Benutzer:Historiel/Pana Hema Taylor

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{{Infobox person
| name = Pana Hema Taylor
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|09|14}}{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}
| birth_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
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| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 2007 – present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Danielle Cormack]]|2009|2013|reason=divorced}}
| children = 2
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'''Pana Hema Taylor''' (born 1989) is a New Zealand television actor of [[Māori people|Māori]] ([[Ngāti Kahungunu]]) heritage, best known for his roles in ''[[Spartacus: Vengeance|Spartacus]]'', ''[[The Brokenwood Mysteries]]'' and ''[[Westside (New Zealand TV series)|Westside]]''.

==Personal life==
Pana Hema Taylor grew up in the town of [[Wairoa]], where he became involved with the [[Mongrel Mob]].<ref name=story>{{cite web|title=The Story of Pana Hema-Taylor|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiqjU5RWsxc|publisher=Matthew Warner|accessdate=23 November 2015}}{{better source|date=November 2015}}</ref> In order to keep him from becoming a gang member, his parents, who had split up a while before, decided that he should live with his father in [[Christchurch]], New Zealand<ref name=story /> where he attended [[Aranui High School]].<ref name="Cast Profile - Kawa">{{cite web|title=Cast Profile - Kawa|url=http://www.cincocine.co.nz/Productions/Kawa/CastProfiles.aspx|publisher=Cinco Cine Productions|accessdate=10 June 2013}}</ref> In 2007, he won best actor for his role as Mercutio in the school's production of Romeo & Juliet.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aranui pulls victory from tragedy|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/our-communities/11709/Aranui-pulls-victory-from-tragedy|publisher=The Press|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref>

In 2009, 20-year-old Hema Taylor met 38-year-old actress [[Danielle Cormack]] when she was the costume/set designer on a play he was in. The two have a son, Te Ahi Ka, born 19 March 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/celebrity/celeb-stories/danielle-cormack-love-without-barriers/ |title=Danielle Cormack: Love without barriers |publisher=NZ Woman's Weekly |date=2010-09-07 |accessdate=2012-07-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217164546/http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/celebrity/celeb-stories/danielle-cormack-love-without-barriers/ |archivedate=2015-02-17 }}</ref> In March 2015, Tiare Masina, his daughter was born.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pana Hema Taylor Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/PanaHemaTaylorFanPage/photos/a.331754940224476.81403.326777350722235/892613564138608/ |website=Facebook}}</ref>

==Career==
Hema Taylor was first seen on TV in 2007 on the [[Māori language]] educational series ''Whanau''.<ref name="Cast Profile - Kawa"/> He has since worked on various New Zealand feature films including ''[[Boy (2010 film)|Boy]]'' and ''[[Kawa (film)|Kawa]]''. Hema Taylor is best known for his work in the [[Starz (TV channel)|Starz]] television series ''[[Spartacus: Vengeance]]'' and ''[[Spartacus: War of the Damned]]'', playing the role of the Syrian rebel ''Nasir''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/he-is-spartacus-liam-mcintyre-talks-about-taking-over-in-season-2-of-blood-and-sand/ |title=He Is Spartacus: Liam McIntyre Talks About Taking Over in Season 2 of 'Blood and Sand' |work=The New York Times |date=18 January 2011 |accessdate=2 June 2011}}</ref> In 2014 he was cast as Mana in the New Zealand action film [[The Dead Lands]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Dead Lands (2014)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3399916/combined|website=IMDb}}</ref>

He starred as Jared in [[The Brokenwood Mysteries]] Series 1-3, and as Bert in [[Westside (New Zealand TV series)|Westside]].

== Filmography ==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year || Title || Role || class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2007 || ''Whanau'' || Harley ||
|-
| 2007 || ''Ebony Society'' || ''uncredited'' || Short film
|-
| 2010 || ''Redemption'' || Zig || Short film
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Boy (2010 film)|Boy]]'' || Juju ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Kawa (film)|Kawa]]'' || Sebastian ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Good for Nothing (2012 film)|Good for Nothing]]'' || Young Native American ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[The Most Fun You Can Have Dying]]'' || David ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[The Dead Lands]]'' || Mana ||
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year || Title || Role || class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Spartacus: Vengeance]]'' || Tiberius / Nasir || Series regular: 9 episodes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Spartacus: War of the Damned]]'' || Nasir || Series regular: 10 episodes
|-
| 2014–present|| ''[[The Brokenwood Mysteries]]'' || Jared Morehu || Series regular: Series 1-6
|-
| 2015–20 || ''[[Westside (New Zealand TV series)|Westside]]'' || Bert Thompson || ''Main role''
|-
| 2016 || ''Dirty Laundry'' || Tane || <ref>http://tvnz.co.nz/tv-one/dirty-laundry-here-6445765</ref>
|-
|2017
|''Resolve''
|Chris Crean
|
|}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|3723888}}
* [http://johnsonlaird.com/actors/Pana_Hema_-_Taylor Pana Hema Taylor - Agent Profile]
* [http://www.instagram.com/panavision13 Instagram]

==References==
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[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Auckland]]
[[Category:People from Christchurch]]
[[Category:New Zealand male Māori actors]]
[[Category:Ngāti Kahungunu]]
[[Category:New Zealand male film actors]]
[[Category:New Zealand male television actors]]
[[Category:People educated at Aranui High School]]

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