Tāne Poutu

Vitals

Gender
Male
Age Range
20 - 28
Ethnicity
Maori
Height
187cm
Base Location
Auckland
Available In
Auckland, Brisbane, Gold Coast, International, Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington
Skills
Actor, Musician, Singer
Hair
Black
Eye
Hazel

Agent

New Zealand Agent
Lion Rock Management

Feature Photo
Tāne Poutu

Credits

2025

Feature Film
Haare
Kōkā
Aku Films
Kath Akuhata-Brown
Feature Film
Tai
The People We Love
About You Films
Mike Smith

2024

Television
Heps
Not Even 2
Miss Conception Films
Ainsley Gardiner, Dana Leaming

2023

Television
Presenter
Youth on Mute / Electoral Commission
Blacksand / TVNZ
Stephen Ballentyne
Television
Presenter
In Case You Missed It
TVNZ
Various

2022

Television
Ariki
Ahikaroa
Kura Productions
Various
Television
Heps
Not Even
Miss Conception Films
Ainsley Gardiner, Dana Leaming

2021

Feature Film
Rocky
Barbed Wire Canoe
Centron Pictures
Jason Stutter
Short Film
The Collector
Hand
2113 Creatives
Stephen Kang

2020

Short Film
Manaia
Tui
Awa Puna
Television
Justin
Wellington Paranormal 2
NZ Documentary Board
Jermaine Clement
Feature Film
James
Juniper
Juniper Productions
Matthew Saville

Training

2018 - 2020
Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School
Degree in Acting
Acting

Skills & Attributes

Shoe Size
13
Clothing Size
Male - XL
Waist
90cm
Neck
44cm
Chest
100cm
Hip
97cm
Accents
Maori, Australian, New Zealand, American Standard
Languages
Maori Language Family, English
Instrumental
Guitar, Piano / Keyboard, Drums
Dance
Maori
Singing
Contemporary, Musical Theatre
Singing Range
High Tenor, Tenor
Sport
Water Polo, Swimming
Professional Skills
Actor, Musician, Singer

Photos


Notes

Tāne Rolfe is a Māori/European actor based in Te Whanganui‑a‑Tara. A graduate of Te Kura Toi Whakaari ō Aotearoa (The New Zealand Drama School), he made his feature‑film debut with a supporting role in JUNIPER (dir. Matthew Saville) and followed with a part in WELLINGTON PARANORMAL (Season 3). His subsequent film credits include the lead in the comedy‑horror BARBED WIRE CANOE, a principal role in the independent feature THE PEOPLE WE LOVE (released 2025), and an upcoming appearance in KŌKĀ. On television, he portrayed Ariki in AHIKĀROA and most recently completed Season 2 of the Sky Original series NOT EVEN as core cast member Heps. In 2023, Tāne presented TVNZ’s youth news programme IN CASE YOU MISSED IT. He has just wrapped the forthcoming youth series KUPU X for Whakaata Māori and TikTok.