Alex Tarrant

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Alex Tarrant
File:Alex Tarrant - DMV.jpg
Tarrant in 2025
Born
Alexander Tarrant-Keepa

1990 or 1991 (age 34–35)
Raglan, New Zealand
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
SpouseLuci Hare
Children1

Alexander Tarrant-Keepa[1] (born 1990/1991),[2] known professionally as Alex Tarrant, is a New Zealand actor. With multiple TV and film credits, he currently portrays Noa in the CBS comedy DMV.

Early life and education

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Tarrant grew up in Raglan, New Zealand.[3] He has Māori, Samoan, and Niuean ancestors.[4] He graduated from Fraser High School in 2008.[2] While at high school, he participated in the New Zealand Shakespeare Globe Centre's national schools production and was then part of the Young Shakespeare Company in 2009.[5]

Tarrant graduated from Toi Whakaari, New Zealand's foremost national drama school, in 2012,[6] having won the Museum Art Hotel Scholarship for his final year.[a] While at Toi Whakaari, Tarrant was diagnosed with dyslexia.[2]

Career

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Tarrant appeared in season four of SeaChange,[7] and played Maui in the 2015 BBC series Tatau.[6]

Tarrant appeared in When We Go to War, Filthy Rich, 800 Words,[6] and The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith.[7] From 2018 to 2019, he played the despised Dr. Lincoln Kimiora on the New Zealand prime-time soap opera Shortland Street.[8]

He played a rebel leader in the 2021 film, Night Raiders,[9] which was selected for the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[10] He is currently filming the Amazon Prime Video's series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.[7] Tarrant also starred in the CBS drama series, NCIS: Hawaiʻi, from 2021–24.[4] In October 2025, he began starring in the CBS comedy, DMV.[11]

Personal life

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Tarrant is married to actress Luci Hare[12] and they have a son.[13]

Filmography

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Film
Title Year Role Notes Ref(s)
2019 The Hunt Joel Short film [14]
2019 The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith Toutai Paletu'a [15]
2021 Night Raiders Leo [16]
Television
Title Year Role Notes Ref(s)
2014–15 Common Ground Jacob Williams Main role
Web series
2014 Nothing Trivial Jake Episode: "Complete This Lyric: Should I Stay or Should I Go?"
2015 Tatau Maui Vaipiti Main role
Miniseries 		[17]
2015 When We Go to War Manaaki Kokiri Main role
Miniseries 		[18]
2015–18 800 Words Ike Recurring role (39 episodes) [19]
2016–17 Filthy Rich Joe Tamatoa Main role [20]
2018–19 Shortland Street Lincoln Kimiora 148 episodes [21]
2019 SeaChange Zac Bell Main role (season 4) [22]
2020 Head High Joe Episode: Season 1, Episode 5
2020 Mean Mums Constable Chris Recurring role (season 2: 5 episodes) [23]
2020 Loner Joel Main role
Web series
2021 Vegas Arsenio "Joe" Tierney / Arsenio "Joe" Cheyenne Hamilton 6 episodes [24]
2021–24 NCIS: Hawaiʻi Kai Holman Main role [25]
2022–24 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Valandil Recurring role [26]
2024–present A Remarkable Place to Die Dr. Ihaka Cooper Series regular
2025 DMV Noa Main role

Notes

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  1. ^ The competitive scholarship is funded by the owner of Museum Hotel for students demonstrating excellence at Toi Whakaari.[2]

References

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