Wayne Hapi

  • Actor
  • Age Range: 50 - 55
  • Height: 5' 10"/178cm
  • Location: Wellington
  • Ethnicity: Maori

Wayne Hapi is a Måori carver, artist, musician and actor. Hapi went from busking in Auckland to starring in The Dark Horse.  Since then Hapi has been seen in productions like The Dead Lands, TVNZ’s Vegas and The Gone and the film Whina. 

All
Feature Film
Short Film
Television
Television Movie
Theatre
Skills
Characteristics

Feature Film

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2021
Production (Role) Whina (Heremia Te Wake)
Production Company / Director General Film Corporation / Dir: James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones
Year
2020
Production (Role) Savage (Cultural Advisor)
Production Company / Director POP Film / Dir: Sam Kelly
Year
2017
Production (Role) Broken (Cruz)
Production Company / Director City Impact Church / Dir: Tarry Mortlock
Year
2017
Production (Role) Waru: Charm (Hapi)
Production Company / Director Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions / Dir: Briar Grace-Smith
Year
2014
Production (Role) The Dark Horse (Ariki)
Production Company / Director Four Knights Film / Dir: James Napier Robertson

Short Film

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2019
Production (Role) Treasure (Rangi)
Production Company / Director Dir: Lucas Sachs
Year
2013
Production (Role) Movie (The Skull)
Production Company / Director Smasher Films / Dir: Dan Kircher

Television

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2023 - 2024
Production (Role) The Gone (Buster Huia)
Production Company / Director Southern Light Films / Dir: Peter Burger, Hannah Quinn
Year
2021
Production (Role) Vegas (Wake Phillips)
Production Company / Director Greenstone - TVNZ
Year
2020
Production (Role) The Dead Lands (Motu)
Production Company / Director General Film Corporation

Television Movie

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2018
Production (Role) In Dark Places (Nui)
Production Company / Director South Pacific Pictures / Dir: Michael Bennett

Theatre

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2018
Production (Role) The Cherry Orchard (Passerby)
Production Company / Director Auckland Theatre Company / Dir: Colin McColl
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2021
Production (Role) Whina (Heremia Te Wake)
Production Company / Director General Film Corporation / Dir: James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones
Year
2020
Production (Role) Savage (Cultural Advisor)
Production Company / Director POP Film / Dir: Sam Kelly
Year
2017
Production (Role) Broken (Cruz)
Production Company / Director City Impact Church / Dir: Tarry Mortlock
Year
2017
Production (Role) Waru: Charm (Hapi)
Production Company / Director Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions / Dir: Briar Grace-Smith
Year
2014
Production (Role) The Dark Horse (Ariki)
Production Company / Director Four Knights Film / Dir: James Napier Robertson
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2019
Production (Role) Treasure (Rangi)
Production Company / Director Dir: Lucas Sachs
Year
2013
Production (Role) Movie (The Skull)
Production Company / Director Smasher Films / Dir: Dan Kircher
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2023 - 2024
Production (Role) The Gone (Buster Huia)
Production Company / Director Southern Light Films / Dir: Peter Burger, Hannah Quinn
Year
2021
Production (Role) Vegas (Wake Phillips)
Production Company / Director Greenstone - TVNZ
Year
2020
Production (Role) The Dead Lands (Motu)
Production Company / Director General Film Corporation
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2018
Production (Role) In Dark Places (Nui)
Production Company / Director South Pacific Pictures / Dir: Michael Bennett
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2018
Production (Role) The Cherry Orchard (Passerby)
Production Company / Director Auckland Theatre Company / Dir: Colin McColl
Accents & Dialects:
(* = native)

New Zealand*

Languages:
(* = native/fluent)

Te Reo Maori*

Height:
5' 10"/178cm