Cast Detail: Alex Tarrant

Alex Tarrant hails from Auckland, New Zealand and is of Māori, Samoan and Niuean descent. He is a 2012 graduate of New Zealand’s prestigious drama school Te Kura Toi Whakaari o Aotearoa. Following his studies, he played leading roles in the WW1 miniseries When We Go To War, the BBC co-production Tatau and three seasons of the Aussie hit 800 Words. He then joined the core cast of the award-winning racy drama Filthy Rich (which streamed in the US on Hulu).

In 2019 Tarrant joined the core cast of the much-anticipated sequel to the Australian cult series Seachange. 2019 also marked his international feature film debut, with The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith. His second feature, sci-fi thriller Night Riders, was shot recently in Canada, and he returned to NZ screens in the comedy Mean Mums.

Alex Tarrant hails from Auckland, New Zealand and is of Māori, Samoan and Niuean descent. He is a 2012 graduate of New Zealand’s prestigious drama school Te Kura Toi Whakaari o Aotearoa. Following his studies, he played leading roles in the WW1 miniseries When We Go To War, the BBC co-production Tatau and three seasons of the Aussie hit 800 Words. He then joined the core cast of the award-winning racy drama Filthy Rich (which streamed in the US on Hulu).

In 2019 Tarrant joined the core cast of the much-anticipated sequel to the Australian cult series Seachange. 2019 also marked his international feature film debut, with The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith. His second feature, sci-fi thriller Night Riders, was shot recently in Canada, and he returned to NZ screens in the comedy Mean Mums.