Stan Walker

Acting

Stan Walker

Born 1990-10-23 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Stan Walker is a highly celebrated Australian-born New Zealand singer, actor and television personality. After catapulting to fame by winning the final season of Australian Idol in 2009, he successfully crossed over into acting, cementing his status as a prominent creative figure in Aotearoa (New Zealand).

Acting credits

Hunt for the Wilderpeople poster
7.6

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016

Poi E: The Story of Our Song poster
7.5

Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) and starring Maaka Pohatu (The Modern Maori Quartet, Two Little Boys) the film tells the story of musician Dalvanius Prime and the origin of the song “Poi E”, a ground-breaking fusion of 1980s pop and traditional Māori music. “Poi E”, composed by Dalvanius and Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi and performed by the Patea Māori Club, remains the only song in Te Reo Māori to reach No 1 in the charts, over 30 years since its 1984 release.

Poi E: The Story of Our Song

2016

Chasing Comets poster
5.8

Wagga is a country town that loves its sport, but is divided over its loyalty for the rival football codes – Aussie rules and rugby league. It's in this setting that we find our hero Chase Daylight, whose dream to play professional Rugby League is falling by the wayside, just like his relationship to Brooke. At his lowest point, Chase takes a leap of faith to sort out his life. But living this out is a far greater challenge than he imagined, especially among team mates who won't let him give up his partying ways without a fight. Chase's leap of faith might possibly be the worst decision ever he has ever made.

Chasing Comets

2018

Born to Dance poster
6.2

Coming of age tale told through the eyes of 'Tu', an ambitious young man from Auckland who dreams of being a professional hip-hop dancer.

Born to Dance

2015

The Stolen poster
5.5

The story of a woman who must find her kidnapped son, navigating a world she doesn't know, on the edge of danger with every heartbeat.

The Stolen

2017

Stan poster
NR

A documentary following acclaimed Kiwi musician and actor Stan Walker as he opens up his world to the public, sharing his most intimate moments over the last nine months.

Stan

2018

Mt. Zion poster
6.0

Turei, a talented young musician, dreams of his band winning the audition to be the support act for Bob Marley’s 1979 concert in Auckland. Part of a Māori family of contract potato pickers in Pukekohe, Turei’s desperate ambition clashes with his whanau’s traditional values, leading to an emotional showdown and powerful change.

Mt. Zion

2013