Gordon Toi Hatfield

Gordon Toi Hatfield

Gordon graduated in 1983 from the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua, winning the Sir Henry Kalliher Student of Honour Award for his talents. In the mid-1990s he earned Top Warrior status after a long training in Māori disciplines, and he is a role model for Māori youth through his support of rehabilitation projects at schools. A noted woodcarver who designed and carved traditional meeting houses, including the Auckland University meeting house Tane-nui-a-rangi, he is most known as a ta moko artist. He began studying ta moko (traditional Māori body art) in 1995 and has become internationally renowned since releasing his book Dedicated by Blood (with Dutch/Indonesian photographer Patricia Steur), which captures his indigenous tattooing in photos. Gordon has exhibited in several galleries in New Zealand and the Netherlands. An actor as well as a film and set designer, he worked on the movies The Piano and Whale Rider and received the Best Actor Award at the New Zealand Film and Television Awards in 1993. In 2004, he was nominated for the TV Guide New Zealand Television Award for Best Contribution to Design for his work as production designer.

  • Popularity : 1.716
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1964-06-11
  • Place of Birth : New Zealand.
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Gordon Toi Hatfield Movies

  • 2007
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    The Man Who Lost His Head

    The Man Who Lost His Head

    5.3 2007 HD

    Martin Clunes stars as a straight-laced museum curator who finds himself travelling to New Zealand to settle a dispute with a Maori community about...

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  • 1994
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    Rapa Nui

    Rapa Nui

    6.3 1994 HD

    Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge statue (moai) in record time before Make can take part in the race to retrieve the egg of...

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  • 2001
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    Snakeskin

    Snakeskin

    5.4 2001 HD

    A hitchhiker takes two kids on the ride of their dreams, but they soon learn that their newfound hero is just as capable of delivering nightmares.

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  • 1995
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    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    7 1995 HD

    The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.

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  • 1995
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    Xena: Warrior Princess

    Xena: Warrior Princess

    7.6 1995 HD

    Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the...

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  • 1995
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    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    7 1995 HD

    The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.

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  • 1995
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    Xena: Warrior Princess

    Xena: Warrior Princess

    7.6 1995 HD

    Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the...

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  • 1995
    imgS6 E8

    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    7 1995 HD

    The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.

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