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The Convert
A fight for peace. A heart at war.
Munro, a soldier turned lay preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first British colonists, but he is converted by the powerful chief Maianui to serve a different purpose.
  • Released on 03/14/2024 (Movie)
  • 6.2 out of 10 (72 votes on TMDB)
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Guy Pearce

Character's name: "Thomas Munro"
Birthday: 10/05/1967
Birthplace: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Biography:
Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an Australian actor. Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, and raised in Geelong, he started his career portraying Mike Young in the Australian television series Neighbours. He received international attention for his breakout role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) and subsequently took starring roles in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential (1997), Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000) and Simon Wells's The Time Machine (2002). Pearce is known for his performances in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road (2009), Kathryn Bigelow's war drama The Hurt Locker (2009) and Tom Hooper's historical drama The King's Speech (2010). He has appeared in Ridley Scott's Prometheus (2012), the Marvel action film Iron Man 3 (2013), Alien: Covenant (2017), and the historical biopic Mary Queen of Scots (2018). In Australian cinema, he has appeared in The Proposition (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), 33 Postcards (2011), The Rover (2014), Holding the Man (2015) and The Wizards of Aus (2016). Since 2012, he has played the title role in the TV adaptations of the Jack Irish stories by Australian crime writer Peter Temple. Pearce starred in Todd Haynes' limited series Mildred Pierce (2011) and the HBO crime miniseries Mare of Easttown. Pearce won a Primetime Emmy Award for Mildred Pierce and has received numerous award nominations including for a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and an Australian Academy Film Award. IndieWire named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guy Pearce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne

Character's name: "Rangimai"
Birthday: 10/21/1999
Biography:
Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne (born 21 October 1999) is a New Zealand actress, director, and playwright. She made her acting debut in Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), and came to prominence for her role in The Convert (2023), for which she was named a Rising Star at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Antonio Te Maioha

Character's name: "Maianui"
Birthday: 01/01/1970
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand

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Jacqueline McKenzie

Character's name: "Charlotte"
Birthday: 10/24/1967
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography:
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jacqueline Susan McKenzie  (born 24 October 1967) is an Australian actress. McKenzie made her film debut in the 1987 film Wordplay and on stage in Child Dancing for Griffin Theatre Company. She made a strong impression in Romper Stomper (1992), and over the next couple of years came to be regarded as one of Australia's most promising young actresses. She received Australian Film Institute Award nominations for her roles in Stark, This Won't Hurt a Bit (both 1993), The Battlers and Traps (both 1994) before winning two awards in 1995 for "Best Actress in a Television Drama" for Halifax f.p: "Lies of the Mind", and Best Actress in a Leading Role" for Angel Baby. With this success she ventured to the United States and secured a Green Card, as a "Person of Extraordinary Ability". She subsequently had acting roles in films such as Deep Blue Sea (1999) and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002). In 2004, she began playing the lead female role Diana Skouris in the science fiction television series The 4400, one of the year's biggest successes. The show ran for four seasons, ending in 2007. She also played a lead role in an episode of Two Twisted (2006), an Australian television program. McKenzie appeared on television again in 2006 playing Linda Landry in "Umney's Last Case", the third episode of Nightmares and Dreamscapes on TNT. She has recorded a collection of songs: "Shy Baby", "Boo Boo", "Find Me", "Summer", "Under The Elm" and "Ever". "Shy Baby" was used in the second season finale of The 4400, and will be included in the show's soundtrack released in April 2007. She was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In 1996, a portrait of McKenzie by Garry Shead was a finalist in the Archibald Prize. The prize is awarded for the "best portrait painting preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or Politics". McKenzie became mother to a daughter in June 2009. From 7 February to 27 March 2011, she will appear in In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play by Sarah Ruhl at the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Theatre Company Description above from the Wikipedia article Jacqueline McKenzie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Te Kohe Tuhaka

Character's name: "Captive Warrior"
Birthday: 04/08/1982

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Lawrence Makoare

Character's name: "Akatarewa"
Birthday: 03/20/1968
Birthplace: Baston Point, Auckland, New Zealand

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Dean O'Gorman

Character's name: "Kedgley"
Birthday: 12/01/1976
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Biography:
Dean O'Gorman was born on December 1, 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and Trumbo (2015). He has been married to Sarah Wilson since January 8, 2016.

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Jared Turner

Character's name: "Castor Samuels"
Birthday: 04/12/1978
Birthplace: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Biography:
Jared Turner (born 12 April 1978) is a New Zealand-born Australian actor, best known for his roles as Ben Maddox in Go Girls and as Ty Johnson on the television series, The Almighty Johnsons.

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Kelly Vivian

Character's name: "Epworth Washerwoman / Epworth Dancer"
Birthday: 09/16/2024

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Jack Barry

Character's name: "Harris"
Birthday: 09/16/2024
Biography:
Jack is a New Zealand based Actor. He is known for his work in AMC's The Making of the Mob: Chicago, South Pacific Pictures Shortland Street as Tank Reid, and NZ Screentime's In A Flash. Jack attended Te Kura Toi Whakaari o Aotearoa: NZ Drama School, graduating with a Bachelor of Performing Arts, majoring in acting for stage and screen in November 2015. Jack is travels between NZ and LA and is represented by Johnson & Laird Management.

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Marris Collins

Character's name: "Maianui Elder"
Birthday: 09/16/2024
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Biography:
Marris Collins born in Auckland, New Zealand and of Maori decent from Te Rarawa/Te Aupouri/Ngapuhi. He is an actor. His career started 2018. Marris started as a BG then finally breaking into roles in Commercials, TV and Film. Managed by 15 Agency, Auckland, he has an good reputation in the industry.

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Duane Evans Jr.

Character's name: "Pahirua"
Birthday: 09/05/2003
Birthplace: New Zealand
Biography:
Evans started acting at 3 years old. He is the fourth child of six siblings. He is of Maori, Tahitian, and mixed European descent and speaks fluent Maori. His iwi (tribe) associations are the Ngati Whaatua and Nga Puhi, with sub tribes Ngati Hine, Ngati Kahu and Te Aupouri.

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Andrew G Hill

Character's name: "Maianui Warrior"
Birthday: 09/16/2024
Biography:
Andrew was born and raised in his home country of New Zealand. He grew up in a small rural town in the Hauraki Plains on the North Island. Andrew had always wanted to pursue acting from a young age and was encouraged by a friend who he met on a Pilbara mine site 30 years on to give acting a go. After returning home from Australia with his family, Andrew began his acting journey in his mid-thirties and has since worked on film and advertising projects in New Zealand and Australia.

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Renee Lyons

Character's name: "Jane Beauchamp"
Birthday: 09/16/2024

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Leonard Mathews

Character's name: "Maianui Elder / Akatarewa Warrior"
Birthday: 09/16/2024


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Lee Tamahori
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David Garrett
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David Mepham
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Shane Danielsen
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Maria Logan
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Andrew Mason
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Troy Lum
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Te Kohe Tuhaka
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Robin Scholes
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Anne Sheehan
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