Iwi : Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Te Reo Level : Fluent

KauriWilliams
- Locations
- Regional North Island NZ
- Ethnicity
- Fijian, German, Māori, Samoan
- Age Range
- 23 -33
- Height
- 173cm / 5ft 8in
- Bust/Chest
- 103cm / 41in
- Waist
- 70cm / 28in
- Hips
- 101cm / 40in
Bio
Kauri Williams is no stranger to the stage and screen.
He has played prominent role, Todd Taylor, on international hit NZ series The Brokenwood Mysteries, for four seasons, and Whatukura on seasons 3 and 4 of Te Reo Māori bilingual series, Ahikāroa.
His other credits include The Gulf S2, and for stage: Auckland Theatre Company’s Hyperspace directed by Tainui Tukiwaho, hit verbatim play, The Haka Party Incident, by Katie Wolf, and Astroboy also directed by Tainui Tukiwaho.
He trained at Unitec and received a Bachelor’s Degree of Performing in Stage and Screen Arts, majoring in Acting.
He is a fluent Te Reo Māori speaker, and has intermediate skills in swimming and rugby league.
Television
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Brokenwood Mysteries Season 10 | Todd Taylor | South Pacific Pictures, dir: Various | Drama |
2021 | Ahikāroa S4 | Whatukura | Kura Productions | Drama |
2020 - 2022 | The Brokenwood Mysteries S7, S8, S9 | Todd Taylor | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
2021 | The Gulf S2 | Dave Trainor | The Gulf Productions | Drama |
2020 | Ahikāroa S3 | Whatukura | Kura Productions | Drama |
Theatre
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Hyperspace | Sonny | Te Pou Theatre, Auckland Theatre Company, dir: Tainui Tukiwaho | |
2023 | Haka Party Incident | Hone Harawira, Ben Dalton | Tasman Ray, dir: Katie Wolf | |
2019 | Astroman | Sonny | Dir. Tainui Tukiwaho | |
2018 | The Crucible | John Proctor | Unitec, dir. Alexandra Whitham | |
2018 | Richard III | Richard | Unitec, dir. Elizabeth Hawthorne | |
2018 | Brother Size | Oshoosi | Unitec, dir. Shane Bosher | |
2017 | A Doll's House | Dr Rank | Unitec, dir. Elizabeth Hawthorne | |
2017 | Te Manawa | Rangatira | Hawaiki Tū Hakatheatre Company. | |
2017 | Te Manawa | Chorus | Hawaiki Tū Hakatheatre Company, Auckland Theatre Company | |
2016 | Taketake "He kākano" | Dancer | Hawaiki Tū Hakatheatre Company | |
2016 | Te Manawa | Chorus | Hawaiki Tū Hakatheatre Company |
Short Film
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Tales of Mystery | Patrick | Unitec, dir. Paolo Rotondo | Short Film |
2017 | Stickmen | Thomas | Unitec, dir. Zach Thompson | Short Film |
Commercial
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | BCITO | Job Seeker | BCITO |
Training
Year | Description | Institution / Presenter | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2016-2019 | Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts - Acting Major | Unitec, Auckland | ||
Voice Training | Alexandra Whitham | |||
Mask and Movement | Pedro Ilgenfritz | |||
Screen Work | Vicky Yiannoutsos & Will Wallace | |||
Text and Technique | Elizabeth Hawthorne | |||
Dance | Kelly Nash & Lara Liew | |||
Singing | Rebecca Wright | |||
Standard American Accent Workshop | Jacque Drew | |||
Certificate in Contemporary Māori Performing Arts | Kura Te Waati and Eds Eramiha |
Languages
Advanced: Te Reo Māori
Accents
Advanced: New Zealand
Intermediate: American - General
Sports
Intermediate: Rugby League |Swimming