Tai Hara

Tai Hara
Hara at The Jungle Book premiere at Event Cinema in Sydney, March 2016
Born	(1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34) Sydney, Australia
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	Fely Irvine ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1

Tai Hara (born 29 March 1990) ^[1] is an Australian actor, presenter and filmmaker.

Early life and career

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]

Personal life

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]

Filmography

Television appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2022-24	Colin From Accounts	James	7 episodes
2024	Austin	Barman	4 episodes
	Return to Paradise	Glenn Strong	TV series: 6 episodes

Film appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

References

1. "Tai Hara stars as Andy on Home and Away". tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
2. (Schripp, Debbie) "Home and Away introduces new bad boys Tai Hara and Jackson Gallagher with innovative webisodes". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
3. "Tai and Jorja - Dancing with the Stars - Official site". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
4. "COLOUR BLIND - A WEB SERIES BY TAI HARA". FilmInk. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
5. Anabel, Anita (27 November 2020). "Home And Away's Tai Hara Lifts the Lid on What Happens to Actors in Casting Rooms". The Latch. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
6. Knox, David (18 December 2023). "Cameras roll on Colin from Accounts S2 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
7. Knox, David (9 April 2024). "Return to Paradise filming in Illawarra | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
8. "It's official! Home and Away hunk Tai Hara and Fely Irvine are engaged". The Daily Telegraph . 26 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
9. Doyle, Erin (15 October 2020). "Tai Hara and Fely Irvine welcome first baby!". New Idea . Retrieved 14 November 2020.
10. "Australian Television: Underbelly Files Chopper: Cast".

External links

• Tai Hara at IMDb