James Rolleston

James Rolleston

Born: June 8, 1997
in New Zealand
James Rolleston (born 8 June 1997) is a New Zealand actor known for the films Boy and The Dark Horse.

Movies for James Rolleston...

Uproar
Title: Uproar
Character: Jamie Waaka
Released: October 5, 2023
Type: Movie
A 17 year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.
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Whina
Title: Whina
Character: Gabriel
Released: June 23, 2022
Type: Movie
Biopic about the life of Whina Cooper, an activist who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of fellow Māori women.
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Lowdown Dirty Criminals
Title: Lowdown Dirty Criminals
Character: Freddy
Released: August 20, 2020
Type: Movie
Freddy and Marvin have their sights set on a future filled with “monies and honeys”, believing that a life of crime and debauchery will get them there. Unfortunately, living a life of crime comes with consequences. When a series of straightforward jobs are botched, they cross paths with their most intimidating enemy yet, The Upholsterer. The ensuing chaos caused by her two henchmen Semo and Royon their hunt to find the boys forces them to reconsider their careers as criminals.
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Title: Golden Boy
Character: Tama
Released: July 16, 2019
Type: TV
Follow the hilarious life of small town girl Mitch as she lives in the constant shadow of her rugby star brother Tama.
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The Breaker Upperers
Title: The Breaker Upperers
Character: Jordan
Released: March 10, 2018
Type: Movie
Two women run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels.
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Pork Pie
Title: Pork Pie
Character: Luke
Released: February 2, 2017
Type: Movie
A trio of accidental outlaws travel the length of New Zealand, protesting conformity and chasing lost love, with a posse of cops and a media frenzy in pursuit.
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The Rehearsal
Title: The Rehearsal
Character: Stanley
Released: July 15, 2016
Type: Movie
First-year acting student Stanley mines his girlfriend's family scandal as material for the end-of-year show at drama school. The result is a moral minefield.
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The Dead Lands
Title: The Dead Lands
Character: Hongi
Released: September 4, 2014
Type: Movie
Hongi, a Maori chieftain’s teenage son, must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains led by Wirepa, Hongi’s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden “Dead Lands” and forge an uneasy alliance with a mysterious warrior, a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.
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The Dark Horse
Title: The Dark Horse
Character: Mana
Released: July 17, 2014
Type: Movie
One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his struggling chess club, his family and ultimately, himself.
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Boy
Title: Boy
Character: Boy
Released: March 25, 2010
Type: Movie
Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
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Frosty Man and the BMX Kid
Title: Frosty Man and the BMX Kid
Character: BMX Kid
Released: February 21, 2010
Type: Movie
In this short James Rolleston (Boy) stars as a Kiwi lad who banters with an elderly bearded fulla (Bruce Allpress) who claims to be God; the 'BMX Kid' challenges him to a Lake Wakatipu bomb competition to prove it. Kiwi stuntman/director Tim McLachlan's film was a finalist in Your Big Break, a filmmaking contest run by Tourism New Zealand which attracted over 1000 scripts from around the globe. Five finalists were given the chance to turn their scripts into a short film. The brief was to "capture the spirit of 100% Pure New Zealand — the youngest country on earth".