Jacob Tomuri

{{Short description|New Zealand actor and stuntman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Jacob Tomuri | image = Jacob Tomuri 2018.jpg | caption = Tomuri in 2018 | birth_name = Jacob Adam Tomuri | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|12|4}} | birth_place = New Zealand | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor, stuntman | years_active = 1999–present | spouse = | website = }}

'''Jacob Tomuri''' (born 4 December 1979) is a New Zealand actor and stuntman. In 2000–2001, he appeared in over 50 twice-weekly episodes of the UK/NZ teen sci-fi series ''The Tribe'' as Lt. Luke. In 2001, he did stunt work for all three of ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy.

Tomuri has had guest roles in the long running TV New Zealand soap ''Shortland Street'' (2004–2005), ''Revelations – The Initial Journey'' (2003), and the syndicated-by-ABC series ''Legend of the Seeker'' (2008) for which he has also done regular stunt work.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tribeheaven.co.uk/cast/2009/04/24/jacob-tomuri-my-favourite-lieutenant-from-luke-to-bram/ |title=Jacob Tomuri appears in The Legend of the Seeker |access-date=24 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175241/http://tribeheaven.co.uk/cast/2009/04/24/jacob-tomuri-my-favourite-lieutenant-from-luke-to-bram/ |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has had minor roles in the 2001 New Zealand film ''Snakeskin'', as pirate Bill Jukes in ''Peter Pan'' (2003), and Columbia Pictures horror film ''30 Days of Night'', and a central role in the short ''Ergotism''. He had a bit part in the blockbuster ''Avatar'', for which he also did stunts. His stunt work includes TV series ''Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' (2010). In 2013, he began work as a stunt double for Tom Hardy, in films including ''Mad Max: Fury Road'', ''Legend'', ''The Revenant'', and ''Venom''. In the 2024 film ''Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'', Tomuri replaced Hardy for a cameo appearance as Max Rockatansky.

== Personal life == Jacob Tomuri has four siblings. He failed drama in high school,<ref>[http://fuckyeahjacobtomuri.tumblr.com/post/2108648546 Jacob Tomuri failed drama in high school]</ref> though he loved it and could not think of doing anything but acting.<ref>[http://fuckyeahjacobtomuri.tumblr.com/post/2108602853 he could not thinking of never doing acting]</ref> After completing his secondary school education, Jacob started working and learning at The New Zealand College of Performing Arts in Porirua. When he graduated, he got a job on ''The Lord of the Rings'' as a stuntman. First only a contract for four weeks, it became a year-and-a-half contract. Tomuri was the youngest member of the 20-strong stunt team. While working as a stuntman, he also had a role as Lieutenant Luke in the third series of ''The Tribe'' and a small role in the film ''Snakeskin''. In 2004, he got the award as CLEO Celebrity Bachelor of the Year 2004.<ref>[http://tvnz.co.nz/view/tv2_minisite_story_skin/463967?format=html CLEO Celebrity Bachelor of the Year 2004.]</ref>

He is engaged and a father of two sons.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jacob_tomuri He is married and a father of 2 Sons]</ref>

==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2001 || ''Snakeskin'' || Robbie || |- | 2003 || ''Peter Pan'' || Bill Jukes || |- | 2007 || ''30 Days of Night'' || Seth || |- | 2008 || ''Ergotism'' || Mat || Short film |- | 2009 || ''Avatar'' || Dragon Gunship Navigator || |- | rowspan="2"|2014 || ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' || Somber Villager || Uncredited |- | ''Sunday'' || Stephan || |- | 2017 || ''Do No Harm'' || One || Short film |- | 2024 || ''Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'' || Max Rockatansky || Cameo appearance |- | 2024 || ''Venom: The Last Dance'' || Tuxedo Guy || |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2000–2001 || ''The Tribe'' || Luke || 57 episodes |- | 2003 || ''Revelations – The Initial Journey'' || Jacob || Episode: "A Mess of Pottage" |- | 2003, 2005 || ''Shortland Street'' || Norman Hanson || 2 episodes |- | 2009 || ''Legend of the Seeker'' || Lieutenant Bram || Episode: "Conversion" |- | 2010 || ''Spartacus'' || Rebel (uncredited) || Episode: "Kill Them All" |- | 2014 || ''Step Dave'' || Nathan || 2 episodes |- | 2018 || ''Wrecked'' || Mumbles || Episode: "Bush Man" |}

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0867063}} *{{Instagram|jaketomuri}} *[http://johnsonlaird.com/assets/documents/1440/1440_actor_biography.pdf A PDF Biography by Johnsonlaird]

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