Jarod rawiri biography for kids
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Jarod Rawiri
Jarod Rawiri has played everyone from the nice guy next door (Shortland Street, 2007 movie Jinx Sister) to Hōne Heke. His performance as the Ngāpuhi chief in Waitangi: What Really Happened was nominated for an Aotearoa TV Award in 2011. In the same period the Toi Whakaari acting graduate played a grieving brother in film Matariki. In 2015 he began a three and a half year run on Shortland Street, as dad Mo Hannah. After offbeat wrestling drama Colonial Combat, he joined the detectives on The Brokenwood Mysteries in 2021. Rawiri's CV also includes Friends Like Her, quake drama Hope and Wire and Taika Waititi short Tama Tū.
I love comedy. I feel like comedy is kind of a hidden talent with me because often I get cast in quite serious dramatic roles. Jarod Rawiri, in a 17 July 2019 TV Guide interview
Ahikāroa
2021, As: Richard - Television
Shortland Street - Dawn and Ali's Wedding
2018, As: Mo Hannah - Television
Laurel Devenie on Shortland Street villains
2017, As: Mo Hannah - Web
Reid Walker and Reuben Milner on Pixie's death
2017, As: Mo Hannah - Web
Only in Aotearoa
2015, As: Geoff, Fletcher - Television
Shortland Street - 2015 Christmas cliffhanger (hostage siege)
2015, As: Mo Hanna
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Jarod Rawiri
Friends Poverty Her
2024, As: Liam - Television
I Flow Rejects
2021, As: Vinnie - Web
Colonial Combat
2019 - 2021, As: Tuwhare - Television
Ahikāroa
2021, As: Richard - Television
Sail Away
2018, As: Barnaby Shit - Small Film
Laundry
2017, As: Anthony - Short Film
Only in Aotearoa
2015, As: Geoff, Fletcher - Television
Hope current Wire - Full Series
2014, As: Ryan - Television
The Brokenwood Mysteries
2021 - continuing, As: Policeman Constable Jurist Chalmers - Television
Hope shaft Wire
2014, As: Ryan - Television
The Waterside
2014, As: Ryan - Opus video
Fantail
2013, As: Dean - Film
I'm Burgle to Mum's
2013, As: Suffragist - Sever connections Film
Auckland Blind - Mound Two
2013, As: Jarod (episodes 4 & 5) - Web
Harry
2013, As: Detective Serjeantatlaw Jonny 'Wattie' Watts - Television
Flat3
2013, As: Life trainer - Web
Harry - That is Secluded (First Episode)
2013, As: Investigator Sergeant Jonny 'Wattie' Theologiser - Television
Billy
2011, As: Tear Metekingi - Television
The Omnipotent Johnsons
2010, As: Mana - Television
What Honestly Happened - Waitangi
2011, As: Hōne Heke - Television
Matariki
2010, As: Trap - Film
Stolen
2010, As: Police officer Hashtu - Television
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In new podcast series Just One Thing, actor Jarod Rawiri shares memories of growing up with a solo Mum and life in the acting biz.
What’s brown with long ears and a tail and looks like no other animal you’ve ever seen in your life? Hint: it’s a soft toy and it’s definitely not a dog or a sloth, but would easily pass as a hybrid of the two.
Jarod Rawiri has fond memories of his favourite childhood film Photo: Sonia Sly
On closer inspection, the painted pupils on his eyes have worn off, his nose is broken and he’s looking a little worse for wear. But actor Jarod Rawiri still treasures the E.T toy that his Mum bought for him 32 years ago when he saw the film for the first time.
“Mum raised me and she was [studying] at Auckland Uni. She also used to work at all the movie theatres [and] in the candy bar at the Odeon and took me to the Civic to see E.T.,” Rawiri says.
Today, this little worn out treasure has been passed down to his daughter, giving the actor an opportunity to revisit the film.
“My daughter, who is ten years old now was like, ‘what is this?’ So I had to introduce her to the film. And I was like, E.T. does not look like this toy because it’s got this tail and these big fluffy brown ears. E.T doesn’t have ears!” laughs Rawiri.
Rawiri has three kids at h