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Jay Laga'aia

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Jay Laga'aia
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Jay Laga'aia was born on 10 September 1963 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is an actor and writer, known for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Daybreakers (2009). He has been married to Sandra Jane since 16 August 1990. They have eight children.
BornSeptember 10, 1963
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BornSeptember 10, 1963
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      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, Temuera Morrison, Bodie Taylor, and Richard Stride in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
    6.6
    • Captain Typho
    • 2002
    Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
    7.6
    • Captain Typho
    • 2005
    Daybreakers (2009)
    Daybreakers
    6.4
    • Senator Turner
    • 2009
    Water Rats (1996)
    Water Rats
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Senior Constable Tommy Tavita

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Shadow Wars
      • Dr. Keller
      • Post-production
    • KingsLand (2024)
      KingsLand
      Video
      • Bouncer
      • 2024
    • Anthony Daniels, Matthew Wood, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane, Arif S. Kinchen, David Menkin, Fred Tatasciore, James Arnold Taylor, Shelby Young, Helen Sadler, Sam Fink, and A.J. LoCascio in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022)
      Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
      8.4
      Video Game
      • Captain Typho (voice)
      • 2022
    • Rodger Corser in Doctor Doctor (2016)
      Doctor Doctor
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Graeme
      • 2021
    • Jay Laga'aia, Nathaniel Lees, Shavaughn Ruakere, Ray Liufau, Fasitua Amosa, John Tui, Xavier Horan, Sateki Finau-Baas, Duane Evans Jr., and Uli Latukefu in The Legend of Baron To'a (2020)
      The Legend of Baron To'a
      6.4
      • George
      • 2020
    • Semisi Cheekam, Logan Reberger, Reannah Hamdan, Erin Choy, Nicholas Cradock, and Tilly Bulle in Hardball (2019)
      Hardball
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Mr. Butte
      • 2019
    • Jay's Jungle (2015)
      Jay's Jungle
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Jay
      • 2015–2018
    • Fighting Season (2018)
      Fighting Season
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Siaosi Ulalei
      • 2018
    • Aaron Fa'aoso, Jon Bell, Elizabeth Wymarra, Bjorn Stewart, Nakkiah Lui, and Steven Oliver in Black Comedy (2014)
      Black Comedy
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Guest Cast
      • 2018
    • Drop Dead Weird (2017)
      Drop Dead Weird
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Announcer
      • 2017
    • The Spa (2015)
      The Spa
      7.2
      Short
      • Ivan
      • 2015
    • Anthony Field, Simon Pryce, Lachlan Gillespie, and Emma Watkins in The Wiggles: Go Santa Go! (2013)
      The Wiggles: Go Santa Go!
      6.6
      Video
      • Jay the Elf
      • 2013
    • The Wiggles: Specials (1993)
      The Wiggles: Specials
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Jay the Elf
      • 2013
    • Home and Away (1988)
      Home and Away
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Elijah Johnson
      • 2010–2012
    • Daniel Baldwin and Warwick Davis in The Unbroken (2012)
      The Unbroken
      4.9
      • Morgan Stevens (voice)
      • 2012
    • Kerry Armstrong and Hanna Mangan Lawrence in Bed of Roses (2008)
      Bed of Roses
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Nick Pickering
      • 2008–2011

    Writer

    • Jay's Jungle (2015)
      Jay's Jungle
      8.5
      TV Series
      • creator
      • 2015

    Music Department

    • Anthony Field, Simon Pryce, Lachlan Gillespie, and Emma Watkins in The Wiggles: Go Santa Go! (2013)
      The Wiggles: Go Santa Go!
      6.6
      Video
      • special guest vocalist
      • 2013

    Videos10

    Daybreakers
    Clip 1:04
    Daybreakers
    Daybreakers
    Clip 1:01
    Daybreakers
    Daybreakers
    Clip 1:01
    Daybreakers
    Daybreakers
    Clip 1:10
    Daybreakers
    Daybreakers
    Clip 1:17
    Daybreakers
    Trailer
    Trailer 2:05
    Trailer
    Daybreakers TV Spot #2
    Trailer 0:31
    Daybreakers TV Spot #2

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Jay Laga'Aia
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • September 10, 1963
      • Auckland, New Zealand
    • Spouse
      • Sandra JaneAugust 16, 1990 - present (8 children)
    • Other works
      Played Mufasa in Sydney theatre version of Disney's "The Lion King".
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article

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    • Trivia
      He has eight children. Jeremy (from a previous relationship), Matthew, Iosefa, Jessica, Nathaniel (nicknamed Tana, after the NZ All Black Rugby Captain and his father's cousin), Georgia Rose, Catherine and Bella.
    • Quotes
      There is possibilities in everything. When you film in NZ sometimes the budget doesn't quite stretch as far as the script would need. That's when a we use a bit of kiwi ingenuity and lots of duct tape to get us through the scene.

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