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George Henare

Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Hine

On stage, actor George Henare has played everyone from Lenin and King Lear, to Snoopy and Dracula. On screen, his extensive resume spans 70s TV landmark The Governor, 90s classic Once Were Warriors, and an award-winning role on 2010's Kaitangata Twitch.

Actors tend to throw themselves into any situation deeper than other people, to analyse each experience. George Henare

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Interview

George Henare: Acting on screen and stage...

Interview, 2010

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Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema

2016, Subject - Television

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Poi E: The Story of Our Song

2016, As: Henare Te Ua - Film

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The Dead Lands

2014, As: Tane - Film

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The Hunt for the Pink and White Terraces

2011, Narrator - Television

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What Really Happened - Waitangi

2011, As: Kawiti - Television

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Shortland Street - Tillie Potts' Birth

2011, As: Henare Ngatai - Television

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Kaitangata Twitch

2010, As: Lee Kaa - Television

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Kaitangata Twitch - First Episode

2010, As: Lee Kaa - Television

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Nights in the Gardens of Spain

2010, As: Hamiora - Television

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50 Years of New Zealand Television: 7 - Taonga TV

2010, Subject - Television

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Ghosts of Gondwana

2001, Narrator - Television

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Crooked Earth

2001, As: Tipene - Film

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Love Mussel

2001, As: Des Tahuhu - Television

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Mercy Peak

2001 - 2003, As: Manu Bishop - Television

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Ngā Tohu: Signatures

2000, As: Tai/Tohu - Television

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Street Legal

2000 - 2005, As: District Commander - Television

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Greenstone

1999, As: Chief Te Manahau - Television

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The Tribe

1999 - 2000, As: President - Television

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Witi Ihimaera

1997, Readings - Television

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Mananui

1995, As: Kapa - Short Film

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Once Were Warriors

1994, As: Bennett - Film

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Māori Battalion - March to Victory

1990, Narrator - Television

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Porters

1987, As: Sid Tuwhare - Television

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Porters (Episode Five)

1987, As: Sid Tuwhare - Television

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Queen City Rocker

1986, As: Buyer - Film

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Pieces of Eight - A Quest for Gold

1984, Narrator - Television

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Banaras - Steps to Heaven

1984, Narrator - Film

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The Silent One

1984, As: Paui Te Po - Film

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Kaleidoscope - Witi Ihimaera

1982, Actor - Television

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One of those Blighters

1982, As: The Frisco Kid - Television

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Gather Your Dreams - Episode Three

1978, As: Ted Crawley - Television

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The Mackenzie Affair - Tancred (Final Episode)

1977, As: Paul - Television

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The Governor 1 - The Reverend Traitor (First Episode)

1977, As: Hōne Heke - Television