Profile
Ethnicity
Samoan
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
173 cm
Age Range
22–29
Website
Career Highlights
Villa is a Samoan-New Zealand actor who has appeared in a number of notable New Zealand screen and stage productions. His performance as a young boy living with OCD in the acclaimed short film My Friend Michael Jones earned him a Best Actor Award in 2017. More recently Villa starred in television series - Panthers. He has appeared in feature films Born to Dance, The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith, and The Legend of Baron To’a. His stage credits include The Wholehearted and Rosalina.
Awards.
| 2022 | Toi Whakaari Best Actor Award - Show Me Shorts | ||
| 2018 | Toi Whakaari Best Actor - Show Me Shorts Film Festival - My Friend Michael Jones | ||
Short Film.
| 2021 | The Uniform - Cook Ngā Pouwhenua | Bernard (Lead) | Te Kotukutuku Limited Dir. Miki Magasiva and Mario Gaoa |
| 2017 | My Friend Michael Jones | Lead Role - M.J | Run Charlie Films Dir. Eldon Booth, Ian Leaupepe, Alex Lovell and Samson Rambo |
Feature Film.
| 2019 | The Legend of Baron To'a | Hux (Support) | Dir. Kiel McNaughton |
| 2018 | The Other Side of Heaven 2 | Nuku | Dir. Mitch Davis |
| 2016 | Saved - Capstone | Core Role | Manukau Institute of Technology Dir. DeAna Lao |
| 2014 | Born To Dance | Dancer - Neon Faction Crew (Guest) | Dir. Tammy Davis |
Television.
| 2022 | Duckrockers | Troy (Supporting) | Dir. Oscar Kightley & Sima Urale |
| 2022 | Far North | Louie (Supporting ) | Dir. David White |
| 2022 | Inky Pinky Ponky | Leo | |
| 2020 | Panthers | Foof (Core Cast) | TVNZ Dir. by Miki Magasiva, Vea Mafileo & Tom Hern |
Theatre.
| 2019 | Rosalina | Brother (Support) | Dir. Troy Tuua |
| 2017 | The Wholehearted - National Tour | Massive Theatre Company Dir. Sam Scott and Scotty Cotter | |
| 2016 | The Wholehearted | Massive Theatre Company Dir. Sam Scott and Scotty Cotter | |
| 2015 | The Lollywitch of Mumuland | Chorus | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Troy Tuua and Alison Quigan |
| 2013 | Home, Land and Sea | LIMA Productions Dir. Olivia Taouma |
Voice.
| 2021 | Sharkdog | Aleki (supporting) (Voice Actor) | Nickelodeon |
Training.
| Massive Theatre Company - 2015, Sam Scott | |||
| The University of Auckland - 2015, Ralph Buck |