Joe Naufahu

Joe Naufahu (born Joseph Stalin Pereira Naufahu 25 January 1978 in New Zealand) is a former professional rugby player and now actor. During his rugby career, he played for the Leicester Tigers and Glasgow Warriors, among others, and briefly coached the Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians. He began acting in 2005. Most notably, he portrayed Khal Moro in the sixth season of the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.

Joe Naufahu
Birth nameJoseph Stalin Pereira Naufahu
Date of birth (1978-01-25) 25 January 1978
Place of birthNew Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
SchoolAuckland Grammar School
Notable relative(s)Rene Naufahu, brother
Jasmine Pereira, cousin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

2004-05		 Stirling County
Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians		 0
10		 (0)
(5)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002
2002-04		 Leicester Tigers
Glasgow Warriors		 5
8		 (0)
(10)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Canterbury
Southland		 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
Crusaders ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
New Zealand U19
New Zealand U21
Teams coached
Years Team
Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians (Asst.)

Naufahu has grandparents from Tonga, Samoa, Portugal and Germany.[1] His brother is actor and director Rene Naufahu.

Career

Rugby

Naufahu played rugby for his school Auckland Grammar and played with New Zealand Schoolboys on their tour of the United Kingdom in 1995.[2] He then joined the provincial side Canterbury and played for the New Zealand Under 19s and Under 21s.[2] He also played for Southland[3]

He played in the Super 12 Under 23 tournament for the Canterbury Crusaders in 2001.[2]

He moved to the United Kingdom in 2002 and had a brief spell with Leicester Tigers starting 2 matches and making 3 appearances from the bench.[2] From there he signed for the Glasgow Warriors in December 2002.[1] He worked with the then Glasgow coach Kiwi Searancke coming through the age grades in New Zealand. He was immediately put in the first team. He marked his Glasgow debut by scoring a try against rivals Edinburgh on Boxing Day 2002 at Hughenden Stadium[3] in a 10-10 draw.[4] He also scored a try in the return fixture in Edinburgh,[3] and Glasgow ultimately won the match 45-33.[5] In season 2003-04 Naufahu suffered from a knee injury.[6] In his rehabilitation he played for amateur side Stirling County.[7]

The knee injury eventually caused Naufahu to quit professional rugby, but he continued playing for amateur side Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians in 2004-05.[8] However the injury eventually prevented him playing at an amateur level and he moved to become a coach at Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians.[9]

Acting

After some smaller roles, and one of the lead roles in the 2005 TV series The Market, Naufahu secured a recurring role in the sixth season of the fantasy TV series Game of Thrones in 2016 as Khal Moro.[10]

He played Mils Muliaina in the Rugby Union movie The Kick (2014), a biography of All Black Stephen Donald who kicked New Zealand's winning penalty in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[11]

Fitness

Nauhafu runs a personal training business called Ludus Magnus.[12][13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Whole of the Moon Cop
2010 Matariki Young cop
2014 The Last Saint Pinball
2017 Ghost in the Shell Police Commander Johns

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Market Sef Lima Main role
2009 Power Rangers RPM Guard Episode: "Run Ziggy Run"
2012 Spartacus: Vengeance Liscus 4 episodes
2009 – 2012 Go Girls Eli Fa'asalele 22 episodes
2012 – 2013 Auckland Daze Joe 2 episodes
2014 The Kick Mils Muliaina Television film
2016 Game of Thrones Khal Moro 3 episodes

References
  1. Tim Graham (24 December 2002). "Scottish Rugby: Naufahu grit to add bite for Glasgow". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. "Senior Squad - Players & Coaches - The Team - Leicester Tigers - Official Website : Players : Leicester Tigers Seniors". Leicestertigers.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. "Glasgow Warriors - Joe Naufahu". Glasgowwarriors.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. "Glasgow Denied By Laney Penalty". Glasgowwarriors.org. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  5. "Glasgow's six of the best is fun for Dixon Treat for home fans at long last". Heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. "Glasgow Warriors - Metcalfe and Naufahu back for Glasgow". Glasgowwarriors.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  7. "Glasgow Warriors - Joe continues his recovery". Glasgowwarriors.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  8. "GHA Rugby Club - Official Website - Life after rugby for Joe". Gharugby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  9. "Glasgow Warriors - Joe Naufahu forced to retire". Glasgowwarriors.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  10. "'Game Of Thrones': Joe Naufahu Of 'Spartacus' Fame Joins Season 6 Cast". Headlines & Global News. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  11. planktonrules (10 August 2014). "The Kick (TV Movie 2014)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  12. "The Lanistas". Ludusmagnis.co.nz. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  13. "Meet Joe Naufahu". Treasures.co.nz. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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