Taliaʻuli Latukefu is an Australian actor and singer, best known for his roles as Dwayne Johnson in the NBC comedy Young Rock and Byamba in the American Netflix series Marco Polo. He also played Darren Ngata in the popular Australian dramatic series Doctor Doctor in series 2–4 from 2017 to 2020. He played Cole in the short film Alien: Covenant | Prologue: Last Supper | 20th Century FOX and the feature film , both directed by Ridley Scott; Last Supper was released on 22 February 2017, and Covenant on 19 May 2017. He is also known for his role as Father Matteo in the psychological thriller miniseries Devil's Playground and as "Kool Kris" in the Chris Lilley mockumentary series Jonah from Tonga. In 2004, he was a contestant in the reality singing competition series Australian Idol. In 2022, he portrayed the superhero The Champion in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film Black Adam.
Of descent, Latukefu is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) He lives in Sydney, Australia.
2024 | MaXXXine | Shephard Turei |
2014 | Devil's Playground | Father Matteo | Miniseries |
Jonah From Tonga | Kool Kris | ||
2014–2016 | Marco Polo | Byamba | |
2017–2019 | Doctor Doctor | Darren Ngata | 13 episodes |
2021–2023 | Young Rock | Dwayne Johnson | Portrays older teenaged and young adult Dwayne Johnson in flashbacks |
2023– | Last King of the Cross | Tongan Sam | TV series: 16 episodes |
2024– | Laid (US) | Lug | |
2025 | The Last Anniversary | Callum | TV series |
2025–present | Countdown | Lucas Finau | TV series |
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