Jim Moriarty

Acting

Jim Moriarty

Born 1953-06-20 New Zealand 16 films

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.

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Filmography

16 films
Uncle poster

When a man, quietly lost, suddenly finds himself caring for his best mate’s three-year-old son, a w…

Uncle

★ 0.0 2026

Cousins poster

Connected by blood but separated by circumstances, three cousins spend a lifetime in search of each…

Cousins

★ 6.7 2021

This Town poster

Five years after being acquitted for the murder of his family, Sean (White) is finally ready to mov…

This Town

★ 5.9 2020

Mahana poster

1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Māori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, ar…

Mahana

★ 6.4 2016

Fog poster

Sixteen year old Ricky lives in a small fishing village with his parents. He dreams of leaving the…

Fog

★ 0.0 2007

Saving Grace poster

Grace is a homeless teenager. She befriends an unemployed carpenter and he invites her to share his…

Saving Grace

★ 6.8 1998