Tammy Davis: on the origin of Munter...

Interview – 2010

Tammy Davis (Ngāti Rangi, Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi) grew up in Raetihi. He studied acting at Northland Polytechnic before landing a role in Once Were Warriors sequel What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? Following supporting roles in Whale Rider, and TV shows Jacksons Wharf and The Market, he featured in hit movie Black Sheep, and Taika Waititi short film Tama Tū, before securing the role of Munter in classic TV show Outrageous Fortune.

In this ScreenTalk interview, Davis talks about:

How he got into acting, and details of his first acting role
Working on What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? with Temuera Morrison
How a personal struggle with alcohol affected his career
Auditioning for killer sheep movie Black Sheep
What he inherited from the set of Black Sheep which scares his kids
How the tattoo 'Westside Forever' came about
Insights into the creation of his Outrageous Fortune character Munter

This video was first uploaded on 14 June 2010, and is available under this Creative Commons licence. This licence is limited to use of ScreenTalk interview footage only and does not apply to any video content and photographs from films, television, music videos, web series and commercials used in the interview.

Interview, Camera and Editing – James Coleman

What I did is I made him accessable, and even though he breaks the law and stuff like that, I just made him a normal person . . . I didn't make him a character, I just made him a normal person that we all know.
– Tammy Davis on playing beloved character Munter in Outrageous Fortune

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