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Jacob Tomuri : No Magazine : Interview Feature

Jacob Tomuri - No Magazine - Interview by Melinda Williams

The awesome peeps at No Magazine have sent us the interview they did with Jacob Tomuri (Issue 07 – 2009). It is a brilliant insight into the guy who featured internationally in The Tribe series as Lieutenant Luke, became a local household name in New Zealand for his role as Norman Hanson in Shortland Street and is currently developing a stunt career, having already worked on some major US TV and films…

In the interview topics discussed include Shortland Street, Lord of The Rings, Avatar to Spartacus and his current future plans… Read on to find out how Jacob incorporated the role of stuntman into his acting career. Continue reading…

Jacob Tomuri : Features In No Magazine : Photos

Jacob Tomuri features in NO Magazine, New Zealand

Jacob Tomuri, currently filming on the new series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, is featured in the current issue of New Zealand’s No Magazine (Issue 7 – 2009).
Sadly we can’t find the article (yet!) but here’s some pics I found from the magazine on the web.

They’re very Donnie Darko!

Images are from the awesome Guy Coombes Photography. You can check out higher quality images on there.

Update On The Boys… Nick Miller & Jacob Tomuri

Nick Miller Nick Miller will be playing a role as a Police Officer in Spies & Lies, which stars Antonia Prebble in a lead role. Hopefully they’ll be in a few scenes together – one hopes! Spies & Lies is a TV movie “set in 1942 wartime New Zealand”.

Jacob TomuriJacob Tomuri meanwhile is going strong in his career as a stunt performer. He is doing stunt work in the forthcoming TV epic Spartacus: Blood and Sand made by Starz which stars top NZ star Lucy Lawless in it. Jacob also did stunt work in the recently released Ashley Tisdale film Aliens in the Attic and Peter Jacksons future film release The Lovely Bones.

Nick Miller and Jacob Tomuri are also credited in James Cameron future epic release Avatar.

Ergotism : Short Film Starring Jacob Tomuri

Ergotism starring Jacob Tomuri and David Van Horn

Jacob Tomuri, who played Luke in The Tribe series 3, features in a short film called Ergotism. The film, by Stefan Rochfort is “a black comedy following three friends trying to outrun a powerful psychedelic poison”. It is also based on a true story… Jacob plays Mat, David Van Horn as Shotgun and Eve Gordon as Sharon. Ergotism starring Jacob Tomuri and David Van Horn Ergotism - Jacob Tomuri Profile

The short was released in 2008, so this is old news, but it is doing the rounds at film festivals – appearing next at the 25th Hamburg International Kurzfilm Festival in Germany on June 4th and 7th 2009. More details from the festival website are here. The IMDB listing is here. I believe the film maker is hoping to turn it to a feature film in future.

Jacob Tomuri : My Favourite Lieutenant : From Luke to Bram!

Jacob Tomuri in Legend Of The Seeker

Jacob Tomuri, who played Lieutenant Luke in series 3 of The Tribe, has featured in the TV series Legend Of The Seeker as the character Lieutenant Bram. Check out the screenshots below.

Big thanks to Catherine for posting the info. Continue reading…

Nick Miller In James Cameron Movie ‘Avatar’!

nick-miller-imdb.jpgNick Miller has a role in the new James Cameron movie Avatar, which stars Sigourney Weaver and the awesome Michelle Rodriguez. In the movie he plays an ‘Airfield Trooper’.

The imdb listing for the movie is here.

jacob-tomuriImage of Nick is from his imdb listing. Nick Miller starred in The Tribe, series 3, 4 & 5 as Pride.

[edit] Jacob Tomuri will also be in this movie as a ‘Dragon Navigator’, sounds dangerous… Check out his imdb listing here. The image of him is from there too.