Lani Tupu

Full name: Lani John Tupu
Birthday: November 4, 1964
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Born in Wellington, New Zealand
Resides in Sydney, Australia
Education: Educated at Rongotal College in Wellington, New Zealand and Wellington Teachers Training College. He was trained at the New Zealand Drama School
Miscellaneous: Tupu is a founding member of the Walkers And Talkers theatre group in Australia

Filmography

"Farscape" (2004) (mini) TV Series (announced) (voice) (as Lanu Tupu) .... Voice of Pilot
Liquid Bridge (2003) .... Sharky Garcia
Farscape: The Game (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Bialar Crais/Pilot
... aka Farscape: War & Peacekeepers (2002) (VG) (USA: short title)
Marshall Law (2002) [TV]
The Finder (2001) [TV] - Lyle Riskin
Lantana (2001) (as Lani Tupu) - Patrick's Lover
The Lost World (1999) [TV] - River Guide
"Farscape" (1999) [TV] - .... (Captain) Bialar Crais/Voice of Pilot
Heart of Fire (1997) [TV] - Roger Parks
The Feds: Abduction (1993) [TV] - Idris Karya
Marlin Bay(1992) [TV] - David Spence
The Punisher (1989) - Laccone
Send a Gorilla (1988)

TV guest appearances

"Lost World, The" (1999) playing "Prince Apep's Slave" in episode: "The Prisoner" (episode 2x8) 25 November 2000
"Lost World, The" (1999) playing "Tolmac" in episode: "Salvation" (episode 1x4)
"Water Rats" (1996) playing "Fereti Tavita"(as Lani Tupu) in episode: "Lie Down With Dogs" (episode 1x6)
"Water Rats" (1996) playing "Fereti Tauita"(as Lani Tupu) in episode: "Catch & Kill" (episode 1x5)
"High Tide" (1994) playing "Rev. Henry" in episode: "Let Us Prey" (episode 1x1)
"Time Trax" (1993) in episode: "Gravity Of It All, The" (episode 2x5)
"Police Rescue" (1990) playing "David Goldberg" in episode: "With a Vengeance" (episode 2x8) 1992
"Police Rescue" (1990) playing "David Goldberg" in episode: "Sugar" (episode 2x7) 1992
"Police Rescue" (1990) playing "David Goldberg" in episode: "The Hard Way" (episode 2x3) 1992
"Police Rescue" (1990) playing "David Goldberg" in episode: "Heartbeat" (episode 2x13) 1992
"Police Rescue" (1990) playing "David Goldberg" in episode: "The Real Meaning" (episode 2x12) 1992
"Police Rescue" (1990) playing "David Goldberg" in episode: "From This Day Forward" (episode 2x.10) 1992
"Mission: Impossible" (1988) playing "Otagi" in episode: "Cargo Cult" (episode 2x12)

Theater

Most recently, The Tempest with the Bell Shakespeare Company
Tupu has performed in over forty stage productions for several theatre companies in New Zealand.

Directing/Coaching

Directed Going Home for the stage
Directed Talk of the Town, a short film
Directed The Main Course, a video
Assistant directed the Karen Norris Film Ole
Tupu has taught "Acting For Camera" in Australia and New Zealand as an acting coach. He also runs weekly workshops on "Screen Acting" at the Actors Centre in Sydney, Australia.