Tammy Davis

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Tammy Davis
Occupation Actor
Years active1999–present

Tammy Davis is a New Zealand actor, best known for his role as Munter on the hit New Zealand comedy-drama Outrageous Fortune . He grew up in Raetihi, New Zealand. [1]

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Career

Davis has performed in both film and television, including Black Sheep , Whale Rider and in Taika Waititi's short film Tama Tu. He also starred as Mookie in What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? , the sequel to Once Were Warriors . Davis made his feature film direction debut on the 2015 film, Born to Dance , released in September 2015. [1] [2] In 2017 he joined George FM, where he is currently a host on the breakfast show alongside General Lee. [3]

In 2020, Davis starred as Vice Principal Trev in The Eggplant, a New Zealand-teen-drama crime-comedy series released to TVNZ OnDemand and YouTube. [4] In 2021, he was a contestant on Celebrity Treasure Island 2021 . [5]

Filmography

Television

TitleYearRoleNotes
Jackson's Wharf 1999–2002Worm4 episodes
Mataku2005JasonEpisode: "The Chosen Ones"
Outrageous Fortune 2005–10 Jared "Munter" Mason Series regular
The Market 2005Ritchie JohnsonEpisode: "Season 1, Episode 2"
Dancing in the Sky2011 William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse Documentary; Lead role
Missing Christmas2012Tane Te Pania (voice)Television film
Sunny Skies 2013DeanoMain role
Top of the Lake 2013, 17Constable Howe2 episodes
Auckland Daze2013–14Himself3 episodes
#KOMTR2015Host
Only Aotearoa2015Various rolesMain role; web series
The Barefoot Bandits2016–19Tane TePania (voice)Main role
Jimi's World2017Himself1 episode
Only Aotearoa2017–19Various rolesMain role
Shortland Street 2017–18 Luke Whakapano
Funny Girls 2018Various rolesEpisode "Season 3, Episode 2"
All Star Family Feud2018Contestant
Misadventures of a Pacific Professional2019Mike Wiki2 episodes; web series
Whatta Beauty2020Director
The Eggplant2020Vice Principal TrevorMain role; web series

Film

TitleYearRoleNotes
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? 1999Mookie
Whale Rider 2002Dog
Fracture 2004Det. Peters
Spooked 2004Andy
Tama Tū2005Māori Battalion SoldierShort film
Black Sheep 2006Tucker
Eagle vs Shark 2007Fight Extra
Tonight on NZ on Screen2010PresenterShort film
Ebony Society2011Short film, writer and director
Sonny, My Older Brother2012Short film, writer and director
Fantail2013Dad
Damien2014DamienShort film
Born to Dance 2015Director

Personal life

Of Māori descent, he identifies with Ngāti Rangi and Atihaunui a Paparangi and is the half brother of Kiwi actor, Julian Arahanga.

He had a long-term relationship with the producer Ainsley Gardiner and they have three daughters. [6] He is now married to Cypress Vivieaere. [7]

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References

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  2. "Tammy Davis". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. "George FM Breakfast with Lee & Tammy". www.rova.nz. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  4. "The Eggplant - A drama-crime-comedy online web series". www.dia.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. "Meet the contestants of Celebrity Treasure Island 2021". TheSpinoff. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. Eriksen, Alanah May (29 August 2009). "Actor: What I did was stupid". The New Zealand Herald .
  7. "What the gossip mags say". Stuff. 9 July 2012.