Erana James

Erana James
Born
Erana James

(1999-02-17) February 17, 1999 (age 25)
Whangārei, New Zealand
OccupationActress
Known forThe Wilds

Erana James is an actress from New Zealand. She is best known for her role as Toni Shalifoe in the TV series The Wilds (2020–2022).[1]

Early life

Erana James was born to Māori parents in Whangārei, New Zealand, where she grew up on a farm. She lived there with her family before moving to Wellington at the age of 10.[2][3] She now lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her iwi are Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Waikato Tainui.[4]

Filmography

Television and Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Lake Towner Uncredited
2015 Sons of Liars Bria/Bri Main role
2017 Lucy Lewis Can't Lose J'ess 5 episodes
2017 The Changeover Laura Chant Film based on the 1984 Margaret Mahy novel The Changeover
2017 Southland's Home Nell Main role (short film)
2019 My Life Is Murder Juliana Lloyd Episode: "Old School"
2019 Golden Boy Kahu Main role (season 1)
2019 Playing for Keeps Samira 2 episodes
2020–2022 The Wilds Toni Shalifoe 18 episodes
2023 Bad Behaviour Ronnie 4 episodes
2023 Uproar[5] Samantha
2024 We Were Dangerous Nellie
2025 Alien: Earth[6] TBA 8 episodes

References

  1. ^ "The Wilds: Every Character, Ranked From Least To Most Likely To Win The Hunger Games". Screen Rant. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "We spoke to 18-year-old film star Erana James about The Changeover, feminism, Te Reo, and celebrating strength in women". villainesse.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Meet Erana James from The Wilds". kimberleycrossman.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Erana James knows where she's from, and where she's going". Ensemble Magazine. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Julian Dennison and Erana James on their new film Uproar". rnz.co.nz.
  6. ^ "Noah Hawley's 'Alien' Series at FX Rounds Out Main Cast". Variety.