Tammy Davis is a New Zealand actor, best known for his role as Munter on the hit New Zealand comedy-drama Outrageous Fortune. He grew up in Raetihi, New Zealand.
Career Davis has performed in both film and television, including Black Sheep, Whale Rider and in Taika Waititi's short film Tama Tu. He also starred as Mookie in What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, the sequel to Once Were Warriors. Davis made his feature film direction debut on the 2015 film, Born to Dance, released in September 2015. In 2017 he joined George FM, where he was a host on the breakfast show alongside General Lee. He finished there in October 2025.
In 2020, Davis starred as Vice Principal Trev in The Eggplant, a New Zealand-teen-drama crime-comedy series released to TVNZ OnDemand and YouTube. In 2021, he was a contestant on Celebrity Treasure Island 2021. Filmography Television TitleYearRoleNotes Jackson's Wharf 1999–2002 Worm 4 episodes Mataku 2005 Jason Episode: "The Chosen Ones" Outrageous Fortune 2005–10 Jared "Munter" Mason Series regular The Market 2005 Ritchie Johnson Episode: "Season 1, Episode 2" Dancing in the Sky 2011 William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse Documentary; Lead role Missing Christmas 2012 Tane Te Pania (voice) Television film Sunny Skies 2013 Deano Main role Top of the Lake 2013, 17 Constable Howe 2 episodes Auckland Daze 2013–14 Himself 3 episodes #KOMTR 2015 Host Only Aotearoa 2015 Various roles Main role; web series The Barefoot Bandits 2016–19 Tane TePania (voice) Main role Jimi's World 2017 Himself 1 episode Only Aotearoa 2017–19 Various roles Main role Shortland Street 2017–18 Luke Whakapano Funny Girls 2018 Various roles Episode "Season 3, Episode 2" All Star Family Feud 2018 Contestant Misadventures of a Pacific Professional 2019 Mike Wiki 2 episodes; web series Whatta Beauty 2020 Director The Eggplant 2020 Vice Principal Trevor Main role; web series
Film TitleYearRoleNotes What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? 1999 Mookie Whale Rider 2002 Dog Fracture 2004 Det. Peters Spooked 2004 Andy Tama Tū 2005 Māori Battalion Soldier Short film Black Sheep 2006 Tucker Eagle vs Shark 2007 Fight Extra Tonight on NZ on Screen 2010 Presenter Short film Ebony Society 2011 Short film, writer and director Sonny, My Older Brother 2012 Short film, writer and director Fantail 2013 Dad Damien 2014 Damien Short film Born to Dance 2015 Director
Personal life Of Māori descent, he identifies with Ngāti Rangi and Atihaunui a Paparangi and is the half brother of Kiwi actor, Julian Arahanga.
He had a long-term relationship with the producer Ainsley Gardiner and they have three daughters. He is now married to Cypress Vivieaere.
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Tammy Davis on NZ On Screen