Shimpal Lelisi
Niuean-born Shimpal Lelisi is an actor, writer and director. A member of pioneering Pasifika comedy group The Naked Samoans, he played the lovelorn Sefa in hit movie Sione's Wedding, and wrote for animated TV hit bro’Town, on which he voiced the character of Valea. Lelisi also featured in acclaimed 1997 movie Topless Women Talk About their Lives.
Everyone brought their top game to the set, and they were going hard out. Shimpal Lelisi on making hit 2006 film Sione's Wedding
Untold Pacific History - excerpts
2021, Presenter (episode one), Research, Camera Operator - Web
Funny Girls - NZ Suffragette Special
2018, As: Mum investigator - Television
Rooster Rooster Dragon Rat - Oscar's Guide to the Chinese Zodiac
2013, Subject - Television
Fresh - Jason Momoa and Wentworth (Series Three, Episode 16)
2013, Director - Television
Neighbourhood
2017, Presenter - Television
Fresh - Bloopers and Fob Outs (Series Two)
2012, Director - Television
I Am TV - Series Five, Final Episode
2012, Field Director - Television
Sione's 2 - Unfinished Business
2012, As: Sefa - Film
Fresh - First Episode
2011, Director - Television
Radiradirah
2010, As: Various roles, Contributing writer - Television
Radiradirah - First Episode
2010, Contributing writer, As: Various roles - Television
bro'Town - A Vegetarian at My Table
2009, Writer, As: Valea, Jesus, Rex - Television
ASB Polyfest 2008
2008, Director - Television
Here to Stay
2008, Presenter - Television
Tagata Pasifika - 20th Anniversary Special
2007, Guest - Television
bro'Town - I Still Call Australia Home...Oh
2006, Writer, As: Valea, Rex, Jesus - Television
Sione's Wedding
2006, As: Iosefa - Film
bro'Town - Morningside Story
2005, Writer, As: Valea Pepelo, various roles - Television
bro'Town - Honky the Wonder Horse
2005, Writer, As: Valea Pepelo, various roles - Television
bro'Town - Get Rucked
2004, Writer, As: Valea Pepelo, various roles - Television
bro'Town - The Weakest Link (First Episode)
2004, Writer, As: Valea Pepelo, various roles - Television
The Living Room - Series One, Episode Eight
2002, Subject - Television
Spin Doctors
2003, As: Sefi - Television
Tagata Pasifika - The Naked Samoans
2001, Subject - Television
Staunch
1999, As: Constable - Television
Tala Pasifika - Matou Uma
1999, As: Philipo - Television
Topless Women Talk about Their Lives
1997, Cultural Liaison - Nuie, As: Mike - Film
City Life
1996 - 1998, As: Ofisa - Television
City Life - First Episode
1996, As: Ofisa - Television
Topless Women Talk about Their Lives (Series)
1995, As: Mike - Television
Shortland Street
1999 - 2000, As: Louie Iosefa - Television
Tagata Pasifika
2002 - 2006 , Reporter - Television
Polyfest
2003 - 2006, Director, Writer - Television