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
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Copyright
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.
