2005
Power Rangers S.P.D.
Played Anubis ‘Doggie’ Cruger in the television series.
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From television heroes to the chief of Motunui, a career across New Zealand and international screens.
John Tui is a New Zealand actor whose credits include Power Rangers, The Hobbit and Moana.
Auckland, New Zealand
A familiar face in different worlds
John Tui is an actor from Auckland, New Zealand, of Tongan descent. His work spans local television, feature films and international productions filmed in and beyond New Zealand.
Among his early screen roles are Anubis ‘Doggie’ Cruger in Power Rangers S.P.D. and Daggeron in Power Rangers Mystic Force. He also appeared in the New Zealand series Shortland Street, a different setting from the fantasy action of Power Rangers.
Tui played Bolg in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. His film credits also include Solo: A Star Wars Story, extending a career that moves between local productions and large-scale fantasy adventures.
In Disney’s live-action Moana he plays Chief Tui, the father of Moana, portrayed by Catherine Lagaʻaia. His character’s responsibility to Motunui sits alongside his concern for his daughter’s desire to sail beyond the reef.
The films below are those available on FLM.RED, not his complete filmography.
Selected work
2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Played Bolg in the fantasy adventure.
2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Appeared in the Star Wars adventure.
2026
Moana
Played Moana’s father, Chief Tui, in the live-action film.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.