Jim Moriarty
Birthday
1953/06/20 (71 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New Zealand
Also know as
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Biography
James Moriarty MNZM is a New Zealand actor and theatre director, who began acting professionally in 1967. He came to national attention and is probably best known for his role as the school teacher Riki Winiata in the 1970s soap opera Close to Home. His work has toured nationally and internationally. Moriarty is from the Māori tribes of Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Koata and Ngāti Kahungunu.
Acting
(1985) Kingpin
as Mike Herewini
(1980) Night of the Juggler
as Truck Driver
(1999) A Difficult Woman
as Dominic Martin
(1986) Mark II
as Rangi
(2009) No Petrol, No Diesel
as Oscar
(1998) Saving Grace
as Gerald Hutchinson
(1990) The Returning
as George
(2006) The Waimate Conspiracy
as George Kepa
(2016) The Patriarch
as Rupeni Poata
(2009) The Strength of Water
as Gibby
(2007) Fog
as Dad
(2018) The Gravedigger of Kapu
as Hone
(2010) The Witch & the Woodsman
as Grandfather
(2021) Cousins
as Māori Caregiver
(1998) A Difficult Woman
as Dominic Martin
(2021) Vegas
as Henry Ruata
(1997) Wildside
as Tom Wallace
(1997) Wildside
as Derek Lamb