Beulah Koale

Beulah Koale (Piula)
Born 1992 (age 25–26)[1]
Middlemore Hospital, Otahuhu, South Auckland[2]
Nationality New Zealand
Citizenship New Zealand
Education Tangaroa College[3]
Occupation Actor

Beulah Koale is a New Zealand-born actor of Samoan descent.

Early life

Beulah was born at Middlemore Hospital in Otahuhu; however he was raised in Otara, New Zealand.[2]

Beulah was raised within a religious family and regularly performed in church productions, before becoming associated with theatre company, Massive Company . During his time working with Massive, Beulah has performed in acclaimed shows Havoc in the Garden in 2011, and The Brave in 2012.[4]

In 2010, Beulah starred in the award-winning short film Manurewa, which screened at both the Melbourne and Berlin film festivals; and subsequently won the Crystal Bear for best short in the youth section at Berlin.[4]

Personal life

Beulah is the oldest of six siblings, having four younger brothers and a younger sister. He has started his own family with partner Georgia Otene and their twin boys [2] Beulah has said that his favourite movie is The Lion King. Beulah has multiple idols, including Cliff Curtis, and Denzel Washington.[4]

Beulah is managed by Red11 Management.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2010 Granda Cool Samoan Boy Short[6]
Manurewa Issac Short
2012 Suni Man Suni Short
Tatau Young Siaki Short
2013 Fantail Chocolate Milk Guy
2014 The Kick Fraser Tech Flyhalf TV Movie
The Last Saint Minka
2016 One Thousand Ropes Molesi Movie
2017 Thank You for Your Service Tausolo Aieti
STRAY Post-production[7]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012–2013; 2014 Shortland Street Jared Afeaki
2013 Harry Lua Matola 3 episodes
Fresh Himself [8]
2016 The Cul De Sac Lucas 6 episodes
2017–present Hawaii Five-0 Junior Reigns Main: (Season 8–present)

Theater

Year Film Role Notes
2011 Havoc in the Garden Meleki [9][4]
2012 The Brave Himself [4]
2014 Black Faggot [3]
2015 The Events [10]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2010Berlin International Film Festival[4]Best Short Film - Youth SectionManurewaWon
2014New Zealand Film and Television AwardsBest ActorThe Last SaintNominated

References

  1. ↑ Rorke, Claire (30 May 2013). "Shortie's Beulah Koale: Streetwise and family ties". Yahoo New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Twelve questions with Beulah Koale". tvnz.co.nz. Television New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 McDowell, Miriama. "Beulah Koale - Living the Dream". e-tangata.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Beulah Koale". tvnz.co.nz. Television New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (2 December 2015). "DreamWorks' PTSD Drama 'Thank You For Your Service' Finds Third Lead (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Filmography". imdb.com. IMDb. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "NZ filmmakers blaze new trail for indie feature STRAY". Scoop Media. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Beulah Koale - My World on Fresh". wn.com. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  9. ↑ Smythe, Nik. "INTENSE EMOTIONAL UPHEAVAL IN FIVE FAMILIES FROM ONE COMMUNITY". theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  10. ↑ Christian, Dionne (29 August 2015). "The aftermath of mass murder". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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