
Acting
New Zealand
JP Foliaki
Acting
Biography
John-Paul "JP" Foliaki is a New Zealand-born Tongan actor, singer, and television presenter. He is widely recognised for his vibrant media presence, his soulful R&B/pop music, and for winning the 2024 season of Celebrity Treasure Island alongside Christian Cullen, Duncan Garner, and Gaby Solomona.
Feature Films (3)

Maka, a Tongan superfan, will do whatever it takes to get tickets to the Tonga v France Rugby World Cup game - even if that means promising to deliver a brass band for the pre-match entertainment. Only problem is, the band doesn't exist and Maka has four weeks to make one. Inspired by a true story.
Red, White & Brass

When a young fakaleiti falls in love at St Valentine’s Highschool, she must navigate her way through a world of intolerance and bigotry to find happiness - in an unexpected place.
Inky Pinky Ponky

Follows Lisa, a successful designer returning for a school reunion, exploring themes of identity, family acceptance, romance with a rugby player, and personal growth within a Tongan-New Zealand community.
Inky Pinky Ponky 2
Television & Series (2)

The (mostly) true story of how the most comically inept gang to ever join forces got half a billion dollars' worth of meth to New Zealand shores - and nearly to market. And they would have got away with it too, if it wasn't for a pesky 70-year-old Māori diesel mechanic and his aqua-aerobics instructing wife!
Far North

Kiwi stars face off in paradise for the chance to win money for their chosen charities. With eliminations each week until the final celebrities remain, it will be a treasure hunt to end all treasure hunts!
