Beulah Koale

Beulah Koale
Born (1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 33)
Auckland, New Zealand
Other namesPiula
EducationTangaroa College[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Spouse
Georgia Otene
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(m. 2019)​
Children3

Beulah Koale (/ˈbjuːlə ˈkwɑːleɪ/[2]) is a New Zealand actor best known for portraying Officer Junior Reigns in CBS reboot series Hawaii Five-0.

Early life

Koale was born at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland, and was raised in the nearby suburb of Ōtara.[3] He is of Samoan descent.[4]

Koale was raised within a religious family and regularly performed in church productions.[5]

Career

Koale joined the theatre company, Massive Company. During his time working with Massive, Beulah has performed in acclaimed shows Havoc in the Garden in 2011, and The Brave in 2012.[5]

In 2010, Koale starred in the award-winning short film Manurewa, which screened at both the Melbourne and Berlin film festivals; and subsequently won the Crystal Bear for best short in the youth section at Berlin.[5]

Koale stars in the sci-fi thriller Dual alongside Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul,[6] which is filmed entirely in Tampere, Finland.[7][8]

Personal life

Koale is the oldest of six siblings, having four younger brothers and a younger sister. He has twin sons with his girlfriend Georgia Otene, whom he later married in January 2019 in his hometown.[3] Koale has said that his favourite film is The Lion King. He has multiple idols, including Cliff Curtis and Denzel Washington.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2010 Granda Cool Samoan Boy Short[9]
Manurewa Issac Short
2012 Suni Man Suni Short
Tatau Young Siaki Short
2013 Fantail Chocolate Milk Guy
2014 The Kick Fraser Tech Flyhalf TV movie
The Last Saint Minka
2016 One Thousand Ropes Molesi Movie
2017 Thank You for Your Service Tausolo Aieti
STRAY [10]
2020 Shadow in the Cloud Williams
2022 Dual Peter
2023 Next Goal Wins Daru Taumua
TBA Ash In production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012–2013; 2014 Shortland Street Jared Afeaki
2013 Harry Lua Matola 3 episodes
Fresh Himself [11]
2016 The Cul De Sac Lucas 6 episodes
2017–2020 Hawaii Five-0 Junior Reigns Main: season 8 – 10
2020 Magnum P.I. 1 episode
2022 NCIS: Hawaiʻi David Sola 2 episodes[12]

Theater

Year Film Role Notes
2011 Havoc in the Garden Meleki [13][5]
2012 The Brave Himself [5]
2014 Black Faggot [1]
2015 The Events [14]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2010 Berlin International Film Festival[5] Best Short Film - Youth Section Manurewa Won
2014 New Zealand Film and Television Awards Best Actor The Last Saint Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b McDowell, Miriama (7 October 2014). "Beulah Koale - Living the Dream". e-tangata.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Beulah Koale on Fresh". Fresh. TVNZ 2. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Twelve questions with Beulah Koale". tvnz.co.nz. Television New Zealand. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2017-10-17). "One To Watch: The Incredible Underdog Story Of Beulah Koale, Star Of 'Thank You For Your Service' & 'Hawaii Five-O'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Beulah Koale". tvnz.co.nz. Television New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. ^ Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Jesse Eisenberg Set For Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Dual’
  7. ^ Kay, Jeremy (October 21, 2020). "Karen Gillan sci-fi 'Dual' starts production in Finland with Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  8. ^ Mandalia, Bhavi (October 22, 2020). "Movies A Hollywood film starring Marvel and Breaking Bad will be filmed in Tampere". PledgeTimes.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Filmography". imdb.com. IMDb. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  10. ^ "NZ filmmakers blaze new trail for indie feature STRAY". Scoop Media. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Beulah Koale - My World on Fresh". wn.com. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  12. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (January 12, 2022). "Hawaii Five-0's Beulah Koale Visits NCIS: Hawai'i: Details and First Look". TVLine. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  13. ^ Smythe, Nik. "INTENSE EMOTIONAL UPHEAVAL IN FIVE FAMILIES FROM ONE COMMUNITY". theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  14. ^ Christian, Dionne (29 August 2015). "The aftermath of mass murder". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 February 2017.