Mika X filmography

Mika X (also known as Mika Haka) is a New Zealand Maori actor, producer, executive producer, and a music artist. Mika began his acting career in the 1980s in performing arts theatre before landing his first television role on Shark in the Park under his birth name Neil Gudsell. Mika had his first film role on The Rogue Stallion in his small role as Constable. Mika went on to producing and executive producing his on TV show including Mika Live and Te Mika Show. The largest short film him he has created was GURL which went on to win an award at the New Zealand International Film Festival. ^[1]

Film

Year	Film	Director	Executive producer	Producer	Actor	Role	Notes	Ref
1990	The Rogue Stallion	No	No	No	Yes	Constable	Credited as Neil Gudsell	[1]
1990	The Piano	No	No	No	Yes	Tahu		[1]

Short film

Year	Film	Director	Executive producer	Producer	Actor	Role	Notes	Ref
1998	Ahi Ataahua	No	No	No	Yes	Performer	Choreography	[2]
2009	ORCHIDS & ROSES	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes			[3]
2015	Taniwha	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2020	GURL	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Carmen	Nominated Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts Best Film Award Won Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts CineMāori Audience Award	[4]

Television

Year	Film	Director	Executive producer	Producer	Actor	Role	Notes	Ref
1989	Shark in the Park	No	No	No	Yes	Constable Ra	Credited as Neil Gudsell Reoccurring character in season 1	[5]
1989	Carmen	No	No	No	Yes	Young Carmen	Credited as Neil Gudsell TV Special	[6]
2000	Strassman	No	No	No	Yes	Guest		[7]
2004	Mika Live	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Self		[3]
2006	Te Mika Show	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Self	13 episodes	[8]
2008	Shortland Street	No	No	No	Yes	Eva Destruction	2 episodes	[9]
2010	Ka Life	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Self - Presenter & Yoga instructor	15 episodes	[1]
2011	Mika's Aroha Mardi Gras	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Self	TV special	[10]
2012	Auckland Daze	No	No	No	Yes	Mika	2 episodes	[11]
2012	KA TV	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Self		[3]
2015	Matika	No	Yes	Yes	No		Episode 13	[12]
2015 - 2017	The Aroha Project	No	Yes	Yes	No
2016	2MI	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Max Raurekareka
2016	Te Reo Maori with Pa & Ti	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
2017	Queens of Panguru	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Self	Appeared in 2 episodes Produced all the episodes TV Mini Series	[13]
2023	Lani Daniels vs Alrie Meleisea	No	No	No	Yes	Self - performing the New Zealand national anthem	The event was televised internationally in FITE and in New Zealand on Sky TV Sky Sports.	[14]

Documentary

Year	Film	Director	Executive producer	Producer	Actor	Role	Notes	Ref
1997	Witi Ihimaera	No	No	No	Yes	Subject		[15]
2005	Making Music - Mika	No	No	No	Yes	Self		[16]
2008	Mika Haka Kids	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Self		[17]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref
2019	Natives Go Wild	Ngati Haua entertainer	Sydney Opera House	[18]

Music video

• "I Have Loved Me A Man", Mika Haka, (1990)
• "A.E.I.O.U.", Moana and the Moahunters (1991) ^[19]
• "Lava Lover", Mika Haka, (1991)
• "Geraldine", Jan Hellriegel (1995) ^[20]
• "Do U like What U See", Mika Haka, (1996)
• "Taniwha", Mika Haka, (1999)
• "My Angel", Mika Haka, (2000)
• "Ahi Ataahua", Mika Haka, (2001)
• "Wera Wera", Mika Haka, (2001)
• "Poti", Mika & Te Plastic Maori, (2007)
• "Taniwha Live", Mika Haka, (2011)
• "Dress To Express", Mika Haka ft. Hannah Martin & Zakk d'Larté, (2014)
• "Coffee", Mika Haka ft. Lavina Williams, (2014)
• "Loved Me A Man", Mika Haka ft. Lavina Williams, (2016)

References

1. Mazer, Sharon (2018). I Have Loved Me A Man The Life & Times Of Mika. Creative Live Series. ISBN   9781869408862.
2. "Ahi Ataahua". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
3. "SCREEN PRODUCTIONS". Mika Haka. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
4. "Short film on Kiwi transgender woman Carmen Rupe to premiere". Stuff.co.nz. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
5. "Shark in the Park – Lamb to the Slaughter (Series One, episode Three) Television (Full Length Episode) – 1989". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
6. "Carmen Television (Full Length) – 1989". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
7. "Strassman". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
8. "Mika (Neil Gudsell)". Timaru District Council. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
9. "Mika Appears On Shortland Street 2008". Mika Haka. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
10. "MIKA'S AROHA MARDI GRAS MĀORI TV SPECIAL". Mika Haka. Archived from the original on 2020-01-17. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
11. "Auckland Daze: episode guide". Australian Television. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
12. "Matika TV Series". Maori TV. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
13. "HAVING THE CHAT: RAMON TE WAKE". Gay Express. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
14. "Boxing: Lani Daniels: Pīpīwai has a heavyweight world champion". New Zealand Herald. 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
15. "Witi Ihimaera". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
16. "Making Music Mika". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
17. "About Mika". Daily Blog. May 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
18. "Mika Haka in Natives Go Wild". ABC Australian News. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
19. "AEIOU". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
20. "Geraldine". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

External links

• Official IMDb