Gordon Toi Hatfield
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The credits list Gordon Toi Hatfield as an actor, though most of the career sits outside the written record. Around 33 years of screen work is documented. 'Rapa Nui' is the film his name is usually tied to, playing Riro. 'Hercules in the Underworld' is a second title that can be traced to him. He was 29 when the first credit was filed.
Gordon Toi Hatfield
4 Movies
2 Series
The credits list Gordon Toi Hatfield as an actor, though most of the career sits outside the written record. Around 33 years of screen work is documented. 'Rapa Nui' is the film his name is usually tied to, playing Riro. 'Hercules in the Underworld' is a second title that can be traced to him. He was 29 when the first credit was filed.
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How old is Gordon Toi Hatfield and where are they from?
Gordon Toi Hatfield is 62 years old, born on June 11, 1964 in New Zealand..
What are the most famous roles of Gordon Toi Hatfield?
Gordon Toi Hatfield is best known for roles in Rapa Nui, Hercules in the Underworld, Desperate Remedies.
How many movies has Gordon Toi Hatfield been in?
Over a 33-year career (since 1993), Gordon Toi Hatfield has appeared in 4 movies and 2 TV shows.
What was Gordon Toi Hatfield's first movie?
The career of Gordon Toi Hatfield began with Desperate Remedies (1993).
What is Gordon Toi Hatfield's most recent movie or series?
Gordon Toi Hatfield's most recent release is The Man Who Lost His Head, which premiered on August 25, 2007.
What TV shows has Gordon Toi Hatfield appeared in?
On television, Gordon Toi Hatfield has appeared in Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
Gordon Toi Hatfield
1964-06-11 · New Zealand.
Gordon graduated in 1983 from the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua, winning the Sir Henry Kalliher Student of Honour Award for his talents. In the mid-1990s he earned Top Warrior status after a long training in Māori disciplines, and he is a role model for Māori youth through his support of rehabilitation projects at schools. A noted woodcarver who designed and carved traditional meeting houses, including the Auckland University meeting house Tane-nui-a-rangi, he is most known as a ta moko artist.
He began studying ta moko (traditional Māori body art) in 1995 and has become internationally renowned since releasing his book Dedicated by Blood (with Dutch/Indonesian photographer Patricia Steur), which captures his indigenous tattooing in photos.
Gordon has exhibited in several galleries in New Zealand and the Netherlands. An actor as well as a film and set designer, he worked on the movies The Piano and Whale Rider and received the Best Actor Award at the New Zealand Film and Television Awards in 1993. In 2004, he was nominated for the TV Guide New Zealand Television Award for Best Contribution to Design for his work as production designer.