James Maeva

Actor / Commercial
Age Range

30—38

Height

190cm

Eye Colour

Brown

Hair Colour

Brown

Ethnicity

Māori / Multi-ethnic / Cook Islander

Based In

Auckland

One of our most versatile and consistent actors, James is as much at home in the world of Shortland Street as in the works of William Shakespeare. He has come a long way since playing a ‘cheesy native’ in Peter Jackson’s King Kong!

Proud of his Maori and Cook Islands heritage, James is just as comfortable on stage as in front of the camera. He has been seen in Shortland Street, in pioneering short films, web series and music videos, and trod the boards at Auckland Theatre Company and the hugely innovative Pop Up Globe theatre project.

James Maeva

Artist Resume

Television

Year
Role
Production

2021

Darren Walcott

Shortland Street

South Pacific Pictures

Dir. Jacqueline Nairn

2020

Master Sifu

Fresh Parodies

FRESH TV

Dir. Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa

2019

Junior Fifita

Shortland Street

South Pacific Pictures

Dir. Various

2014

Thug

Tatau

South Pacific Pictures

Dir. Wayne Yip

2014

Gang Member

Jono and Ben

Mediaworks

Dir. Jordan Watson

2013

Co-Host

Polyfest

Television New Zealand

Web Series

Year
Role
Production

2020

Minotaur/Thug

Brothers in Crime

Dir. James Atkins, Kris Atkins

2019

Last Gun

The Last Gun

Brothers in Crime

Dir. James Atkins

2018

Eric

Unrelatable Office Humour

Brothers in Crime

Dir. James Atkins, Kris Atkins

2016

James

Friday Night Bites

Flat 3 Productions

Dir. Roseanne Liang

Feature Film

Year
Role
Production

2018

Fancy Waiter

Hibiscus and Ruthless

M2S1 Films

Dir. Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa

2015

Phil Whitcher

Patea Film Collective

Dir. Tearepa Kahi

2005

Cheesy Native

King Kong

WingNut Films

Dir. Peter Jackson

2005

Menelaus

Women On The Edge

Te Wananga O Aotearoa

Dir. Patrice Wilson

Short Film

Year
Role
Production

2021

Gorm

Some Vikings

Brothers in Crime

Dir. James Atkins

2021

Scorpion

Mortal Kombat Tournament

Brothers in Crime

Dir. James Atkins

2020

Dad

House on the Hill

Angle3 Pictures

Dir. Daryl J Wong

2015

Tom French

Balls Bullets and Boots

VipPix Productions

Dir. Vicky Yiannoutsos

2014

Prisoner

Like Water Gate

Auckland University

Dir. Adnann Narat

2013

Tee Pota

The Tenant

Tongan Creatives Collective

Dir. Maxwell Suilangapo

2011

Teariki

Rarotonga

Unitec

Dir. James Maeva

Stage

Year
Role
Production

2016

Matiu

Polo

Auckland Theatre Company

Dir. Colin McColl

2016

Tom Robinson

To Kill A Mockingbird

Auckland Theatre Company

Dir. Colin McColl

2011

Frantz Fanon

The Hospital at the Time of the Revolution

Unitec

Dir. Jeff Szusterman

2005

Boy

Strange Children

Potent Pause Producions

Dir. Michael Lawrence

2004

Aaron Daley

Verbatim

Te Wananga O Aotearoa

Dir. James Beaumont

2004

Mantis

Le Tauvanga

Play Market New Zealand

2003

Ho-Dog

Two Arrows

Te Wananga O Aotearoa

Dir. Vadim Ledogorov

Theatre

Year
Role
Production

2023

Understudy of Cornwall, Albany & Burgundy

King Lear

Auckland Theatre Company

Dir. Michael Hurst & Ben Henson

2021

Sani Lapatoa

Tropical Love Birds

TAPA

Dir. Anapela Polataivao

2020

Don Pedro

Much Ado About Nothing

Pop Up Globe

Dir. David Lawrence

2020

Friar Lawrence

Romeo and Juliet

Pop Up Globe

Dir. Miles Gregory

2019

John

The Blind Date Project

Silo Theatre Company

Dir. Sophie Roberts

2019

James

Upu Mai Whetu: Mea Fou

Dir. Fasitua Amosa

2018

Ives

America Rex

JK Productions

Dir. Dione Joseph

2017

Ives

America Rex

JK Productions

Dir. Dione Joseph

2016

Various

A Ghost Tale

Dir. Jesse Hilford

2016

Matiu

Polo

Auckland Theatre Company

Dir. Colin McColl

2016

Tom Robinson

To Kill a Mockingbird

Auckland Theatre Company

Dir. Colin McColl

Commercial

Year
Role
Production

2022

Yellow Wonder

Mercury 'Save Your Energy'

The Sweet Shop

2022

Breakup Breakdowns

Tegel - Take Outs - Ready for Anyone

Tegel

Video

Year
Role
Production

2012

Dream Fire Man

Fire Love (Music Video)

Tinymon Productions

2011

Love Interest

Hold Me Close (Music Video)

Tinymon Productions