Te Kohe Tuhaka

Te Kohe Tuhaka is an actor who portrays Wirepa in the 2014 film The Dead Lands and portrays Waka Nuku Rau in the 2020 television series The Dead Lands.

General overview
Tuhaka is known for Go Girls (2009), 6 Days (2017) and Shortland Street (1992).

From NZ On Screen:
 * From a proudly Te Reo-speaking Gisborne family, Te Kohe Tuhaka went on to study at drama school Toi Whakaari. Since then his screen career has included Taika Waititi short film Tama Tū, language learning show Kōrero Mai, Shortland Street, and playing All Black Jerome Kaino (in TV movie The Kick). His work as presenter includes TV's Marae Kai Masters and fashion show Freestyle. On stage, he was praised by Time Out Australia for his "extraordinary intensity" in solo play Michael James Manaia, which he called a "dream role". In 2014 the longtime action fan played villain Wirepa, in Te Reo action movie The Dead Lands.