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Kahukura Royal

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• Age Range: 20s
• Height: 6' 0"/185cm
• Location: Auckland
• Ethnicity: Maori

Kahukura Royal (Ngāti Whanaunga / Ngāti Korokī Kahukura) is an up-and-coming actor from Auckland, New Zealand. He has been acting since he was six years old and has grown up around some of New Zealand’s top film industry practitioners and critics. He made his start on smaller Māori productions and is now set to play the main antagonist on TVNZ’s Baddies, airing mid 2026.

Kahukura is also a budding writer and director, having written and directed two short films about his band Angitū, who are a music collective based in Auckland. Kahukura is fluent in te reo Māori and Japanese, having lived in Japan when he was in high school. He is also athletic, musically gifted, and loves to dance.

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Television

Web Series

Short Film

Theatre

Training

Skills

Characteristics

Television

Year

Production (Role)

Production Company / Director

Year

2025

Production (Role) Ahikāroa S7 (Weatherman)

Production Company / Director Kura Productions

Year

2024

Production (Role) My Life Is Murder S3 (Damon)

Production Company / Director Greenstone Pictures

Year

2021

Production (Role) Vegas (Nikau Poulan)

Production Company / Director Greenstone TV - TVNZ

Year

2020 - 2021

Production (Role) Head High (Miti)

Production Company / Director South Pacific Pictures

Year

2014

Production (Role) Tama Rereti (Tamati)

Production Company / Director Cinco Cine / Dir: Katie Wolfe

Year

2012

Production (Role) Korero Mai (Rawiri)

Production Company / Director Dir: Robyn Grace

Year

2006

Production (Role) Whanau (DJ)

Production Company / Director Cinco Cine / Dir: Hori Ahipene

Web Series

Year

Production (Role)

Production Company / Director

Year

2019

Production (Role) He Paki Taonga I a Maui (Maui)

Production Company / Director ProductionShed.TV

Short Film

Year

Production (Role)

Production Company / Director

Year

2010

Production (Role) Ropati (Granda)

Production Company / Director McCartney Productions / Dir: Marina McCartney

Theatre

Year

Production (Role)

Production Company / Director

Year

2018

Production (Role) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Ensemble / Swing)

Production Company / Director Pop Up Globe Sydney

Year

2018

Production (Role) The Merchant of Venice (Ensemble / Swing)

Production Company / Director Pop Up Globe Sydney / Dir: Miles Gregory

Year

Production (Role)

Production Company / Director

Year

2025

Production (Role) Ahikāroa S7 (Weatherman)

Production Company / Director Kura Productions

Year

2024

Production (Role) My Life Is Murder S3 (Damon)

Production Company / Director Greenstone Pictures

Year

2021

Production (Role) Vegas (Nikau Poulan)

Production Company / Director Greenstone TV - TVNZ

Year

2020 - 2021

Production (Role) Head High (Miti)

Production Company / Director South Pacific Pictures

Year

2014

Production (Role) Tama Rereti (Tamati)

Production Company / Director Cinco Cine / Dir: Katie Wolfe

Year

2012

Production (Role) Korero Mai (Rawiri)

Production Company / Director Dir: Robyn Grace

Year

2006

Production (Role) Whanau (DJ)

Production Company / Director Cinco Cine / Dir: Hori Ahipene

Year

Production (Role)

Production Company / Director

Year

2019

Production (Role) He Paki Taonga I a Maui (Maui)

Production Company / Director ProductionShed.TV

Year

Production (Role)

Production Company / Director

Year

2010

Production (Role) Ropati (Granda)

Production Company / Director McCartney Productions / Dir: Marina McCartney

Year

Production (Role)

Production Company / Director

Year

2018

Production (Role) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Ensemble / Swing)

Production Company / Director Pop Up Globe Sydney

Year

2018

Production (Role) The Merchant of Venice (Ensemble / Swing)

Production Company / Director Pop Up Globe Sydney / Dir: Miles Gregory

Training:

American Accent - Jacque Drew | Screen Acting - The Actor's Lab, Peter Feeney | Acting Workshop - Brita McVeigh

Accents & Dialects:
(* = native)

American-Standard, English-Standard, New Zealand*

Languages:
(* = native/fluent)

English*, Japanese*, Te Reo Maori*

Music & Dance:
(* = highly skilled)

Baritone, Bass Guitar, Contemporary Dance, Dance (general), Guitar*, Hip Hop Dance, Kapa Haka, Keyboards, Rap, Salsa Dancing

Performance:

Musician-Professional

Sports:
(* = highly skilled)

Basketball, Cycling, Horse-riding, Rugby, Skateboarding*, Snowboarding, Surfing, Swimming, Touch Rugby

Height:

6' 0"/185cm

Eye Colour:

Brown

Hair Colour:

Dark Brown

Hair Length:

Short

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