Luciane Buchanan (born July 18, 1993) is a New Zealand actress of Tongan and Scottish descent. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Psychology from the University of Auckland. Buchanan first gained attention on New Zealand television in The Blue Rose and Filthy Rich, then broke out internationally as Tripitaka in the Netflix series The New Legends of Monkey. She rose to prominence with her lead role as Rose Larkin in the Netflix thriller The Night Agent. More recently, she stars as Queen Kaʻahumanu in the Apple TV+ historical drama Chief of War.
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Chief of War (2025)
Starring as Kaʻahumanu
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: The Black Desert (Sep 19, 2025)
- Episode 1x08: The Sacred Niu Grove (Sep 12, 2025)
- Episode 1x07: Day of Spilled Brains (Sep 5, 2025)
- Episode 1x06: The Splintered Paddle (Aug 29, 2025)
- Episode 1x05: The Race of the Gods (Aug 22, 2025)
- Episode 1x04: City of Flowers Part II (Aug 15, 2025)
- Episode 1x03: City of Flowers (Aug 8, 2025)
- Episode 1x02: Changing Tides (Aug 1, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: The Chief of War (Aug 1, 2025)
The Night Agent (2023)
Starring as Rose Larkin
(20 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Buyer's Remorse (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 2x09: Cultural Exchange (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 2x08: Divergence (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 2x07: Tilt (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 2x06: A Good Agent (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 2x05: A Family Matter (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 2x04: Desperate Measures (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 2x03: Government Property (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 2x02: Disconnected (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 2x01: Call Tracking (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 1x10: Fathers (Mar 23, 2023)
- Episode 1x09: The Devil We Know (Mar 23, 2023)
- Episode 1x08: Redux (Mar 23, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: Best Served Cold (Mar 23, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: Fathoms (Mar 23, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: The Marionette (Mar 23, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Eyes Only (Mar 23, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: The Zookeeper (Mar 23, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Redial (Mar 23, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: The Call (Mar 23, 2023)
The New Legends of Monkey (2018)
Starring as Tripitaka
(20 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Shadow Boxing (Aug 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x09: The Spider Web (Aug 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x08: The Real Tripitaka (Aug 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x07: Masterchef (Aug 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x06: Gladiators (Aug 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x05: Finding Paradise (Aug 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x04: Puppet Master (Aug 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x03: Village of Lost Children (Aug 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x02: Quest for Knowledge (Aug 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x01: Graveyard of the Gods (Aug 7, 2020)
- Episode 1x10: A Hero to Save Us All (Jan 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: In Search of Tripitaka (Jan 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: A Part of You That's Missing (Jan 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Until I Met You (Jan 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: A Crown Does Not Make You King (Jan 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: The Breaking Ground (Jan 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: The Monkey King Returns (Jan 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: The Journey Begins (Jan 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: The Edge of Nowhere (Jan 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Hope Must Never Die (Jan 28, 2018)
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014)
Guest starring as Tai Smith
- Episode 3x03: The Killing Machine (Nov 13, 2016)
The Blue Rose (2013)
Guest starring as Aroha Nash
(11 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Hand in Glove (Apr 29, 2013)
- Episode 1x12: Girl Afraid (Apr 22, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: Handsome Devil (Apr 8, 2013)
- Episode 1x09: Suffer Little Children (Apr 1, 2013)
- Episode 1x08: Half a Person (Mar 25, 2013)
- Episode 1x07: Money Changes Everything (Mar 18, 2013)
- Episode 1x06: Paint a Vulgar Picture (Mar 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x05: Pretty Girls Make Graves (Mar 4, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: This Charming Man (Feb 25, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: Sheila Take a Bow (Feb 18, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: There is a Light That Never Goes Out (Feb 4, 2013)