Gordon Toi Hatfield

Gordon Toi Hatfield

Born: June 11, 1964
in 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.

Movies for Gordon Toi Hatfield...

The Man Who Lost His Head
Title: The Man Who Lost His Head
Character: Sonny
Released: August 25, 2007
Type: Movie
Martin Clunes stars as a straight-laced museum curator who finds himself travelling to New Zealand to settle a dispute with a Maori community about an ancient carving - with unexpected consequences.
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Snakeskin
Title: Snakeskin
Character: Tama
Released: October 1, 2001
Type: Movie
A hitchhiker takes two kids on the ride of their dreams, but they soon learn that their newfound hero is just as capable of delivering nightmares.
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Title: Xena: Warrior Princess
Character: Rufinus
Released: September 4, 1995
Type: TV
Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves.
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Title: Xena: Warrior Princess
Character: Seerus
Released: September 4, 1995
Type: TV
Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves.
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Title: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Character: Freedom Fighter
Released: January 29, 1995
Type: TV
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
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Title: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Character: Lieutenant
Released: January 29, 1995
Type: TV
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
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Title: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Character: Temple Guard
Released: January 29, 1995
Type: TV
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
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Rapa Nui
Title: Rapa Nui
Character: Riro
Released: June 3, 1994
Type: Movie
Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge statue (moai) in record time before Make can take part in the race to retrieve the egg of a Sooty Tern. The reward for winning this race is to rule the island for one year.