Robbie Magasiva

Robbie Magasiva
Robbie Magasiva in 2013
Born	(1970-05-21) 21 May 1970 (age 46) Wellington, New Zealand
Residence	Auckland, New Zealand. Melbourne, Australia.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present
Spouse(s)	Anna Magasiva (m. 2005 div. 2011)
Partner(s)	Natalie Medlock (2011–present)
Children	2

Auckland, New Zealand.

Robbie Joseph Magasiva (born 21 May 1970) is a Samoan New Zealand actor who has starred in several films and as a member of the Naked Samoans comedy troupe. He has also appeared on television and theatre, and was the co-presenter of New Zealand's Tagata Pasifika with famed athlete Beatrice Faumuina. Magasiva is also known for his role on Shortland Street as Dr. Maxwell Avia which he played from June 2009 to July 2012, and for his current role as Will Jackson on the prison drama series Wentworth, an adaptation of the iconic prison drama Prisoner.

Although Magasiva was born in New Zealand (Wellington), his family moved to Samoa. He grew up in a small community west of Apia called Tanumapua. His family moved back to New Zealand permanently when he was 10 years old.

After leaving school, he gave theatre sports a go and acted in some commercials while working as a receptionist at an advertising agency.

Magasiva had his start on television during the 1990s, beginning with comedy. In 1999, he portrayed Mason Keeler in Jackson's Wharf. In 2001 he starred in his first major film, Stickmen, and joined the Naked Samoans. In 2002, he played Mauhúr in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. He returned to television in the show The Strip, continued his work with the Naked Samoans, and made a minor appearance in Power Rangers: Ninja Storm, also starring his brother Pua as the brother of Pua's Character of Shane Clarke. In 2006, Magasiva co-starred in Sione's Wedding, a comedy film that achieved commercial success in New Zealand. In 2007 he co-starred in the horror film The Tattooist.