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Cohen Holloway

Actor [Ngāti Toa]

Cohen Holloway’s teen talent for impersonations lead him to showcase his John Campbell impression on sketch show Facelift, and bro'Town.  He proved he could play serious when he won a Qantas Award for TV drama Until Proven Innocent. Since then he has played a gang member in Boy, a real estate agent in Māori TV hit Find Me A Māori Bride, a dodgy cowboy in Good For Nothing and a dopey husband in comedy Fresh Eggs.

...on the set he'd be telling terrible jokes — blue jokes, purple jokes — and then he’d switch like that, and you’d get David . . . it was a massive transition. He wasn’t just putting a face on; he’d switch into this character. Actor Peter Elliott on Cohen Holloway's ability to move between silly and serious, while making TV movie Until Proven Innocent, in a 15 September 2009 ScreenTalk interview

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Interview

Cohen Holloway: On blending comedy and drama...

Interview, 2015

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Interview

ScreenTalk Short: Cohen Holloway

Interview, 2019

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Wellington Paranormal Bloopers and Behind the Scenes

2022, Subject - Television

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Cousins

2021, As: Bobby (adult) - Film

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Millie Lies Low

2021, Actor - Film

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The Power of the Dog

2021, As: Bobby - Film

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Reunion

2020, As: Gus - Film

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Lowdown Dirty Criminals

2020, As: Roy - Film

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Bellbird

2019, As: Bruce - Film

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Educators

2019 - 2022, As: John Harris - Web

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Educators - First Episode

2019, As: John Harrison - Web

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Wellington Paranormal

2018 - 2022, As: Dion the Werewolf - Television

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The Breaker Upperers

2018, As: Joe - Film

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NZ Film Commission turns 40 - Past Memories

2018, Subject - Web

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Rekt - Full Series

2017, As: Colin (episodes 5-10), As: Coach - Web

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The Stolen

2017, As: Hunter - Film

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The Māori Sidesteps - Series Two

2017, As: Hoani - Web

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The Rehearsal

2016, As: Michael - Film

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The Watercooler

2016 - 2018, Actor - Web

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016, As: Hugh - Film

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Chronesthesia

2016, As: Zach - Film

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Friday Night Bites - Series One

2016, As: Sick Uber passenger (episode 14) - Web

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The Māori Sidesteps - Series One

2016, Writer, As: Hoani - Web

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The Watercooler - Series One

(episodes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6), As: Various roles - Web

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How to Murder Your Wife

2015, As Detective Dave Fenchurch - Television

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Find Me a Māori Bride

2015 - 2017, As: Tama Bradley - Television

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Find Me a Māori Bride - First Episode

2015, As: Tama Bradley - Television

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What We Do in the Shadows

2014, As: Clifton the werewolf - Film

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Happy Hour

2014, Writer, As: Nek Manu, Various roles - Television

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Nancy Wake: The White Mouse

2014, As: Patrick O'Leary - Television

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The Brokenwood Mysteries

2015, As: Tommy Keely - Television

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Pirates of the Airwaves

2014, As: David Gapes - Television

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Happy Hour - First Episode

2014, Contributing Writer, As: Gang member, Audition director - Television

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Auckland Daze - Series Two

2013, As: BJ Brown (episodes 1, 2 & 3) - Web

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Good for Nothing

2012, As: The Man - Film

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Tangiwai - A Love Story

2011, As: Lawrie Miller - Television

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Super City

2013, As: Colin - Television

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After the Waterfall

2010, As: David - Film

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Boy

2010, As: Chuppa - Film

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7 Days

2015, Subject - Television

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Separation City

2009, As: Roger - Film

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Until Proven Innocent

2009, As: David Dougherty - Television

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Eagle vs Shark

2007, As: Mason - Film

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Facelift - Series Four, Episode One

2007, As: John Campbell, Willie Apiata, various roles - Television

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The Killian Curse

2006, Director - Television

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Facelift - Series Three, Episode One

2005, As: Rodney Hide, various roles - Television

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Facelift - Series Two, Episode One

2005, As: John Campbell, various roles - Television

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bro'Town - The Weakest Link (First Episode)

2004, As: Schoolboy - Television

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Facelift

2004 - 2006, As: Various roles - Television

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Facelift - Best of 2004

2004, As: John Campbell, David Lange, Rodney Hide, Parekura Horomia, Tana Umaga, various roles - Television

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Facelift - First Episode

2004, As: John Campbell, Rodney Hide, Parekura Horomia, Tana Umaga, various roles - Television

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The Strip

2003, As: Lawyer - Television

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Pulp Comedy

2003, Subject - Television