Suli Moa

Suli Moa
Born31 December 1986
Greenlane, Auckland
NationalityTongan
EducationSaint Kentigern College
Alma materToi Whakaari, The University of Auckland
Known forActing & Writing
Children4

Suli Moa (born 31 December 1986) is a New Zealand playwright, actor, screenwriter and teacher of Tongan descent.[1] He wrote and performed the first Tongan Play in New Zealand, Kingdom of Lote.[2][3] As a playwright Moa has been awarded the Adam New Zealand Play Award for Best Pacific Play, 12th Round (2016), and Tales of a Princess (2018).[4][5] Moa's acting credits include A love yarn (2021) and Sweet Tooth (2021). His writing credits include The Panthers (2021) and Shortland Street (2021-2022).[6] Moa has also appeared in multiple short films as an actor and served as a cultural advisor.[7]

  1. ^ "Award winning Tongan playwright Suli Moa | Pacific Media Network". pmn.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  2. ^ "First Tongan play takes the stage". Stuff. 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  3. ^ "Toi Whakaari Alumni". www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  4. ^ "Adam NZ Play Award winners". RNZ. 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  5. ^ "Adam NZ Play Award 2018". The Big Idea. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  6. ^ "Suli Moa". GCM. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  7. ^ "Suli Moa". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-02-06.