Julian Arahanga
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Julian Arahanga is a New Zealand
film
and television
actor
.
, Manawatu-Wanganui
, New Zealand
. His father is screenwriter
Larry Parr
. Arahanga is 5 foot and 10 inches. His mother is an Estonian
-New Zealander.
Julian is best known for his role in the movie Once Were Warriors
from 1994, where he plays Nig Heke, the son of Jake "the Muss" and Beth Heke.
Arahanga also stars in the sequel What becomes of the broken hearted? from 1999, that centers around Jake's search for redemption after the first movie. Again, he plays the son .
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
film
Film
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and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Biography
Arahanga was born Julian Sonny Arahanga in RaetihiRaetihi
Raetihi is a town in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the junction of State Highways 4 and 49, 11 kilometres west of Ohakune. The 2006 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings recorded its population as 1,035. This constitutes a decrease of 3.4% or 36 people since...
, Manawatu-Wanganui
Manawatu-Wanganui
Manawatu-Wanganui is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, around the cities of Palmerston North and Whanganui. It is administered by the Horizons Regional Council.-Administration:...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. His father is screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
Larry Parr
Larry Parr (director)
Larry Parr is a New Zealand producer, writer and director of films and TV, He has been a major part of the New Zealand film industry since the 1970s when his first film Sleeping Dogs with Roger Donaldson) was released. Since then he has worked on many movies, producing Came a Hot Friday, writing...
. Arahanga is 5 foot and 10 inches. His mother is an Estonian
Estonians
Estonians are a Finnic people closely related to the Finns and inhabiting, primarily, the country of Estonia. They speak a Finnic language known as Estonian...
-New Zealander.
Julian is best known for his role in the movie Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors is New Zealand author Alan Duff's bestselling first novel, published in 1990. It tells the story of an urban Māori family, the Hekes, and portrays the reality of domestic violence. It was the basis of a 1994 film, directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Rena Owen and Temuera...
from 1994, where he plays Nig Heke, the son of Jake "the Muss" and Beth Heke.
Arahanga also stars in the sequel What becomes of the broken hearted? from 1999, that centers around Jake's search for redemption after the first movie. Again, he plays the son .
Filmography
- The Ferryman (2007) - Zane
- Eagle vs. Shark (2007) - Flight Extra
- Toy Boy (2004) - Angelo
- FractureFracture (2004 film)Fracture is a 2004 New Zealand film written and directed by Larry Parr and based on the novel by Maurice Gee. The film is set in Wellington and stars Kate Elliott, Jared Turner and Australian John Noble...
(2004) - Detective Harawira - Forbidden Fury (2004) -
- The Lost World (1999) (TV series) - Pintario (1 episode)
- What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? is a 1999 film, based on Alan Duff's 1996 novel. The film was directed by Ian Mune, and starred Temuera Morrison as abusive Māori husband Jake "the Muss" Heke. The novel is the sequel to Duff's 1990 novel Once Were Warriors, which was made into a 1994 film...
(1999) - Nig Heke - The MatrixThe MatrixThe Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving...
(1999) - Apoc - Broken EnglishBroken EnglishBroken English is a 1979 album by singer Marianne Faithfull. It is often cited as Faithfull's definitive recording; Faithfull herself describes it in her autobiography as "the masterpiece"...
(1996) - Eddie - Hercules: The Legendary JourneysHercules: The Legendary JourneysHercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...
(1995–1996) (TV series) - Cassius (2 episodes) - Once Were WarriorsOnce Were WarriorsOnce Were Warriors is New Zealand author Alan Duff's bestselling first novel, published in 1990. It tells the story of an urban Māori family, the Hekes, and portrays the reality of domestic violence. It was the basis of a 1994 film, directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Rena Owen and Temuera...
(1994) - Nig Heke