Farscape
1999
Search results
4 November 1955 (age 68) Auckland, New Zealand. Other names. John Tupu; Larney Tupu. Citizenship. New Zealand. Occupation. actor. Lani Tupu (born Auckland, New Zealand), billed variously as Larney Tupu, John Tupu and Lani John Tupu, is a New Zealand -born actor of Samoan and English descent.
Born November 4, 1955 in Auckland, New Zealand, Lani John Tupu is a New Zealand actor and director of Samoan descent, internationally best known for his roles in Farscape (1999). In 1976 he debuted on TV in the mini-series Epidemic (1976) and two years later he graduated New Zealand Drama School.
Dec 12, 2023 · Summary. Lani Tupu played two distinct roles in Farscape thanks to clever casting, with one character being portrayed through a voice-acting performance. Tupu provided the voice for Moya's Pilot in addition to his role as Captain Bialar Crais, effectively keeping the two characters separate.
Actor: Farscape. Born November 4, 1955 in Auckland, New Zealand, Lani John Tupu is a New Zealand actor and director of Samoan descent, internationally best known for his roles in Farscape (1999). In 1976 he debuted on TV in the mini-series Epidemic (1976) and two years later he graduated New Zealand Drama School.
Wellington-raised Lani Tupu — son of the actor of the same name - moved into acting after stints at teachers college, as a singer, and as a dancer on music show Ready to Roll. In 1977 Tupu was awarded a Queen Elizabeth ll Arts Council bursary to study at NZ Drama School.
Lani John Tupu is a New Zealand actor, best known for his portrayal of Bialar Crais on the hit TV series Farscape (he also provided the voice of the Pilot in that show; hence, he was featured in nearly every episode). He trained as a teacher at the Teachers’ Training College in Wellington, New Zealand, but had had a long interest in acting.
Lani John Tupu is known as an Actor, Health and Safety, and Director. Some of his work includes The Punisher, Farscape, Lantana, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, The Lost World, Mission: Impossible, Liquid Bridge, and The Lost World.
