Tai Hara | |
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Born | Sydney, Australia | 29 March 1990
Occupation(s) | Actor Presenter Filmmaker |
Years active | 2010–present |
Notable work | Home and Away (2013–16) |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Tai Hara (born 29 March 1990) [1] is an Australian actor, presenter and filmmaker.
Hara was born in Sydney. He attended The Southport School on the Gold Coast, Queensland. [1] [2] before attending Queensland University of Technology where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) in 2010. Following his graduation, Hara presented the television show Cash Call, which he hosted for two seasons.
Hara made his screen debut in 2011, appearing in a small role in a short-lived American science fiction drama Terra Nova . Hara is best known for his role on the Seven Network soap opera Home and Away , as Andy Barrett, from 2013 (the series' twenty-sixth season) until 2016. [2] Hara has since appeared in Australian crime drama Hyde and Seek and the popular US series Madam Secretary and Preacher .
In 2014, Hara competed in the 14th series of Dancing with the Stars . [3]
He created a web-series in 2020 called Colour Blind, a mockumentary about casting agents. [4] [5]
Hara in 2022 appeared in the first season of Colin from Accounts and in 2024 Hara was announced to return. [6] Hara was also named as part of the support cast for ABC drama mystery series Return to Paradise. [7]
Hara became engaged to Hi-5 cast member, Fely Irvine, in 2015, [8] and the couple married in Bali in 2017. [9] Their daughter was born in late 2020. [9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Terra Nova | Compound Guard No. 1 | 2 episodes |
2011–12 | Cash Call | Himself | 110 episodes |
2013 | Hi-5: Some Kind Of Wonderful | Himself | Documentary |
2013–16 | Home and Away | Andy Barrett | Series regular (268 episodes) |
2016 | Hyde and Seek | Detective Kevin Soga | Series regular |
2017 | SEAL Team | Anderson | 1 episode |
2019 | Madam Secretary | David Akua | Guest |
2019 | Preacher | TV Anchor | 2 episodes |
2020 | Bondi Slayer | Tom | 1 episode |
2022 | Underbelly: Vanishing Act [10] | Vincent Lee | 2 episodes |
2022- | Colin From Accounts | James | 4 episodes |
2024 | Austin | Barman | 4 episodes |
Return to Paradise | Glenn Strong | TV series: 6 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Colour Blind | Tai | |
2018 | Final Resting Pose | Henry | |
2018 | A Low Hum | Billy | |
2012 | Mourning After | Tai | Short film |
2012 | Reef 'n' Beef | Bass | Feature film |
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