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Complete Filmography
The Rule of Jenny Pen
2025
as Tony Garfield
Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppe...
The Dead Lands
2014
as Tane
Hongi, a Maori chieftain’s teenage son, must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after his tr...
Waitangi Day: What Really Happened
2011
as Kawiti
This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6 Febru...
Kawa
2010
as Hamiora
A psychological drama of a family in crisis. Kawa, a successful Māori businessman in Auckland, New Zealand, is forced to reveal his lifelong secret - ...
Stolen
2010
as Justice Eddie Durie
Based on a true story, STOLEN is an emotional thriller about every parent's greatest fear. Kahu Durie - the adopted baby daughter of Maori High Court ...
The Legend of Johnny Lingo
2003
as Johnny Lingo
When a storm washes a canoe bearing an infant boy ashore upon a small South Pacific island, he is at first well-received as a gift from the heavens, e...
Atomic Twister
2002
as Manuel Fluentez
When tornadoes hit a nuclear power plant, critically damaging the plant's cooling system, the results could be catastrophic. Atomic Twister, a countdo...
The Vector File
2002
as Detective Ramos
A geo-political thriller where Gerry Anderson finds that sometimes, everybody really is out to get you. Gerry's daughter, Mattie, accidentally prints ...
Crooked Earth
2001
as Tipene
Will Bastion returns home from the army after an absence of 20 years to bury his father, the former chief of thee Maori tribe, Ngati Kaipuku. The elde...
Love Mussel
2001
as Des Tahuhu
In this mockumentary, Kevin Smith plays himself covering the story of a New Zealand town after the discovery that a local shellfish, the geoduck (pron...
Greenstone
1999
as Chief Te Manahau
A majestic tale of drama, love, mystery and the clashing of cultures in early 1800's New Zealand.
The Lost World
1999
as Chief Jacoba
A group of unlikely allies are assembled to go on an expedition deep within the Amazon forest in search of new discoveries.
Once Were Warriors
1994
as Bennett
A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together duri...
Rapa Nui
1994
as Tupa
Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge statue (moai) in record time before Make can take part in the race to retrieve the egg of ...
The Silent One
1984
as Paui Te Po
A baby is washed up on a Pacific Island and is adopted by a childless woman. The tribal priest takes an instant dislike to the child, proclaiming hi...
Te Utu
1979
as Narrator
The story of a battle between Maori gods, which occurs after the separation of the earth and sky. this animated film, based on a traditional myth of N...