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name: "Jay Laga'aia"
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born: "10 September 1963"
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average_fi1m_score: 65
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-18T11:58:25.451192+00:00"
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# Jay Laga'aia

Actor. Born 10 September 1963 in Auckland - New Zealand.

## Details

- **Born:** 10 September 1963, Auckland - New Zealand
- **Active:** 1995–2005
- **Also known as:** Jay Lavea Laga'aia, Jay Laga'Aia
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (1), 2000s 60 (2)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 2, Science Fiction 2, Action & Adventure 1, Drama 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,499m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Laga%27aia, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3324210, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0481092/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33182

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md) (67)

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## Biography

Jay Laga'aia is a New Zealand-Australian actor and musician. He was born on 10 September 1963 in Auckland, New Zealand.

He is known for playing Captain Typho in *Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones* (2002) and *Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith* (2005). His other screen credits include the films *The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey* (1988), *Daybreakers* (2010) and *Nim's Island* (2008), and television roles such as Draco in *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Senior Constable Tommy Tavita in *Water Rats* (1996–2000), David Silesi in *Street Legal* (2000–2003) and Elijah Johnson in *Home and Away* (2010–2012). He has also appeared in theatre, including as Mufasa in productions of *The Lion King*, and has worked in children's television.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, starwars.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith* (2005), Fi1m 67, as Captain Typho — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md)
- *Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones* (2002), Fi1m 54, as Captain Typho — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones.md)
- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, as Draco — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

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

- *The Legend of Baron To'a* (2020), as George
- *Fighting Season* (2018), series, as Siaosi Ulalei
- *The Spa* (2015), as Ivan
- *The Wiggles: Go Santa Go* (2013), as Jay Laga'aia
- *The Unbroken* (2012), as Morgan Stevens (voice)
- *Daybreakers* (2010), as Senator Turner
- *Larry the Lawnmower* (2008), series, Acting
- *Legend of the Seeker* (2008), series, as Chase Brandstone
- *Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!* (2008), as One-Eyed Zombie
- *Bed of Roses* (2008), series, as Nick Pickering
- *Nim's Island* (2008), as Helicopter Pilot
- *Solo* (2006), as Vincent
- *Play School: Live In Concert* (2006), as Jay
- *Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith* (2005), as Captain Typho — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md)
- *Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones* (2002), as Captain Typho — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones.md)
- *Play School: Nursery Rhymes* (2001), as Jay
- *McLeod's Daughters* (2001), series, as Gabriel
- *Street Legal* (2000), series, Acting
- *Green Sails* (2000), as Maru
- *The Violent Earth* (1998), series, as Jean-Christian
- *Water Rats* (1996), series, as Tommy Tavita
- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), series, as Draco — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)
- *The Other Side Of Paradise* (1992), series, as Mana
- *Soldier Soldier* (1991), series, as Sgt Bob Gilligan
- *The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey* (1988), as Jay
- *Never Say Die* (1988), as Bruce the Cop

## Gallery

- ![Jay Laga'aia](https://film.one/media/person/475788/gallery-fe783ee361af.jpg) Jay Laga'aia — RadioFan at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Jay_Lagaaia_SWW.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jay Laga'aia performing](https://film.one/media/person/475788/gallery-5756d7d05024.jpg) Jay Laga'aia performing — "Jody", CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Jay_Laga%27aia_guitar.jpg/1280px-Jay_Laga%27aia_guitar.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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