Uli Latukefu | |
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Born | Talia'uli Latukefu Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
Years active | 2013–present |
Known for | Marco Polo (2014–2016) Young Rock (2021–2023) |
Children | 2[1] |
Talia'uli Latukefu is an Australian actor and singer, best known for his roles asDwayne Johnson in theNBC comedyYoung Rock and Byamba in the AmericanNetflix seriesMarco Polo. He also played Darren Ngata in the popular Australian dramatic seriesDoctor Doctor[2] in series 2–4 from 2017 to 2020. He played Cole in the short filmAlien: Covenant – Prologue: Last Supper[3] and the feature filmAlien: Covenant, both directed byRidley Scott;Last Supper was released on 22 February 2017, andCovenant on 19 May 2017. He is also known for his role as Father Matteo in the psychological thriller miniseriesDevil's Playground and as "Kool Kris" in theChris Lilley mockumentary seriesJonah from Tonga. In 2004, he was a contestant in the reality singing competition seriesAustralian Idol. In 2022, he portrayed thesuperheroThe Champion in theDC Extended Universe (DCEU) filmBlack Adam.
OfTongan descent, Latukefu is a graduate of theNational Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)[4] He lives inSydney, Australia.[5]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Alien: Covenant | Cole | |
2019 | Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan | Bombardier Ray Ngatai | |
2020 | The Legend of Baron To'a | Fritz | |
2022 | Black Adam | Hurut / The Champion | |
2023 | Next Goal Wins | Nicky Salapu | |
2024 | MaXXXine | Shephard Turei |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Devil's Playground | Father Matteo | Miniseries |
2014 | Jonah From Tonga | Kool Kris | |
2014–2016 | Marco Polo | Byamba | |
2017–2019 | Doctor Doctor | Darren Ngata | |
2021–2023 | Young Rock | Dwayne Johnson | Portrays older teenaged and young adult Dwayne Johnson in flashbacks |
2023– | Last King of the Cross | Tongan Sam | |
2024– | Laid (US) | Lug |
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