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• Is of Maori descent.
• Born in New Zealand, but grew up in Australia.
• Mother and brother Stephen died within a month of each other in 1985, due to two separate car accidents.
• Took classical dance lessons as a teen.
• Made his TV debut on the Aussie drama Paradise Beach.
• Has appeared alongside Lucy Lawless on the syndicated action-adventure series Xena: Warrior Princess and the Starz historical drama Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
• Big-screen roles include the horror hit 30 Days of Night (2007) and action movies The Marine (2006) and The Condemned (2007).