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RobbieMagasiva

  • Actor
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Kiwi-Samoan Robbie Magasiva was performing in a primary school talent quest when he fell in love with acting. At age 16 he made his first screen appearance, playing a police cadet in a TV commercial. Since then Magasiva has honed his skills in television (Aussie series Wentworth, Shortland Street, The Semisis), film (Stickmen and Sione's Wedding) and stage (comedy group The Naked Samoans).

Screenography

Madam
2024 Actor Series
Rescue HI-Surf
2024 - 2025 As: Harlan 'Sonny' Jennings Series
The Moon is Upside Down
2023 As: Tim Film
Under the Vines
2021 - 2024 As: Series

Biography

Robbie Magasiva was born in Wellington in 1972 to Samoan parents. When he was five, the family moved to Samoa. He was 10 when they moved back to Wellington.  As Magasiva told the NZ Herald in 2017: "When I went over I could only speak English, but when I came back I could only speak Samoan. The English came back quite quickly and all the kids would say, 'You don't sound like a FOB (fresh off the boat)'. We moved in with our aunty and uncle. There were nine cousins all in the same house — five boys in one room. That was just the norm back in the day".

Awards

2019 Logie Awards (Australian Television Awards)
Nominated for Most Outstanding Actor: for Wentworth 

2015 ASTRA Awards (Australian Subscription Television Awards)
Nominated for Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor: For Wentworth, series two

“I love acting. There's nothing else I want to do.”

— Robbie Magasiva

Related images

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From left Iaheto Ah Hi as Stanley, Oscar Kightley as Albert, Shimpal Lelisi as Sefa and Robbie Magasiva as Michael in a scene from Sione's Wedding.
©South Pacific Pictures.
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From left: Robbie Magasiva as Michael, Iaheto Ah Hi as Stanley, Shimpal Lelisi as Sefa, Oscar Kightley as Albert and David Fane as Bolo aka D-Rizzle from Sione's Wedding.
©South Pacific Pictures.
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From left: Iaheto Ah Hi, Oscar Kightley, Shimpal Lelisi, Robbie Magasiva and David Fane in a scene from Sione's Wedding.
©South Pacific Pictures.
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A family portrait of The Semisis, who debuted on sketch show Skitz before getting their own short-lived series. Clockwise from top left: Jackie Clarke, David Fane, Robbie Magasiva, Hori Ahipene (in the middle), and Lyndee-Jane Rutherford.
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From left: Scott Wills as Wayne, Robbie Magasiva (Jack) and Paolo Rotondo (Thomas) sign in for the final tournament in Stickmen.
Image courtesy of the NZ Film Commission