Tammy Davis | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–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]
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]
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson's Wharf | 1999–2002 | Worm | 4 episodes |
| Mataku | 2005 | Jason | Episode: "The Chosen Ones" |
| Outrageous Fortune | 2005–10 | Jared "Munter" Mason | Series regular |
| The Market | 2005 | Ritchie Johnson | Episode: "Season 1, Episode 2" |
| Dancing in the Sky | 2011 | William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse | Documentary; Lead role |
| Missing Christmas | 2012 | Tane Te Pania (voice) | Television film |
| Sunny Skies | 2013 | Deano | Main role |
| Top of the Lake | 2013, 17 | Constable Howe | 2 episodes |
| Auckland Daze | 2013–14 | Himself | 3 episodes |
| #KOMTR | 2015 | Host | |
| Only Aotearoa | 2015 | Various roles | Main role; web series |
| The Barefoot Bandits | 2016–19 | Tane TePania (voice) | Main role |
| Jimi's World | 2017 | Himself | 1 episode |
| Only Aotearoa | 2017–19 | Various roles | Main role |
| Shortland Street | 2017–18 | Luke Whakapano | |
| Funny Girls | 2018 | Various roles | Episode "Season 3, Episode 2" |
| All Star Family Feud | 2018 | Contestant | |
| Misadventures of a Pacific Professional | 2019 | Mike Wiki | 2 episodes; web series |
| Whatta Beauty | 2020 | — | Director |
| The Eggplant | 2020 | Vice Principal Trevor | Main role; web series |
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? | 1999 | Mookie | |
| Whale Rider | 2002 | Dog | |
| Fracture | 2004 | Det. Peters | |
| Spooked | 2004 | Andy | |
| Tama Tū | 2005 | Māori Battalion Soldier | Short film |
| Black Sheep | 2006 | Tucker | |
| Eagle vs Shark | 2007 | Fight Extra | |
| Tonight on NZ on Screen | 2010 | Presenter | Short film |
| Ebony Society | 2011 | — | Short film, writer and director |
| Sonny, My Older Brother | 2012 | — | Short film, writer and director |
| Fantail | 2013 | Dad | |
| Damien | 2014 | Damien | Short film |
| Born to Dance | 2015 | — | Director |
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]