Uli Latukefu

{{short description|21st-century Australian actor and singer}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}}

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| birth_name = Talia'uli Latukefu

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| birth_place = Australia

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| nationality = Australian

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| occupation = Actor, singer

| years_active = 2013–present

| known_for = Marco Polo (2014–2016)
Young Rock (2021–2023)

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| children = 2{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CYfC2rmh2s4/ | title=Uli Latukefu on Instagram: "New addition coming soon ❤️ We (Especially your big sister) can't wait to see you bub. X" }}

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Talia'uli Latukefu is an Australian actor and singer, best known for his roles as Dwayne Johnson in the NBC comedy Young Rock and Byamba in the American Netflix series Marco Polo. He also played Darren Ngata in the popular Australian dramatic series Doctor Doctor{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvmaze.com/characters/629314/doctor-doctor-senior-constable-darren-ngata|title = Senior Constable Darren Ngata – Doctor Doctor | TVmaze}} in series 2–4 from 2017 to 2020. He played Cole in the short film Alien: Covenant – Prologue: Last Supper[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXgRlRao5I/ Alien: Covenant | Prologue: Last Supper | 20th Century FOX] and the feature film Alien: Covenant, both directed by Ridley Scott; Last Supper was released on 22 February 2017, and Covenant on 19 May 2017. He is also known for his role as Father Matteo in the psychological thriller miniseries Devil's Playground and as "Kool Kris" in the Chris Lilley mockumentary series Jonah from Tonga. In 2004, he was a contestant in the reality singing competition series Australian Idol. In 2022, he portrayed the superhero The Champion in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film Black Adam.

Of Tongan descent, Latukefu is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA){{cite web | title=Uli Latukefu stars in "The Legend of Baron To'a" | website=Matangi Tonga | date=2019-10-22 | url=https://matangitonga.to/2019/10/22/uli-latukefu-stars-legend-baron | access-date=2023-09-13}} He lives in Sydney, Australia.{{cite news|url=http://observer.com/2014/12/creators-and-cast-of-marco-polo-discuss-their-world-spanning-90-million-production/|title=Creators and Cast of 'Marco Polo' Discuss Their World-Spanning, $90 Million Show|newspaper=The New York Observer|date=12 November 2014|access-date=28 March 2015}}