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Rawiri Paratene

Rawiri Paratene

Actor · Hokianga, New Zealand

From
Hokianga, New Zealand
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Rawiri Paratene's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Self
26%
Society
20%
Morality
15%
Survival
6%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.

Mentor
4 of 9
Shadow
2 of 9
Threshold guardian
2 of 9
Hero
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Romantic
3
Tense
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rawiri Paratene's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rawiri Paratene's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • FARM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Jim

  • Stranded Pearl(2024)

    as William

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Good Grief(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Hemi

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · as Bertie

  • Ngā Tamatoa: 40 Years On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Presenter · as Presenter

  • The Lawnmower Men of Kapu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Rawiri Haka

  • Emilie Richards - Spuren der Vergangenheit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Pastor

  • The Insatiable Moon(2010)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Waitangi Day: What Really Happened (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kaiteke

  • Shakespeare's Globe: Romeo and Juliet(2010)

    as Friar Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Secret of the Whales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Amiri Mamoe

  • Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Aphrodite's Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Bride Flight(2008)

    as Old Mosie

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Graffiti of Mr. Tupaia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Mr. Tupaia

  • Man-Thing(2005)

    as Pete Horn

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Johnny Lingo(2003)

    as Malio Chief

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hard Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 13 episodes · as Gran Pekapeka

  • Whale Rider(2002)

    as Koro

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Love Mussel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Matt Kutu

  • Accidents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Tamati

  • What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?(1999)

    as Mulla Rota

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Xena: Warrior Princess(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Tazere

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Rapa Nui(1994)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Rogue Stallion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Brian

  • Arriving Tuesday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Riki

  • Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Rangi (voice)

  • The Governor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Hamiora

  • The Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1977 to 2025; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Whale Rider (2002)

$41M worldwide

Highest rated

Whale Rider (2002)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

19772025

Peak 2004 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1986Screen debut· Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 29: 26 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thWriting1 of 29: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 29: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 29: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew2010s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Rawiri Paratene's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Stranded Pearl (2024)

95th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Whale Rider (2002)

Midcredits 91st · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Rawiri Paratene work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rawiri Paratene's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ray Woolf shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles