Oscar Kightley

Oscar Kightley

Actor. Born 14 September 1969 in Apia, Samoa.

4

Titles on Fi1m

69

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 4 titles

Born

14 September 1969, Apia, Samoa

Active

2016–present

Frequently works with

Rachel House, Taika Waititi

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Oscar Kightley — Oscar KightleyGFC Films, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Fraser Brown (executive producer), Matthew Metcalfe (screenwriter/producer), Oscar Kightley (director), and Leela Menon (producer), posing for a photo at the pr (2023) — Fraser Brown (executive producer), Matthew Metcalfe (screenwriter/producer), Oscar Kightley (director), and Leela Menon (producer), posing for a photo at the pr (2023)GFC Films, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Oscar Kightley, at an assembly at Rutherford College, Te Atatū, on 13 October 2025, where he was inducted into the Rutherford College Hall of Distinction — Oscar Kightley, at an assembly at Rutherford College, Te Atatū, on 13 October 2025, where he was inducted into the Rutherford College Hall of DistinctionGovernment House, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Oscar Kightley (right), after his investiture as MNZM, for services to television and the theatre, by the governor-general, Sir Anand Satyanand, at Government H (2009) — Oscar Kightley (right), after his investiture as MNZM, for services to television and the theatre, by the governor-general, Sir Anand Satyanand, at Government H (2009)New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Oscar Kightley — Oscar KightleyImage via TMDB

Oscar Kightley (left) and Cindy Kiro, at an assembly at Rutherford College, Te Atatū, on 13 October 2025, where they were inducted into the Rutherford College H — Oscar Kightley (left) and Cindy Kiro, at an assembly at Rutherford College, Te Atatū, on 13 October 2025, where they were inducted into the Rutherford College HGovernment House, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Fraser Brown (executive producer), Matthew Metcalfe (screenwriter/producer), Oscar Kightley (director), and Leela Menon (producer), posing for a photo at the pr (2023) — Fraser Brown (executive producer), Matthew Metcalfe (screenwriter/producer), Oscar Kightley (director), and Leela Menon (producer), posing for a photo at the pr (2023)GFC Films, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: GFC Films, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); GFC Films, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); Government House, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, CC0 (licence); New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0 (licence); Government House, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, CC0 (licence); GFC Films, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.