Iwi : Ngāti Tuhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu Ki Heretaunga
Te Reo Level : Fluent
Iwi : Ngāti Tuhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu Ki Heretaunga
Te Reo Level : Fluent
Rīhari Te Are (Ngāti Tuhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu Ki Heretaunga) is an award winning actor, known for his grounded and embodied characters.
His television credits include Te Rau Tauwhare on the BBC screen adaptation of Eleanor Catton’s Booker Prize winning novel, The Luminaries, Teina Pora in Michael Bennett’s telefilm In Dark Places, for which he was the 2020 Silver Award Best Actor winner at the Latitude Film Awards, and Rob in season 2 & 5 of Ahikāroa.
Feature Film credits include The Other Side of Heaven 2 directed by Mitch Davis, the well-received Australian Feature Film Danger Close directed by Kriv Stenders and most recently Whina directed by James Napier Robertson and Paula Whetu Jones for GFC Films.
Rīhari is also an accomplished theatre performer having played the sorcerer and chief protagonist Prospero in Robin Payne’s production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, multiple characters in Katie Wolfe’s The Haka Party Incident, and Tama Nui Te Ra in Mahuika, directed by Whetu Silver.
In 2023 Rīhari immersed himself in learning Te Reo at Te Wānanga Takuira. He is also a graduate of New Zealand's leading drama school, Toi Whakaari.
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
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2022 | Whina | Richard Gilbert | dir. James Napier, GFC Films | Feature Film |
2019 | Danger Close | Gunner Murry | dir. Kriv Stenders | Feature Film |
2019 | The Other Side of Heaven 2 | Elder Alisa | dir. Mitch Davis | Feature Film |
2018 | In Dark Places | Teina Pora (Lead) | The 1000 Company, dir. Michael Bennett | Tele-Feature Film |
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
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2024 | Spinal Destination | Jason | Great Southern Television, dir. Paula Whetu Jones | Drama |
2022 | Ahikāroa S5 | Troy | Kura Productions | Drama |
2021 | Into the Mist - Anthology Series | Jarod | Dir. Michael Bennett, 10,000 Company | Drama |
2019 | Ahikāroa 2 | Rob | Kura Productions | Drama |
2019 | The Luminaries | Te Rau Tauwhare | The Luminaries Production Limited, dir. Claire McCarthy | Drama |
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
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2022 | Kura S3 | Ricky | Gareth Williams |
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
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2022 | The Haka Party Incident | Ensemble Cast | Auckland Theatre Company | |
2021 | Mahuika | Tama Nui Te Ra / Pukeko | Auckland Theatre Company, Dir. Whetu Silver | |
2021 | The Haka Party Incident | Ensemble Cast | Auckland Theatre Company, Dir. Katie Wolfe | |
2020 | Mr Red Light | Joker | Nightsong, Dir. Ben Crowder | |
2017 | The Antigone Sound | Haimon | Dir. Heather Timms, Penny Fitt, Ana Scotney, Comfrey Sanders | |
2017 | Caucus Caucus Harvest Dawn | The Bard / Musician | Dir. Christian Penny, Aaron Cortesi | |
2017 | Helluva | Musical Composer | Dir. Ariaana Osborne, Richard MacDonald, Acacia O'Connor | |
2016 | The Tempest | Prospero | Dir. Robin Payne | |
2015 | Super Maori Bro | Writer / Rihare | Dir. Patrick Caroll, Jonathan Price, Richard MacDonald | |
2012 | Estranged | Writer / Director / Producer | Dir. Richard MacDonald |
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
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2022 | One Last Fish | Tai | Caravan Carpark Films | Short Film |
2021 | The Retrieval | Kaea | Maoriland Productions | Short Film |
2019 | Collision | Manaia | Prolific Pictures | Short Film |
2017 | Justice Vengeance | 48hr Film Festival | Dir. Adam Browne | Short Film |
2017 | An Arm Or A Leg | Will | Dir. Jonathan King | Short Film |
2017 | For Eva | Jake | Dir. Harko Pa | Short Film |
2016 | Magnolia | Frank | Dir. Heather Timms, Vaughn Slinn | Short Film |
2015 | Nowhere | Jacob | Dir. Adam Browne | Short Film |
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
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2022 | Kaitiaki 'Safer Gambling Aotearoa' | Hero Brother | Film 360 | |
2022 | FMG 'Partners in Progress' | Hero Farmer - Husband | Reel Factory |
Year | Description | Institution / Presenter | ||
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2024 | The Working Actors Workshop - 4 week intensive | Laura Interval & Latham Gaines | ||
2024 | Introduction to Stunts - Certificate | Thomas Kiwi - Kaiako Maori (Native Stunts) | ||
2024 | Te Reo Māori - Diploma of Māori language Fluency | Te Wānanga Takiura | ||
2023 | The Working Actors Workshop - Intensive Introduction | Laura Interval & Latham Gaines | ||
2017 | Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting) | Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School |
Advanced: Te Reo Māori
Intermediate: General
Intermediate: Guitar