---
name: "Wi Kuki Kaa"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/wi-kuki-kaa"
fi1m_id: "wi-kuki-kaa"
imdb_id: "nm0433922"
tmdb_id: 26855
wikidata_id: "Q1625382"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 December 1938"
died: "19 February 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T01:12:21.143946+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."
---

# Wi Kuki Kaa

## Identity

Wi Kuki Kaa

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/wi-kuki-kaa
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** wi-kuki-kaa
- **IMDb ID:** nm0433922
- **TMDB ID:** 26855
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1625382
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi_Kuki_Kaa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1625382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0433922/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26855

Actor. Born 16 December 1938 in New Zealand. Died 19 February 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 December 1938, New Zealand
- **Died:** 19 February 2006
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi_Kuki_Kaa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1625382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0433922/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26855

## Biography

Wi Kuki Kaa (1938–2006) was a New Zealand actor in film, theatre and television. Of Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Kahungunu descent, he was born in Rangitukia on the East Cape and was one of twelve children of the Reverend Tipi Whenua Kaa and Hohipene Whaanga.

He played Wiremu in Geoff Murphy’s *Utu* (1983) and King Tynah in *The Bounty* (1984). His lead role as Iwi in Barry Barclay’s *Ngati* (1987) won him the Best Film Performance, Male award at the 1988 New Zealand Film and TV Awards. Other credits include *The Governor* (1977) as Rewi Maniapoto and *River Queen* (2005) as Old Rangi.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nzonscreen.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Utu* (1983), Fi1m 74, as Wiremu — [page](https://film.one/film/utu.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

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

- *River Queen* (2005), as Old Rangi
- *Two Cars, One Night* (2004), ADR & Dubbing
- *A Place To Stand* (2002), as Tiare
- *The Diamond of Jeru* (2001), as Inghai
- *Te Rua* (1991), as Rewi
- *Thunderbox* (1989), Actor
- *Worzel Gummidge Down Under* (1987), series, as Travelling Scarecrow Maker
- *Ngāti* (1987), as Iwi
- *Kingpin* (1985), as Mr Nathan
- *The Bounty* (1984), as King Tynah
- *Utu* (1983), as Wiremu — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/utu.md)
- *The Governor* (1977), series, as Rewi Maniapoto
- *Inn of the Damned* (1975), Actor
- *Spyforce* (1971), series, Actor
- *The Island* (1965), as Dan
- *Homicide* (1964), series, as Rollo

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Male Actor in a Supporting Role 2003: Male Actor in a Supporting Role (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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