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Biography
Maiava Nathaniel Lees is a New Zealand theatre actor and director and film actor of Samoan descent, best known for film roles in The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and for starring in Young Hercules as Chiron the centaur.
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Awards & recognition
- Director of the Year (Wellington Theatre Award) · 2015
- Senior Pacific Artist Award · 2004
- Best Director Award · 1995
- Exemplary/Supreme Award of the Te Waka Toi Awards · 1993
Filmography22 titles
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002as Ugluk
2002as Ugluk
Sweet Tooth
2021as Munaqsriri
2021as Munaqsriri
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995as Manus
1995as Manus
Legend of the Seeker
2008as Leolin
2008as Leolin
The Matrix Reloaded
2003as Mifune
2003as Mifune
Power Rangers
1993as Master Mao
1993as Master Mao
REALITi
2014as George
2014as George
The Orator
2011Associate Producer, Casting Director
2011Associate Producer, Casting Director
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995as Blue Priest
1995as Blue Priest
The Legend of Baron To'a
2020as Otto
2020as Otto
Savage
2019as Priest
2019as Priest
The Matrix Revolutions
2003as Mifune
2003as Mifune
Cowboy Bebop
2021as Sushi Chef
2021as Sushi Chef
30 Days of Night
2007as Carter Davies
2007as Carter Davies
Rapa Nui
1994as Long Ear Chief
1994as Long Ear Chief
The Rule of Jenny Pen
2024as Sonny Ausage
2024as Sonny Ausage
Mortal Engines
2018as Pierrepoint
2018as Pierrepoint
The Lost World
2001as Indian chief
2001as Indian chief
Young Hercules
1998as Cheiron
1998as Cheiron
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
2012as Minister
2012as Minister
The Legend of William Tell
1998as Leon
1998as Leon
Under the Mountain
2009as Detective Gray
2009as Detective Gray