Erana James
Erana James | |
|---|---|
| Born | Erana James February 17, 1999 Whangārei, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | The Wilds |
Erana James is an actress from New Zealand. She is best known for her role as Toni Shalifoe in the TV series The Wilds (2020–2022).[1]
Early life
[edit]Erana James was born to Māori parents in Whangārei, New Zealand, where she grew up on a farm. She lived there with her family before moving to Wellington at the age of 10.[2][3] She now lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her iwi are Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Waikato Tainui.[4]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug | Lake Towner | Uncredited |
| 2015 | Sons of Liars | Bria/Bri | Main role |
| 2017 | Lucy Lewis Can't Lose | J'ess | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | The Changeover | Laura Chant | Film based on the 1984 Margaret Mahy novel The Changeover |
| 2017 | Southland's Home | Nell | Main role (short film) |
| 2019 | My Life Is Murder | Juliana Lloyd | Episode: "Old School" |
| 2019 | Golden Boy | Kahu | Main role (season 1) |
| 2019 | Playing for Keeps | Samira | 2 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | The Wilds | Toni Shalifoe | 18 episodes |
| 2023 | Bad Behaviour | Ronnie | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Uproar[5] | Samantha | |
| 2024 | We Were Dangerous | Nellie | |
| 2025 | Alien: Earth[6] | TBA | 8 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Wilds: Every Character, Ranked From Least To Most Likely To Win The Hunger Games". Screen Rant. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "We spoke to 18-year-old film star Erana James about The Changeover, feminism, Te Reo, and celebrating strength in women". villainesse.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Meet Erana James from The Wilds". kimberleycrossman.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Erana James knows where she's from, and where she's going". Ensemble Magazine. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Julian Dennison and Erana James on their new film Uproar". rnz.co.nz.
- ^ "Noah Hawley's 'Alien' Series at FX Rounds Out Main Cast". Variety.
External links
[edit]- Erana James at IMDb