Taungaroa Emile

Taungaroa Emile
Born
New Zealand
OccupationActor

Taungaroa Emile is a New Zealand actor. He played Boogie in Once Were Warriors[1] and its sequel What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?. He starred as Mako in Flight of the Albatross,[2] as Soul in No. 2[3] and Tipene Johnson in The Market[4] Other appearances include Willie in Whale Rider,[5] episodes of Taonga, Aroha, and Shortland Street, and the TV film Tangiwai: A Love Story.[6]

Emile won the 1994 New Zealand Film and TV Award for Best Juvenile Performance for 'Once Were Warriors.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Kumar, Rashneel (9 September 2025), "The accidental actor: A career forged by chance and resilience", Cook Island News
  2. ↑ Crowley, Paulette (7 July 1996), "Fame washes over Emile", Sunday News
  3. ↑ Goodridge, Mike (2 February 2006), "No 2", Screen Daily
  4. ↑ Grant, Frances (7 September 2005), "Down and dirty with the Bard", The New Zealand Herald
  5. ↑ "Whale Rider reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  6. ↑ Ete, Eteuati (15 September 2020), "Taungaroa Emile - Taken from obscurity and thrust into the spotlight.", Pacific Media Network
  7. ↑ "Taungaroa Emile", NZ on Screen
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