PHASE 2. MEET THE COACHES.
Alex Tarrant hails from Auckland, New Zealand, Aotearoa and is of Māori, Samoan and Niuean descent. He is a 2012 graduate of New Zealand’s prestigious drama school Te Kura Toi Whakaari O Aotearoa and has subsequently established himself as one of Australasia’s highest profile and prolific actors. Following his studies At Te Kura Toi Whakaari o Aotearoa, he was cast in many hit TV shows in New Zealand and Australia. Shortland Street, When We Go To War, Filthy Rich, Tatau, Sea Change and 800 Words to name a few.
Most recently he was cast in season one and two of the Tolkien prequel Amazons: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as Valandil. Alex is currently filming in the beautiful islands of Hawai’i having been cast in the CBS hit Show NCIS: Hawaii as the show’s male lead Kai.
Joining Alex is his wife, Luci, who are both strong community supporters bringing the duo’s master training to the acting program.
ALEX O’LOUGHLIN
Alex O'Loughlin is an Australian actor, writer, director, and producer, who portrayed Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett on CBS' remake of the TV series Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020). He had starring roles in the films Oyster Farmer (2004) and The Back-up Plan (2010), as well as on such television series as Moonlight (2007–2008) and Three Rivers (2009–2010). He enrolled at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney in 1999 and graduated in June 2002 after completing a three-year, full-time Bachelor of Dramatic Art program. Alex calls Hawaii home.
LINDSAY WATSON
Lindsay is a native of Maui, HI and attended Kamehameha Schools Maui, where she first explored acting through their theater program in both plays & musicals. After graduating, she relocated to Los Angeles where she pursued acting in film & television. She has trained extensively at numerous acting studios throughout Los Angeles. Prior to her film castings, Lindsay has had an extensive commercial career with ads for Adidas, Nike, United Airlines, Playstation, Shiseido, Hyundai and Subway to name a few.
Lindsay Watson can be seen starring in Netflix’s Finding ‘Ohana in which she plays one of the lead roles, Hana Okumura. Lindsay's current film, The Wind and The Reckoning, is now touring the festival circuit and stars Lindsay portraying the historical role of Pi’ilani. Lindsay has recently started to explore her passion for writing film & television scripts, as well as her passion for singing.
IOANE GOODHUE
Ioane Goodhue is an actor based in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. He has worked on a variety of productions including feature films, limited series, short films, network television, video games, theater, commercials and educational. Ioane is a Hawaiʻi language specialist featuring performances done in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) and Pidgin English (Hawaiian Creole English). As a native speaker of the Hawaiian language, Ioane truly believes that reshaping Hawaiʻi’s entertainment landscape to include more Hawaiian voices will be a great benefit to all people of Hawaiʻi.
TALK STORY SESSIONS
PHASE 1: MANA I KA MANA
PAST EVENTS
PC: Luci and Alex Tarrant
