Zach Te Maari
Zach (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Ngāi Tahu) is an emerging actor who recently graduated from Unitec Performing Arts School. Prior to Unitec, Zach studied for two years at the Hagley Theatre Company, honing his craft and working closely alongside Ara Broadcasting School. He was also a part of the very first year of the Jester’s Youth Company at the Court Theatre.
Stage highlights to date are playing Michael in The 53rd Victim, directed by Miriama McDowell and Rawdon in Vanity Fair, directed by Cherie Moore. Zach was also nominated for South Pacific Pictures Best Acting Award in 2023 for the role of Victor in the short film Half-Truth at the NZYFF.
Zach is a dynamic actor who is also fluent in New Zealand Sign Language (NSL). He approaches all his work with honesty and playfulness.
Hair Colour
Auburn
Location
Auckland | Tāmaki Makaurau
Age Range
17 - 25
Ethnicity
Māori / Pākehā
Height
171cm
Eye Colour
Green
Full CV
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Theatre
2025 - Eat, Sleep, Dance, Repeat - Zach - Director - Sean Rivera - Basement Theatre
2024 - The 53rd Victim - Michael (lead) / Fireman / Panel 2 - Director - Miriama McDowell - Unitec
2024 - Five Go on an Adventure - Various - Director - Tim Bray - Tim Bray Theatre Co
2023 - Vanity Fair - Rawdon Crawley - Director - Cherie Moore - Unitec
2023 - Richard III - King Edward IV - Director - Elizabeth Hawthorne - Unitec
2022 - A Doll's House - Torvald Helmer - Director - Elizabeth Hawthorne - Unitec
2021 - Deposit - Ben - Director - Cameron Mattox
2020 - Lock, Stock and Yokey - Rocker 3 - Director - Cameron Mattox
Short Film
2024 - Love in the World - Zach - Director - Will Wallace - Unitec
2024 - Real - Jackson - Director - Marcus Savelio - Unitec
2023 - Solace - Ben - Director - Herman Retzllaf - Unitec
2023 - Ka Kite Ano - Manaaki - Director - Bruno Rolleston - Unitec
2022 - A Place Back When - Ben - Director - Marcus Savelio - Unitec
2022 - Half Truth - Victor - Director - Chris Curtis - Magenta Productions
2021 - Sherlock Holmes: The Murder of Charles Augustus Milverton - John H. Watson - Director - Hamish Hodges - Hagley Theatre Co/Ara Broadcasting School
2021 - The Nature of Passing - Colin Woods - Director - John McMyler - Hagley Theatre Co/Ara Broadcasting School
Commercial
2025 - New World - 12 months only -
2024 - Casting Workshop with Mike Dwyer
2022 - 2024 - Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts - Unitec Performing Arts School -
2022 - Nominee - Best Actor - Half Truth - NZYFF
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Fluent in NZ Sign Langauge
Accents - American, British (various)
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