassenaar | |
2010 | Vernon God Little | Dir. Willem Wassenaar | |
2009 | Classic Cuts | Dir. D'Arcy Smith | |
2008 | Colony! | Dir. Willem Wassenaar | |
2008 | The Crucible | Dir. Willem Wassenaar | |
2008 | Titus Andronicus | Dir. Willem Wassenaar |
Web Series.
2019 | Rurangi | Sasha | Autonomouse Limited Dir. Max Currie |
Training.
Bachelor of Performing Arts - Acting, Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School - 2010 |