The versatile Hori Ahipene became a New Zealand comedy fixture in the 1990s after playing a Samoan matriarch on Skitz and The Semisis, a DJ in pioneering bilingual sitcom Radio Wha Waho, and his work directing for a run of sketch shows. The Toi Whakaari graduate went on to co-star with Te Radar on offbeat sitcom and chat show B&B, then took on dual roles for kapa haka comedy The Ring Inz.
For a long time, I was the Māori in Pākehā productions. In Ring Inz, I'm a Māori in a Māori production that reflects a Māori world in the Māori language, that's accessible for all — it's not exclusive, and it's a joy to be part of. Hori Ahipene on acting in 2017 series The Ring Inz, in an interview for 2019 TV series Funny As: The Story of NZ Comedy
Interview, 2019
Interview, 2009
2022, Dramaturg - Film
2019, Subject - Television
2017, Casting Director, As: Hori - Short Film
2017 - 2019, As: Teepz / Aunty Mavis, Casting - Television
2017, As: Teepz / Aunty Mavis, Casting - Television
2015, Casting - Film
2015, Casting - Short Film
2011, As: Tohunga - Television
2007, As: Cellphone salesman - Television
2006, Subject - Television
2006, As: Parishioner - Film
2005, As: Tane - Television
2005, As: Tane - Television
2009 - 2010, As: Angel - Television
2004 - ongoing, Director - Television
2002 - 2004, As: Various roles - Television
2001 - 2003, As: Jimmy - Television
2000, Subject - Television
2000, As: Potu Williams - Film
1998, Presenter - Television
1997, Director, As: Various roles - Television
1996 - 1998, Director, As: Various roles - Television
1996, Director, As: Various roles - Television
1996 - 1997, As: Sia - Television
1996, As: Sia (Mum), Story - Television
1993 - 1997, Director, As: Various roles - Television
1993, As: Hemana - Television
1993, As: Hemana - Television
1993, As: Mutu - Film
1999, As: Eddie Heka, Subject - Television
1992, As: Bazza, Hori, various roles - Television
1991 - 1992, As: Various roles - Television
1991, As: Hori, various roles - Television
1991, As: Saul - Film
1991, As: George - Television
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