Maaka Pohatu

Bio

A graduate of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, Maaka has performed in a multitude of productions ranging from the critically acclaimed Strange Resting Places and The Māori Troilus and Cressida, which featured at the prestigious Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London to more recently, A Slightly Isolated Dog’s highly acclaimed recreation of Moliere’s Don Juan.  He made his film debut in the feature Two Little Boys and portrayed Dalvanius Prime in the recent hit Kiwi music biopic Poi E.  He can currently be seen as Sergeant Maaka, one of the leads in mockumentary series Wellington Paranormal. He is also a professional musician and is a member of the Modern Māori Quartet.