Rutene Spooner

31 credits · 1 awards

Rutene (Ngāti Porou, Ngaruahine, Ngāti Kahungunu) is a highly experienced singer and music theatre performer and is a graduate of NASDA. Rutene has starred in The Court Theatre's Production of Chicago and Auckland Theatre Company's Billy Elliot as well as writing and performing his own award winning musical cabarets Super Human and Thoroughly Modern Maui.

Pronouns	he/him
Ethnicity	Māori
Height	182 cm
Hair	Brown
Eyes	Brown
Location	Auckland
Playing age	34–39

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Television

2023 Far North — Tane · Golden Retriever Family Ltd

Theatre

2019 Much Ado About Nothing — Benedick · Pop-Up Globe
2019 Romeo & Juliet — Mercutio · Pop-Up Globe
2019 Super Hugh-man — Solo Cabaret · Assembly, Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2017 Super Hugh-man — One Man Cabaret · New Zealand Music Theatre Company / Auckland Live International Cabaret Season
2015 The Choice — Principal Cast · Bluebaths Emerge Entertainment
2014 A Midsummer Nights Dream — Snug · Court Theatre
2013 Postal — Celine · Court Theatre

Musical Theatre

2026 The Lion King — Pumbaa · The Walt Disney Company (Australia) Pty Ltd
2022 Jekyll & Hyde — Jekyll/Hyde Alternate · Hayes Theatre Company
2022 Little Shop of Horrors — Seymoure · The Court Theatre
2018 Jersey Boys (Australian Tour) — Barry · New Theatricals
2017 Chicago — Amos Hart · The Court Theatre
2016 Billy Elliot — Big Davey · Auckland Theatre Company
2016 Oklahoma — Ali Hakim · Ben McDonald Ltd
2014 The Mikado — Push Tush · Court Theatre
2013 Avenue Q — Gary Coleman · Showbiz Christchurch
2013 Grease — Rodger · Court Theatre
2013 La Cage Aux Folles — Alban · Showbiz Queenstown
2012 The Buddy Holly Musical — Apollo MC · Showbiz Christchurch
2010 Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat — Judah/Angel · Showbiz Christchurch
2009 Anything Goes — Ensemble/Tap Dancer · Court Theatre

Web Series

2016 Awkward Love 2-3 — Steve · We Three Productions / TVNZ

Voice

2025 Moana 2 - Reo Māori — Kele · Disney / Matewa Media
2024 Coco - Reo Māori — Papa Julio · Disney / Matewa Media
2024 Encanto - Reo Māori — Felix · Disney / Matewa Media
2022 Frozen - Reo Māori — Duke of Weselton · Matewa Media / Disney

TV Commercial

2023 Shark Week — Groom To Be · A/V Squad, Longridge, Batch Films
2020 New World — Flybuy Shopper · Eight
2019 Z Energy — Z Staffer · Flying Fish
2017 Westpac - Mastercard — Sunglasses Guy · Thick As Thieves

Skills

Accents: American (Standard), South African

Dance: Ballet, Jazz, Salsa, Tap

Instruments: Bass Guitar, Guitar, Kazoo, Piano, Ukelele

Kapa Haka: Tītī tōrea , Haka, Poi

Languages: Māori

Licences: Car

Other: Stage Combat

Singing: Tenor

Sports: Karate, Mau patu, Mau rākau