Matthias Luafutu
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.
Hair Colour
Brown
Location
Christchurch | Ōtautahi
Age Range
40 - 55
Ethnicity
Samoan
Height
197cm
Eye Colour
Brown
Full CV
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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 -
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 -
2021 - Winner - Best Supporting Actor - Coming Home in The Dark - Loudon Film Festival
