Alex Tarrant

{{Infobox person

| name = Alex Tarrant

| image =

|caption =

| birth_name = Alexander Tarrant-Keepa

| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|20|2011|November|16}}

| birth_place = Raglan, New Zealand

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2014–present

| education = {{ubl|Toi Whakaari}}

| spouse = Luci Hare

| children = 1

}}

Alexander Tarrant-Keepa{{cite news|newspaper=Waikato Times (Hamilton, New Zealand)|last=Richens|first=Matt|date=27 February 2009|page=3|title=Review|id={{ProQuest|313359761}}}} (born 1990/1991),{{r|risk}} known professionally as Alex Tarrant, is a New Zealand actor. With multiple TV and film credits, he currently portrays Kai Holman in the CBS action crime drama NCIS: Hawaiʻi and Valandil on Amazon Prime's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power fantasy drama.

Early life and education

Tarrant grew up in Raglan, New Zealand.{{cite news | newspaper=Herald Sun (Melbourne, Victoria) | id={{ProQuest|1727440751}} | last=Dunk | first=Tiffany | page=36 | date=28 October 2015|title=Alex Tarrant}} He has Māori, Samoan, and Niuean ancestors.{{r|ncis}} He graduated from Fraser High School in 2008.{{cite news | newspaper=Waikato Times (Hamilton, New Zealand) | date=16 November 2011|page=3 | last=Risk | first=Louise | title=Actor triumphs over dyslexia | id={{ProQuest|905988038}}}} While at high school, he participated in the New Zealand Shakespeare Globe Centre's national schools production and was then part of the Young Shakespeare Company in 2009.{{Cite web |last=Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ |title=Alex Tarrant (SGCNZ NSSP 2008, SGCNZ YSC 2009) |url=http://www.sgcnz.org.nz/2016/02/alex-tarrant |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=www.sgcnz.org.nz}}

Tarrant graduated from Toi Whakaari, New Zealand's foremost national drama school, in 2012,{{cite news|newspaper=Sunday Star-Times (Wellington, New Zealand)|date=8 January 2017|page=E.31|last=van Beynen|first=Jack | title=Bad boy role a challenge|id={{ProQuest|1856141781}}}} having won the Museum Art Hotel Scholarship for his final year.{{efn|The competitive scholarship is funded by the owner of Museum Hotel for students demonstrating excellence at Toi Whakaari.{{r|risk}}}} While at Toi Whakaari, Tarrant was diagnosed with dyslexia.{{r|risk}}

Career

Tarrant appeared in season four of SeaChange,{{cite web|url=https://www.bt.com/tv/drama/lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-cast|website=BT-TV|title=Lord of the Rings cast|date=5 July 2021|last=Fletcher|first=Alex|access-date=8 July 2021}} and played Maui in the 2015 BBC series Tatau.{{r|toi}}

Tarrant appeared in When We Go to War, Filthy Rich, 800 Words,{{r|toi}} and The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith.{{r|lotr}} From 2018 to 2019, he played the despised Dr. Lincoln Kimiora on the New Zealand prime-time soap opera Shortland Street.{{cite web|website=Stuff|date=6 May 2019|last=Harvey|first=Kerry|title=Despised Shortland Street doctor Lincoln Kimiora walks away|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/112441869/despised-shortland-street-doctor-lincoln-kimiora-walks-away|access-date=8 July 2021}}

He played a rebel leader in the 2021 film, Night Raiders,{{cite magazine| magazine=Screen International|id={{ProQuest|2495421151}}|last=Grierson|first=Tim|date=March 2, 2021|title='Night Raiders': Berlin Review}} which was selected for the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web| last=Taylor|first=Piripi|title=Māori filmmakers' new film in first official selection for Toronto Film Festival| website=Māori Television|date=25 June 2021|url=https://www.teaomaori.news/maori-filmmakers-new-film-first-official-selection-toronto-film-festival|access-date=July 10, 2021}} He is currently filming the Amazon Prime Video's series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.{{r|lotr}} Tarrant also starred in the

CBS drama series, NCIS: Hawaiʻi, which premiered in September 2021.{{cite web|website=Deadline|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/ncis-hawaii-alex-tarrant-enver-gjokaj-cbs-spinoff-1234788037/|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|date=8 July 2021|title='NCIS: Hawai'i': Alex Tarrant to Star, Enver Gjokaj to Recur in CBS Spinoff Series|access-date=8 July 2021}}

Personal life

Tarrant is married to actress Luci Hare{{cite web | last=Wong | first=Vinney | title=Where Is NCIS: Hawaii Star Alex Tarrant From? | website=NickiSwift.com | date=2021-12-24 | url=https://www.nickiswift.com/716793/where-is-ncis-hawaii-star-alex-tarrant-from/ | access-date=2021-12-26}} and they have a son.{{cite web | last=Mealing | first=Fleur | title=800 Words actor Alex Tarrant's biggest blessing: his four month old son Beaumont | website=Now To Love | date=2018-06-24 | url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/parenting/pregnancy-birth/800-words-alex-tarrant-auckward-love-luci-hare-baby-38216 | access-date=2021-12-26}}

Filmography

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+ Film !scope="col"\|Title !scope="col"\|Year !scope="col"\|Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"\|Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable"\|{{abbr\|Ref(s)\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row"\|The Hunt \|2019 \|Joel \|Short film \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web \|title=Flickerfest 2019 - The Hunt \|url=http://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-films/2019/1/10/flickerfest-2019-the-hunt \|website=We are moving stories \|date=12 January 2019 \|access-date=10 March 2022}}
scope="row"\|The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith \|2019 \|{{Sort\|Paletu'a\|Toutai Paletu'a}} \| \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web \|last1=Leydon \|first1=Joe \|title=Film Review: 'The Other Side of Heaven II: Fire of Faith' \|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/the-other-side-of-heaven-ii-fire-of-faith-review-1203256378/ \|website=Variety \|publisher=Penske Media Corporation \|access-date=10 March 2022 \|date=28 June 2019}}
scope="row"\|Night Raiders \|2021 \|Leo \| \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news\|last=Wiseman\|first=Andreas\|title=XYZ Boards World Sales On Sci-Fi 'Night Raiders', Berlin Fest Entry Exec-Produced By Taika Waititi — EFM\|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/xyz-boards-world-sales-on-sci-fi-night-raiders-berlin-fest-entry-exec-produced-by-taika-waititi-efm-1234692120/\|work=Deadline Hollywood\|publisher=Penske Media Corporation\|access-date=10 March 2022\|date=11 February 2021}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

|+ Film

!scope="col"|Title

!scope="col"|Year

!scope="col"|Role

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"|The Hunt

|2019

|Joel

|Short film

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |title=Flickerfest 2019 - The Hunt |url=http://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-films/2019/1/10/flickerfest-2019-the-hunt |website=We are moving stories |date=12 January 2019 |access-date=10 March 2022}}

scope="row"|The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith

|2019

|{{Sort|Paletu'a|Toutai Paletu'a}}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |last1=Leydon |first1=Joe |title=Film Review: 'The Other Side of Heaven II: Fire of Faith' |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/the-other-side-of-heaven-ii-fire-of-faith-review-1203256378/ |website=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=10 March 2022 |date=28 June 2019}}

scope="row"|Night Raiders

|2021

|Leo

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|title=XYZ Boards World Sales On Sci-Fi 'Night Raiders', Berlin Fest Entry Exec-Produced By Taika Waititi — EFM|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/xyz-boards-world-sales-on-sci-fi-night-raiders-berlin-fest-entry-exec-produced-by-taika-waititi-efm-1234692120/|work=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|access-date=10 March 2022|date=11 February 2021}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+ Television !scope="col"\|Title !scope="col"\|Year !scope="col"\|Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"\|Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable"\|{{abbr\|Ref(s)\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row"\|Common Ground \|2014–15 \|{{Sort\|Williams\|Jacob Williams}} \|Main role Web series
scope="row"\|Nothing Trivial \|2014 \|Jake \|Episode: "Complete This Lyric: Should I Stay or Should I Go?"
scope="row"\|Tatau \|2015 \|{{Sort\|Vaipiti\|Maui Vaipiti}} \|Main role Miniseries \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news \|last1=Beynen \|first1=Jack van \|title=Life's a beach for Alex Tarrant \|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/88139086/lifes-a-beach-for-alex-tarrant \|access-date=10 March 2022 \|work=Stuff \|publisher=Stuff \|date=8 January 2017 \|language=en}}
scope="row"\|When We Go to War \|2015 \|{{Sort\|Kokiri\|Manaaki Kokiri}} \|Main role Miniseries \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news \|title=Alexander Tarrant discusses When We Go To War \|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/67895530/alexander-tarrant-discusses-when-we-go-to-war \|access-date=10 March 2022 \|work=Stuff \|publisher= Stuff \|date=21 April 2015 \|language=en}}
scope="row"\|800 Words \|2015–18 \|Ike \|Recurring role {{small\|(39 episodes)}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news \|last1=Dunk \|first1=Tiffany \|title=Actor Alex Tarrant who plays Ike in 800 Words on his unlikely path into acting \|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/actor-alex-tarrant-who-plays-ike-in-800-words-on-his-unlikely-path-into-acting/news-story/a152aa1ab4af84e9abf3a6c6850fc951 \|access-date=10 March 2022 \|work=News.com.au \|publisher=News Corp Australia\|date=28 October 2015}}
scope="row"\|Filthy Rich \|2016–17 \|{{Sort\|Tamatoa\|Joe Tamatoa}} \|Main role \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news \|last1=Harvey \|first1=Kerry \|title=Filthy Rich's Alex Tarrant on criticism of the drama: 'I have no regrets' \|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/96059105/filthy-richs-alex-tarrant-on-criticism-of-the-drama-i-have-no-regrets \|access-date=10 March 2022 \|work=TV Guide \|publisher=Stuff \|date=24 August 2017 \|language=en}}
scope="row"\|Shortland Street \|2018–19 \|{{Sort\|Kimiora\|Lincoln Kimiora}} \|148 episodes \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news \|last1=Awarau \|first1=Aroha \|title=New Shortland Street star Alex Tarrant's baby inspires te reo journey \|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/107523516/new-shortland-street-star-alex-tarrants-baby-inspires-te-reo-journey \|access-date=10 March 2022 \|work=Stuff \|publisher=Stuff \|date=2 October 2018 \|language=en}}
scope="row"\|SeaChange \|2019 \|{{Sort\|Bell\|Zac Bell}} \|Main role {{small\|(season 4)}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news \|title=Making another Seachange \|url=https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/tv-shows/making-another-seachange/97f272c7-8506-4401-a4e4-b110f950a7ed \|access-date=10 March 2022 \|work=Nine.com.au \|publisher=Nine Digital \|date=7 May 2019 \|language=en-AU}}
scope="row"\|Head High \|2020 \|Joe \|Episode: Season 1, Episode 5 \|
scope="row"\|Mean Mums \|2020 \|{{Sort\|Chris\|Constable Chris}} \|Recurring role {{small\|(season 2: 5 episodes)}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news \|last1=Andreeva \|first1=Nellie \|title='The Lord Of the Rings': Lenny Henry, Augustus Prew, Peter Mullan, Cynthia Addai-Robinson & Benjamin Walker Among 20 New Cast Additions On Amazon Series \|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/the-lord-of-the-rings-peter-mullan-lenny-henry-augustus-prew-lloyd-owen-benjamin-walker-peter-tait-20-new-cast-additions-1234636962/ \|access-date=10 March 2022 \|work=Deadline Hollywood \|publisher=Penske Media Corporation \|date=3 December 2020}}
scope="row"\|Loner \|2020 \|Joel \|Main role Web series \|
scope="row"\|Vegas \|2021 \|Arsenio "Joe" Tierney / Arsenio "Joe" Cheyenne Hamilton \|6 episodes \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news \|title=Made in Rotorua: Vegas ready to hit New Zealand screens \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/new-television-series-vegas-ready-to-hit-new-zealand-screens/FSA53J4F6NJH6PN3YN3IFCNVYE/ \|access-date=10 March 2022 \|work=The New Zealand Herald \|publisher=New Zealand Media and Entertainment \|date=29 March 2021 \|language=en-NZ}}
scope="row"\|NCIS: Hawaiʻi \|2021–24 \|{{Sort\|Holman\|Kai Holman}} \|Main role \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news \|last1= Otterson \|first1=Joe \|title= 'NCIS: Hawai'i' Casts Alex Tarrant, Enver Gjokaj \|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/ncis-hawaii-cast-alex-tarrant-enver-gjokaj-1235014874/ \|website=Variety \|publisher=Penske Media Corporation \|access-date=10 March 2022 \|date=8 July 2021}}
scope="row"\|The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power \|2022–24 \|Valandil \|Recurring role \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{Cite news \|last=Otterson \|first=Joe \|title='Lord of the Rings' Series at Amazon Adds 20 Actors to Cast \|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-cast-1234845274/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203175932/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-cast-1234845274/ \|website=Variety \|publisher=Penske Media Corporation\|archive-date=3 December 2020 \|access-date=10 March 2022\|date=3 December 2020}}
scope="row"\|A Remarkable Place to Die \| 2024-present \| Dr. Ihaka Cooper \| Series regular \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

|+ Television

!scope="col"|Title

!scope="col"|Year

!scope="col"|Role

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"|Common Ground

|2014–15

|{{Sort|Williams|Jacob Williams}}

|Main role
Web series

scope="row"|Nothing Trivial

|2014

|Jake

|Episode: "Complete This Lyric: Should I Stay or Should I Go?"

scope="row"|Tatau

|2015

|{{Sort|Vaipiti|Maui Vaipiti}}

|Main role
Miniseries

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |last1=Beynen |first1=Jack van |title=Life's a beach for Alex Tarrant |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/88139086/lifes-a-beach-for-alex-tarrant |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Stuff |publisher=Stuff |date=8 January 2017 |language=en}}

scope="row"|When We Go to War

|2015

|{{Sort|Kokiri|Manaaki Kokiri}}

|Main role
Miniseries

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |title=Alexander Tarrant discusses When We Go To War |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/67895530/alexander-tarrant-discusses-when-we-go-to-war |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Stuff |publisher= Stuff |date=21 April 2015 |language=en}}

scope="row"|800 Words

|2015–18

|Ike

|Recurring role {{small|(39 episodes)}}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |last1=Dunk |first1=Tiffany |title=Actor Alex Tarrant who plays Ike in 800 Words on his unlikely path into acting |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/actor-alex-tarrant-who-plays-ike-in-800-words-on-his-unlikely-path-into-acting/news-story/a152aa1ab4af84e9abf3a6c6850fc951 |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=News.com.au |publisher=News Corp Australia|date=28 October 2015}}

scope="row"|Filthy Rich

|2016–17

|{{Sort|Tamatoa|Joe Tamatoa}}

|Main role

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |last1=Harvey |first1=Kerry |title=Filthy Rich's Alex Tarrant on criticism of the drama: 'I have no regrets' |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/96059105/filthy-richs-alex-tarrant-on-criticism-of-the-drama-i-have-no-regrets |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=TV Guide |publisher=Stuff |date=24 August 2017 |language=en}}

scope="row"|Shortland Street

|2018–19

|{{Sort|Kimiora|Lincoln Kimiora}}

|148 episodes

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |last1=Awarau |first1=Aroha |title=New Shortland Street star Alex Tarrant's baby inspires te reo journey |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/107523516/new-shortland-street-star-alex-tarrants-baby-inspires-te-reo-journey |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Stuff |publisher=Stuff |date=2 October 2018 |language=en}}

scope="row"|SeaChange

|2019

|{{Sort|Bell|Zac Bell}}

|Main role {{small|(season 4)}}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |title=Making another Seachange |url=https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/tv-shows/making-another-seachange/97f272c7-8506-4401-a4e4-b110f950a7ed |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Nine.com.au |publisher=Nine Digital |date=7 May 2019 |language=en-AU}}

scope="row"|Head High

|2020

|Joe

|Episode: Season 1, Episode 5

scope="row"|Mean Mums

|2020

|{{Sort|Chris|Constable Chris}}

|Recurring role {{small|(season 2: 5 episodes)}}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='The Lord Of the Rings': Lenny Henry, Augustus Prew, Peter Mullan, Cynthia Addai-Robinson & Benjamin Walker Among 20 New Cast Additions On Amazon Series |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/the-lord-of-the-rings-peter-mullan-lenny-henry-augustus-prew-lloyd-owen-benjamin-walker-peter-tait-20-new-cast-additions-1234636962/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=3 December 2020}}

scope="row"|Loner

|2020

|Joel

|Main role
Web series

scope="row"|Vegas

|2021

|Arsenio "Joe" Tierney / Arsenio "Joe" Cheyenne Hamilton

|6 episodes

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |title=Made in Rotorua: Vegas ready to hit New Zealand screens |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/new-television-series-vegas-ready-to-hit-new-zealand-screens/FSA53J4F6NJH6PN3YN3IFCNVYE/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=New Zealand Media and Entertainment |date=29 March 2021 |language=en-NZ}}

scope="row"|NCIS: Hawaiʻi

|2021–24

|{{Sort|Holman|Kai Holman}}

|Main role

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |last1= Otterson |first1=Joe |title= 'NCIS: Hawai'i' Casts Alex Tarrant, Enver Gjokaj |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/ncis-hawaii-cast-alex-tarrant-enver-gjokaj-1235014874/ |website=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=10 March 2022 |date=8 July 2021}}

scope="row"|The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

|2022–24

|Valandil

|Recurring role

|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite news |last=Otterson |first=Joe |title='Lord of the Rings' Series at Amazon Adds 20 Actors to Cast |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-cast-1234845274/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203175932/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-cast-1234845274/ |website=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation|archive-date=3 December 2020 |access-date=10 March 2022|date=3 December 2020}}

scope="row"|A Remarkable Place to Die

| 2024-present

| Dr. Ihaka Cooper

| Series regular

Notes

References

External links

{{IMDb name|7176413|Alex Tarrant}}

Category:Living people

Category:New Zealand male film actors

Category:New Zealand male television actors

Category:New Zealand people of Māori descent

Category:New Zealand people of Niuean descent

Category:New Zealand people of Samoan descent

Category:Toi Whakaari alumni

Category:1990s births

Category:Actors with dyslexia