Alex Tarrant

Alexander Tarrant-Keepa[1] (born 1990 or 1991[2]), known professionally as Alex Tarrant, is a New Zealand actor. With multiple TV and film credits, he currently portrays Kai Holman in the CBS action crime drama NCIS: Hawaiʻi, and is filming the The Lord of the Rings TV series.

Alex Tarrant
Born
Alexander Tarrant-Keepa

Raglan, New Zealand
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Early life and education

Tarrant grew up in Raglan, New Zealand.[3] He has Māori, Samoan, and Niuean ancestors.[4] He graduated from Fraser High School in 2008.[2]

Tarrant graduated from Toi Whakaari, New Zealand's foremost national drama school, in 2012,[5] having won the Museum Art Hotel Scholarship for his final year.[lower-alpha 1] While at Toi Whakaari, Tarrant was diagnosed with dyslexia.[2]

Career

Tarrant appeared in season four of SeaChange,[6] and played Maui in the 2015 BBC series Tatau.[5]

Tarrant appeared in When We Go to War, Filthy Rich, 800 Words,[5] and The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith.[6] From 2018 to 2019, he played the despised Dr. Lincoln Kimiora on the New Zealand prime-time soap opera Shortland Street.[7]

He played a rebel leader in the 2021 film, Night Raiders,[8] which was selected for the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[9] He is currently filming the Amazon Prime Video's series The Lord of the Rings.[6] Tarrant currently stars in the new CBS series, NCIS: Hawaiʻi, which premiered in September 2021.[4]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Nothing Trivial Jake Episode: "Complete This Lyric: Should I Stay or Should I Go?"
2015 Tatau Maui Vaipiti Miniseries
2015 When We Go To War Manaki Kokiri Miniseries
2015–16 Common Ground Jacob Williams 4 episodes
2015–18 800 Words Ike Recurring role; 39 episodes
2016–17 Filthy Rich Joe Tamatoa Main role
2018–19 Shortland Street Lincoln Kimiora 148 episodes
2019 The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith Toutai Paletu'a Film
2019 SeaChange Zac Bell Main role season 4; 8 episodes
2019 Head High Joe Season 1; episode 5
2020 Mean Mums Constable Chris 5 episodes
2020 Loner Joel TV series
2021 Vegas Arsenio "Joe" Tierney / Arsenio "Joe" Cheyenne Hamilton 6 episodes
2021 Night Raiders Leo Film
2021–present NCIS: Hawaiʻi Kai Holman Main role
2022 The Lord of the Rings Upcoming TV series

Notes
  1. The competitive scholarship is funded by the owner of Museum Hotel for students demonstrating excellence at Toi Whakaari.[2]

References
  1. Richens, Matt (27 February 2009). "Review". Waikato Times (Hamilton, New Zealand). p. 3. ProQuest 313359761.
  2. Risk, Louise (16 November 2011). "Actor triumphs over dyslexia". Waikato Times (Hamilton, New Zealand). p. 3. ProQuest 905988038.
  3. Dunk, Tiffany (28 October 2015). "Alex Tarrant". Herald Sun (Melbourne, Victoria). p. 36. ProQuest 1727440751.
  4. Cordero, Rosy (8 July 2021). "'NCIS: Hawai'i': Alex Tarrant to Star, Enver Gjokaj to Recur in CBS Spinoff Series". Deadline. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. van Beynen, Jack (8 January 2017). "Bad boy role a challenge". Sunday Star-Times (Wellington, New Zealand). p. E.31. ProQuest 1856141781.
  6. Fletcher, Alex (5 July 2021). "Lord of the Rings cast". BT-TV. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. Harvey, Kerry (6 May 2019). "Despised Shortland Street doctor Lincoln Kimiora walks away". Stuff. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. Grierson, Tim (March 2, 2021). "'Night Raiders': Berlin Review". Screen International. ProQuest 2495421151.
  9. Taylor, Piripi (25 June 2021). "Māori filmmakers' new film in first official selection for Toronto Film Festival". Māori Television. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

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