Jay Laga'aia

Jay Laga'aia was born on September 10, 1963 in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand.  His parents are Samoan (born in Samoa) and he has eight brothers and sisters (he's the fifth eldest and the fourth youngest).  He and his brothers and sisters were raised in New Zealand but Laga'aia was offered citizenship in Australia (he works there quite a bit), which he accepted (on Australia Day 1999), his parents and siblings still reside in New Zealand and he still considers himself a Kiwi.

He sings, dances and plays many instruments, including: guitar, bass, percussion, saxophone, harmonica, and the clarinet.

Jay and his wife Sandie have four children, Matthew, Iosefa, Jessica, and Nathaniel. Jay also has an older son, Jeremy, from a previous relationship.

 

 

Film

Crooked Business~2008 -

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith~2005 - Captain Typho

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones~2002 -  Captain Typho

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring~2001 - Ugluk

Green Sails~2000

Tales of the South Seas~1998 -

Jesus Christ Superstar: Special Collector's Edition~1994 (V) -  Judas

The Further Adventures of the Black Stallion~1990-1993

Other Side of Paradise, The~1992 - 

Strangers~1990 - 

Never Say Die~1988 -  Bruce the Cop

Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey, The~1988 -  Jay

 

TV

NatGeo Presents: Foxtel's National Geographic Channel~2006 - host

Play School~1967  -  Himself (2001 - 2005+)

Celebrity Big Brother for Charity Live~2002 - Himself

Big Time, The~2000  -  Host (2001- )

Starstruck~2000  -  Host (2001-)

Surprise Surprise~2000  -  Presenter

Street Legal~2000 -  David Silesi

Russell Gilbert Live~2000 - Himself (# 1.13) 7/1/00

Xena: Warrior Princess~1995 -  Draco (as Jay Laga'aia) in  Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire (# 5.10) 1/22/00

Green Sails~1999 - Mau

Robot Wars~1999 - presenter

Violent Earth, The~1998 (mini)  -  Jean-Christian

Tales of the South Seas~1998 - Warrior

Xena: Warrior Princess~1995 -  Draco (as Jay Laga'aia) in  A Comedy of Eros (# 2.22) 5/12/97

Water Rats~1996 -  Senior Constable Tommy Tavita in

    Knocker (# 1.26) 8/19/96

    Message from the Dead (# 1.25) 8/12/96

    Wrecked (# 1.24) 8/5/96

    Respect (# 1.23) 7/29/96

    Unfinished Business (# 1.22) 27/22/96

    Police Issue 13519 (# 1.21) 7/15/96

    Black Water II: Missing (# 1.20) 7/8/96

    Floater (# 1.19) 7/1/96

    Bad Blood (# 1.18) 6/17/96

    Old Flame (# 1.17) 6/10/96

    Pay Back (# 1.16) 6/3/96

    Eyewitness (# 1.15)5/27/96

    Black Water (# 1.14) 5/20/96

    Bang Bang You're Dead (# 1.13) 5/13/96

    The Jigsaw Man (# 1.12) 5/6/96

    Kilo Hotel (# 1.11) 4/29/96

    Goldstein & Son (# 1.10) 4/22/96

    Death in the Family (# 1.9) 4/15/96

    The Shaft (# 1.8) 4/8/96

    V.I.P. (# 1.7) 4/1/96

    Lie Down with Dogs (# 1.6) 3/25/96

    Catch & Kill (# 1.5) 3/18/96

    Iron Man (# 1.4) 2/26/96

    Ghost Ship (# 1.3) 2/19/96

    Dead in the Water: Parts 1 & 2 (# 1.1/2) 2/12/96

Mysterious Island~1995 - Tenape

Malama~1995 - Ta'a

Xena: Warrior Princess~1995 -  Draco (as Jay Laga'aia) in  Sins of the Past (# 1.1) 9/4/95

High Tide~1994 -  Buck Walton (as Jay Laga'aia) in  Hot Rocks (# 1.6) 10/29/94

Soldier Soldier~1991 -  Sgt Bob Gilligan in 

    Live Fire (# 3.2) 1993

    Shifting Sands (# 3.1) 1993

Marlin Bay~1992 - Sete

Further Adventures of the Black Stallion~1993 - Derek

Late For School~1992 - McMasters

Other Side of Paradise~1991 - Mana

Heroes~1988 - 

Open House~1988 - 

Crime Watch~1988 - Presenter/Translator

Civic, The~1988 - Performer

TheatreSports~1988 - Team member

Go For It~1988 - 

Arcadia Factor~1988 - Demo Worker

Strangers~1988 - Constable Locie Campbell

Gloss~1988 -  Simon (see Actor Connections - TV)

Spot On!~1987  -  Host

Hosted or presented these shows:

    Your Choice~1988

    Telequest~1988

    Telethon This Week and the 

    Coke 48-Hour Music Show~1988 

    Cyclone Ofa~1991

    Laugh INZ~1989

    TVNZ documentary about the disaster in Samoa

    In Australia,  Robot Wars

 

Theater

Lion King, The~2003 - Mufasa

The New Rocky Horror Show~1998 - Eddie/Dr. Scott (Paul Dainty Productions)

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom~1995 - Levee (Pacific Theatre, ?)

Jesus Christ Superstar~1994 - Simon (Australian Tour, Australia)

Jesus Christ Superstar~1994 - Judas Iscariat (New Zealand Tour, NZ)

Ladies Night~1993 - Wesley (National Theatre, ?)

Threepenny Opera, The~1993 - Macheath (Inside Out Theatre, New Zealand)

West Side Story~1993 - (Mercury Theatre, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand )

Sweet Charity~1993 - (Mercury Theatre, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand )

Woza Albert~1993 - (Corporate Theatre, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand)

Island, The~1993 - (Corporate Theatre, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand)

The Rink~1993 - (Mercury Theatre, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand )

Pirates of Penzance~1993 - (Mercury Theatre, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand )

TheatreSports~1992 - (Mercury Theatre, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand)

 

Live Performances

Just Larried~2006 - performer (charity event for victims of Cyclone Larry)  (Innesfail, Far North Queensland, Australia)

Hats Off <For Her and Him>~2005 - performer (Star City Casino, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park~2004 - singing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Auckland, North Island, New Zealand)

 

Radio

Host of Radio Aotearoa (see Actor Connections - Radio)

 

Awards, Honors and Nominations

New Zealand Television Guide Awards

Rec'd 2003 Best Actor Television Series for Street Legas

New Zealand Television Awards

Nom 2002 Best Actor Work for Street Legal

 

Miscellany:

Jay Laga'aia's official site - HERE

 

Composed the chart-topping song, 'Let’s Party' from the Water Rats soundtrack~1999 

 

Played percussion with Russell Crowe’s 30-Odd Foot of Grunts at their Sydney concert

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