Matthias Luafutu

Actor Writer

Matthias Luafutu has been acting for the best part of two decades, starting out with the theatre group Te Rakau in the early 2000s.

He worked with Oscar Kightley and Sam Neill in crime-drama Harry, had a pivotal role in multi-award-winning Kiwi feature Shopping, but is perhaps best known for his role in feature Coming Home in the Dark. This film had its World Premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, and he was awarded Best Supporting Actor for his performance at the Loudoun Film Festival.

Other notable credits include roles in feature Ghost in the Shell starring Scarlett Johannson and Netflix’s Manga-extravaganza Cowboy Bebop.

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Hair Colour
Brown
Location
Christchurch | Ōtautahi
Age Range
40 - 55

Ethnicity
Samoan
Height
197cm
Eye Colour
Brown

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Full CV

• Credits

  Feature Film
  2021 - Coming Home In The Dark - Tubs - Director - James Ashcroft - Homecoming Productions
  2017 - The Changeover - Orderly - Director - Stuart McKenzie - Firefly Films
  2017 - Ghost in The Shell - Thick Built Yakuza - Director - Rupert Sanders - Paramount Pictures
  2012 - Shopping - Red - Director - Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston - Warp Films
  
  Music Video
  2003 - Scribe - Himself - Stand Up
  
  Television
  2021 - Cowboy Bebop - Tucan - Alex Garcia Lopez - Netflix
  2014 - Tatau - Kamaka - Wayne Yip - Touchpaper
  2012 - Harry - Afa Sorrenson - Peter Burger - Desert Road
  
  Television - Presenting
  2003 - The Living Room - Host
  
  Short Film
  2003 - The Hitch Hiker - Inaugural NZ 48 Hour Film Festival
  
  Theatre
  2022 - Piano - A Boy Called Piano - Director - Nina Nawalowalo
  2020 - Piano - A Boy Called Piano - Director - Nina Nawalowalo
  2005 - The Battalion Theatre - Hone
  2000 - Good, Bad and Ugly - Ace
  2000 - The Duchess of Maldi Theatre - Basola
  2000 - Hollywood Combo - Benny The Beekeeper
  2000 - Mother of Courage - Elif
  2000 - The Dauphin - Joan of Arc
  2000 - Sperm Sample - Main Character
  1999 - Watea Theatre - Facilitator, Various
  1999 - Te Rakau O Te Wao Tapu Theatre - Troupe Member
  1999 - A Christmas Wish - Various
  1999 - Mokapuna - Various
  1999 - Purotu Theatre - Various

• Training

  2000 - Combat Metaphor - Tony Woolfe
  2000 - Fast Turn Around TV - John Callen, Avalon Studios
  2000 - Film / Screen Block - Vicky Yiannoutsos
  2000 - One Year Course - Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School

• Awards

  2021 - Winner - Best Supporting Actor - Coming Home in The Dark - Loudon Film Festival