Personal Info
James Moriarty
Jim Moriarty
Acting
Biography
James Moriarty MNZM is a New Zealand actor and theatre director, who began acting professionally in 1967. He came to national attention and is probably best known for his role as the school teacher Riki Winiata in the 1970s soap opera Close to Home. His work has toured nationally and internationally. Moriarty is from the Māori tribes of Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Koata and Ngāti Kahungunu.
Filmography
Movies
Cousins
as Māori Caregiver
The Gravedigger of Kapu
as Hone
Mahana
as Rupeni Poata
The Witch & the Woodsman
as Grandfather
The Strength of Water
as Gibby
No Petrol, No Diesel
as Oscar
Fog
as Dad
The Waimate Conspiracy
as George Kepa
A Difficult Woman
as Dominic Martin
Saving Grace
as Gerald Hutchinson
