Tammy Davis

Tammy Davis is a New Zealand actor, best known for his role as Munter on the hit New Zealand comedy-drama, Outrageous Fortune. He grew up in Raetihi, New Zealand.[1]

Tammy Davis
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Career

Davis has performed in both film and television, including Black Sheep, Whale Rider and in Taika Waititi's short film Tama Tu. He also starred as Mookie in What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, the sequel to Once Were Warriors. Davis made his feature film direction debut on the 2015 film, Born to Dance, released in September 2015.[1][2] He is a host on the breakfast show on George FM.[3]

In 2020, Davis starred as Vice Principal Trev in The Eggplant, a New Zealand-teen-drama crime-comedy series released to TVNZ OnDemand and YouTube. [4]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Jackson's WharfWormSeason 1, Episodes 7, 8
2000Jackson's WharfWormSeason 2, Episodes 6, 8
2005The MarketRitchie JohnsonSeason 1, Episode 2
2005MatakuJason"The Chosen Ones" (S03E04)
2005-2010Outrageous FortuneMunterSeries regular
2013Top of the LakeConstable HoweSeason 1, Episode 3
2013Sunny SkiesDeanoMain role
2013-2014Auckland DazeHimselfSeason 2, Episodes 2, 5
2016-presentThe Barefoot BanditsTane
2017-18Shortland StreetLuke Whakapano
2020The EggplantVice Principle TrevSeason 1

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?Mookie
2002Whale RiderDog
2004FractureDet. Peters
2004SpookedAndy
2005Tama tuunknownShort film
2006Black SheepTucker
2007Eagle vs SharkFight Extra
2007Day of the DevilsJosh Milton
2013FantailDad
2015Born to DanceDirector

Personal life

Of Māori descent, he identifies with Ngāti Rangi and Atihaunui a Paparangi and is the half brother of Kiwi actor, Julian Arahanga.

He had a long-term relationship with the producer Ainsley Gardiner and they have three daughters.[5] He is now married to Cypress Vivieaere.[6]

References
  1. "Tammy Davis". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. "Tammy Davis". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. "George FM - Beats working". George FM. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. "The Eggplant - A drama-crime-comedy online web series". www.dia.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. Eriksen, Alanah May (29 August 2009). "Actor: What I did was stupid". The New Zealand Herald.
  6. "What the gossip mags say". Stuff. 9 July 2012.


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