---
name: "Dominic Ona-Ariki"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dominic-ona-ariki"
fi1m_id: "dominic-ona-ariki"
imdb_id: "nm1965763"
tmdb_id: 2300222
wikidata_id: "Q108830133"
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:31:41.814654+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dominic Ona-Ariki

## Identity

Dominic Ona-Ariki

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dominic-ona-ariki
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dominic-ona-ariki
- **IMDb ID:** nm1965763
- **TMDB ID:** 2300222
- **Wikidata ID:** Q108830133
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108830133, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1965763/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2300222

Actor. Born in Manurewa, New Zealand.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108830133, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1965763/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2300222

## Biography

Dominic Ona-Ariki is a Cook Islands–New Zealand actor. He made his screen debut in 2007 on the New Zealand soap opera *Shortland Street*, playing Tane Samuels and later Gabriel Tuakeu. After a period away from acting he returned with roles in the 2017 comedy feature *Gary of the Pacific* and the 2019 film *Savage*.

Ona-Ariki is best known for his leading performance as Ariki Davis across three seasons of the television series *One Lane Bridge* (2020–2022). He received the Best Actor award at the 2023 New Zealand Television Awards for the role. His other credits include *Double Parked* (2023–2024), *The Commons*, *Erotic Stories*, *Secrets at Red Rocks* (2025) and *Playing Gracie Darling* (2025). He appears as Roger in the 2026 feature *Spa Weekend*.

*Sources: imdb.com, co.nz, watch.plex.tv, nzonscreen.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Spa Weekend* (2026), Fi1m 40, as Roger — [page](https://film.one/film/spa-weekend.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Spa Weekend* (2026), as Roger — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/spa-weekend.md)
- *Playing Gracie Darling* (2025), series, as Zac Teporoa
- *The Family Next Door* (2025), series, as Jules
- *Secrets at Red Rocks* (2025), series, as Robert
- *Erotic Stories* (2023), series, as Cyrus
- *Double Parked* (2023), series, as Johnny
- *Baelin's Route - An Epic NPC Man Adventure* (2021), as Head Wraith Guard
- *One Lane Bridge* (2020), series, as Ariki Davis
- *The Commons* (2019), series, as Israel Latu
- *Savage* (2019), as Dice
- *Gary of the Pacific* (2017), as Kitiona
- *The Man Who Lost His Head* (2007), as Bryce

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