After graduating from drama school Toi Whakaari in 2012, Māori-Niuean-Samoan actor Alex Tarrant got a gig co-presenting youth show Totes Māori. 2014 was when things really took off: he co-starred in WWl miniseries When We Go to War (as a Māori pacifist forced to go to Gallipoli) and played bad boy roles on both Cook Islands set miniseries Tatau and Trans-Tasman hit 800 Words. In 2021 he joined the core cast of NCIS: Hawai'i over the show's three seasons. Tarrant's CV includes time on the medical staff of Shortland Street, corporate drama Filthy Rich, fantasy epic The Rings of Power and Canadian-shot film Night Raiders.
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DMV (2025)
Starring as Noa
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Easy Pass (Oct 27, 2025)
- Episode 1x02: Stay in Your Lane (Oct 20, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 13, 2025)
A Remarkable Place to Die (2024)
Starring as Dr. Ihaka Cooper
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Public Displays of Affection (Nov 24, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Out of the Blue (Nov 17, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Hard to Swallow (Nov 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Over the Edge (Nov 3, 2024)
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
Starring as Valandil
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: Halls of Stone (Sep 12, 2024)
- Episode 2x03: The Eagle and the Sceptre (Aug 29, 2024)
Guest starring as Valandil
(6 episodes)
NCIS: Hawaiʻi (2021)
Starring as Special Agent Kai Holman
(54 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Divided We Conquer (May 6, 2024)
- Episode 3x09: Spill the Tea (Apr 29, 2024)
- Episode 3x08: Into Thin Air (Apr 22, 2024)
- Episode 3x07: The Next Thousand (Apr 15, 2024)
- Episode 3x06: Operation Red Rabbit (Apr 1, 2024)
- Episode 3x05: Serve and Protect (Mar 25, 2024)
- Episode 3x04: Dead on Arrival (Mar 4, 2024)
- Episode 3x03: License to Thrill (Feb 26, 2024)
- Episode 3x02: Crash and Burn (Feb 19, 2024)
- Episode 3x01: Run and Gun (Feb 12, 2024)
- Episode 2x22: Dies Irae (May 22, 2023)
- Episode 2x21: Past Due (May 15, 2023)
- Episode 2x20: Nightwatch Two (May 8, 2023)
- Episode 2x19: Cabin Fever (May 1, 2023)
- Episode 2x18: Bread Crumbs (Apr 10, 2023)
- Episode 2x17: Money Honey (Mar 20, 2023)
- Episode 2x16: Family Ties (Mar 13, 2023)
- Episode 2x15: Good Samaritan (Feb 27, 2023)
- Episode 2x14: Silent Invasion (Feb 13, 2023)
- Episode 2x13: Misplaced Targets (Feb 6, 2023)
- Episode 2x12: Shields Up (Jan 23, 2023)
- Episode 2x11: Rising Sun (Jan 16, 2023)
- Episode 2x10: Deep Fake (Jan 9, 2023)
- Episode 2x09: Desperate Measures (Dec 5, 2022)
- Episode 2x08: Curtain Call (Nov 21, 2022)
- Episode 2x07: Vanishing Act (Nov 14, 2022)
- Episode 2x06: Changing Tides (Oct 24, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: Sudden Death (Oct 17, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: Primal Fear (Oct 10, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: Stolen Valor (Oct 3, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: Blind Curves (Sep 26, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: Prisoner's Dilemma (Sep 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x22: Ohana (May 23, 2022)
- Episode 1x21: Switchback (May 16, 2022)
- Episode 1x20: Nightwatch (May 2, 2022)
- Episode 1x19: Nurture (Apr 18, 2022)
- Episode 1x18: T'N'T (Mar 28, 2022)
- Episode 1x17: Breach (Mar 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x16: Monster (Mar 14, 2022)
- Episode 1x15: Pirates (Mar 7, 2022)
- Episode 1x14: Broken (Feb 28, 2022)
- Episode 1x13: Spies, Part 2 (Jan 24, 2022)
- Episode 1x12: Spies, Part 1 (Jan 23, 2022)
- Episode 1x11: The Game (Jan 17, 2022)
- Episode 1x10: Lost (Jan 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: Impostor (Dec 6, 2021)
- Episode 1x08: Legacy (Nov 29, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Rescuers (Nov 8, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: The Tourist (Nov 1, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Gaijin (Oct 18, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Paniolo (Oct 11, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Recruiter (Oct 4, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Boom (Sep 27, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 20, 2021)
Vegas (2021)
Starring as Arsenia "Joe" Tierney
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: A Normal Life (May 24, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Blue Smoke (May 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Between Man and Beast (May 10, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: No Small Thing (May 3, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Macbeth (Apr 26, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Food for Worms (Apr 19, 2021)
800 Words (2015)
Guest starring as Ike Richards
(39 episodes)
- Episode 3x16: Episode 16 (Oct 2, 2018)
- Episode 3x15: Episode 15 (Sep 25, 2018)
- Episode 3x14: Episode 14 (Sep 18, 2018)
- Episode 3x13: Episode 13 (Sep 11, 2018)
- Episode 3x12: Episode 12 (Sep 4, 2018)
- Episode 3x11: Episode 11 (Aug 28, 2018)
- Episode 3x10: Episode 10 (Aug 21, 2018)
- Episode 3x09: Episode 9 (Aug 14, 2018)
- Episode 3x08: Episode 8 (Oct 24, 2017)
- Episode 3x07: Episode 7 (Oct 24, 2017)
- Episode 3x06: Episode 6 (Oct 17, 2017)
- Episode 3x04: Episode 4 (Oct 3, 2017)
- Episode 3x03: Episode 3 (Sep 26, 2017)
- Episode 3x02: Episode 2 (Sep 19, 2017)
- Episode 3x01: Episode 1 (Sep 12, 2017)
- Episode 2x16: Episode 16 (Mar 21, 2017)
- Episode 2x15: Episode 15 (Mar 14, 2017)
- Episode 2x14: Episode 14 (Mar 7, 2017)
- Episode 2x13: Episode 13 (Feb 28, 2017)
- Episode 2x12: Episode 12 (Feb 21, 2017)
- Episode 2x11: Episode 11 (Feb 14, 2017)
- Episode 2x10: Episode 10 (Feb 7, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: Episode 9 (Jan 31, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Episode 8 (Oct 4, 2016)
- Episode 2x07: Episode 7 (Oct 4, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Sep 27, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Sep 20, 2016)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Sep 13, 2016)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Sep 6, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Aug 30, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Aug 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Nov 3, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Oct 27, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Oct 20, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Oct 13, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Oct 6, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Sep 29, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Sep 22, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Sep 15, 2015)
When We Go to War (2015)
Starring as Manaaki Kokiri
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Cissy's Letter (May 24, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Charles' Letter (May 17, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Awa's Letter (May 10, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Harry's Letter (May 3, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Manaaki's Letter (Apr 26, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Bea's Letter (Apr 26, 2015)