Kruze Tangira

  • Actor
  • Height: 5' 10"/180cm
  • Location: Auckland
  • Ethnicity: Maori

Pronouns: He/Him

Kruze Tangira (Te Ati-awa/Ngāti Tūwharetoa/Whānau-ā-Apanui), is a proud Māori actor from Taranaki whose passion for performance has been shaped by his upbringing in a whānau of nine.

Best known for playing Tawhai in ATC’s Hyperspace, his screen credits include Ahikāroa and the upcoming series Blue Murder Motel. Beyond acting, Kruze has presented the weather on 1News, reported as a journalist for TVNZ, and commentator on Sky Sport.

A fluent te reo Māori speaker, professional athlete, and experienced dancer and kapa haka performer, Kruze brings versatility and depth to every role. Grounded by his culture and driven by determination, he continues to chase his craft with resilience and heart.

 

All
Television
Theatre
Web Series
Training
Skills
Characteristics

Television

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2025
Production (Role) Blue Murder Motel (Lane)
Production Company / Director Great Southern Television
Year
2021
Production (Role) Korban (Lucas)
Production Company / Director Monochromatic Pictures
Year
2021
Production (Role) Question of Justice (Pomana)
Production Company / Director Red Sky Film & TV
Year
2020
Production (Role) Sky Sport (Presenter)
Production Company / Director Sky Television NZ
Year
2020
Production (Role) What Now (Performer)
Production Company / Director TVNZ
Year
2020
Production (Role) ANZ Netball Premiership (Sports Presenter)
Production Company / Director Sky Sports NZ / Dir: Matt Barrett
Year
2012
Production (Role) Decent from Disaster (Tutu Grace)
Production Company / Director Screentime / Dir: Bryn Evans

Theatre

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2023
Production (Role) Hyperspace (Tawhai Patai)
Production Company / Director Auckland Theatre Company / Dir: Tainui Tukiwaho
Year
2018
Production (Role) Love's Labour's Lost (King Navarre)
Production Company / Director Unitec Theatre / Dir: Rita Stone
Year
2017
Production (Role) Richard III (Richard III)
Production Company / Director Unitec Theatre / Dir: Elizabeth Hawthorne
Year
2016
Production (Role) The Laramie Project (Various)
Production Company / Director Unitec Theatre / Dir: Alexandra Whitham

Web Series

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2018
Production (Role) Behind Bluebuilds (Ricky)
Production Company / Director Unitec / Dir: George Goa
Year
2018
Production (Role) Aunty M (Drop out)
Production Company / Director Unitec / Dir: Varun Chauhan
Year
2017
Production (Role) Ministers Wife (Doctor)
Production Company / Director Unitec / Dir: Renee Mahy
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2025
Production (Role) Blue Murder Motel (Lane)
Production Company / Director Great Southern Television
Year
2021
Production (Role) Korban (Lucas)
Production Company / Director Monochromatic Pictures
Year
2021
Production (Role) Question of Justice (Pomana)
Production Company / Director Red Sky Film & TV
Year
2020
Production (Role) Sky Sport (Presenter)
Production Company / Director Sky Television NZ
Year
2020
Production (Role) What Now (Performer)
Production Company / Director TVNZ
Year
2020
Production (Role) ANZ Netball Premiership (Sports Presenter)
Production Company / Director Sky Sports NZ / Dir: Matt Barrett
Year
2012
Production (Role) Decent from Disaster (Tutu Grace)
Production Company / Director Screentime / Dir: Bryn Evans
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2023
Production (Role) Hyperspace (Tawhai Patai)
Production Company / Director Auckland Theatre Company / Dir: Tainui Tukiwaho
Year
2018
Production (Role) Love's Labour's Lost (King Navarre)
Production Company / Director Unitec Theatre / Dir: Rita Stone
Year
2017
Production (Role) Richard III (Richard III)
Production Company / Director Unitec Theatre / Dir: Elizabeth Hawthorne
Year
2016
Production (Role) The Laramie Project (Various)
Production Company / Director Unitec Theatre / Dir: Alexandra Whitham
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2018
Production (Role) Behind Bluebuilds (Ricky)
Production Company / Director Unitec / Dir: George Goa
Year
2018
Production (Role) Aunty M (Drop out)
Production Company / Director Unitec / Dir: Varun Chauhan
Year
2017
Production (Role) Ministers Wife (Doctor)
Production Company / Director Unitec / Dir: Renee Mahy
Training:

Emotional Core - Jon Hunters | Miranda Hardcourt Screen Intensive | Unitec Performaing Arts School | Hawaiki Tū, Kacie Stetson Acting Classes | Rebecca Wright Singing | American Accent Dialect - Jacque Drew | Liz Mullane & Rachel Bullock Audition Workshop | Louis Colaianni Voice Classes | Private Accent Classes - Lenore Harris |Jamie Irvine Screen Acting

Accents & Dialects:
(* = native)

American-Standard, Australian, English-Standard, New Zealand*, RP

Languages:
(* = native/fluent)

English*, Maori*

Music & Dance:
(* = highly skilled)

Aerobics, Contemporary Dance, Dance (general), Hip Hop Dance

Performance:

Presenting*

Sports:
(* = highly skilled)

Badminton, Basketball*, Netball*, Swimming*, Tennis*

Height:
5' 10"/180cm
Eye Colour:
Brown
Hair Colour:
Black
Hair Length:
Short