Rene Naufahu
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Rene Naufahu is a New Zealand
-born actor, screen writer and director of Tonga
n and Samoa
n heritage. He is perhaps best known for being an original cast member of the New Zealand soap opera
Shortland Street
, playing paramedic Sam Aleni for the show's first four years. However since leaving the soap opera in 1996 he has gone on to have other success.
In 2006, at the Air New Zealand Screen Awards, he won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role! As Erasmus, in the Toa Fraser film "No.2". The film won the Audience Award, World Cinema - Dramatic, at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival
.
In 2005 he co-wrote "The Market" with Brett Ihaka, and Matthew Grainger. He also directed the 13 episode drama series with Damon Fepulea'i, and Geoff Cawthorn.
He was an attendee of the Amsterdam-based Binger Institute's Script Development program in 2003.
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...
-born actor, screen writer and director of Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
n and Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
n heritage. He is perhaps best known for being an original cast member of the New Zealand soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Shortland Street
Shortland Street
Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
, playing paramedic Sam Aleni for the show's first four years. However since leaving the soap opera in 1996 he has gone on to have other success.
In 2006, at the Air New Zealand Screen Awards, he won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role! As Erasmus, in the Toa Fraser film "No.2". The film won the Audience Award, World Cinema - Dramatic, at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival
2006 Sundance Film Festival
The 2006 Sundance Film Festival was held from 19 January to 29 January 2006. It was held in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah; Ogden, Utah; and the Sundance Resort. It was the 22nd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival, and the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the...
.
In 2005 he co-wrote "The Market" with Brett Ihaka, and Matthew Grainger. He also directed the 13 episode drama series with Damon Fepulea'i, and Geoff Cawthorn.
He was an attendee of the Amsterdam-based Binger Institute's Script Development program in 2003.
Television
- 1992-1996 - Paramedic Sam AleniSam AleniSam Aleni was a fictional character on the TVNZ soap opera Shortland Street. He was portrayed by Rene Naufahu and was part of the original cast.-1992-1993:...
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- Mauriri Lepau in Tales of the South Seas.