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Grant Roa

  • Actor
  • Visual Effects
  • Transportation Department
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Grant Roa
Grant Roa was born on 2 June 1974 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Mortal Engines (2018).
BornJune 2, 1974
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BornJune 2, 1974
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Known for

    Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
    Alita: Battle Angel
    7.3
    • Transportation Department(Mr Rodrigues)
    • 2019
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2011
    Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
    Mortal Engines
    6.1
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2018
    Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Jamie Flatters in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • Helmsman (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Rebecca Gibney, Robbie Magasiva, Scott Wills, Cohen Holloway, James Rolleston, Min Kim, Samuel Austin, and Olivia Morphew in Lowdown Dirty Criminals (2020)
      Lowdown Dirty Criminals
      4.3
      • Paul
      • 2020
    • Grant Roa and Jennifer Martin in Thumb of Maui (2015)
      Thumb of Maui
      • Sensei Sydney Manson
      • 2015
    • Girl vs. Boy (2012)
      Girl vs. Boy
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Stuart
      • 2012
    • Captain Amazingly Incredible and the Space Vampires from the Evil Planet!!! (2010)
      Captain Amazingly Incredible and the Space Vampires from the Evil Planet!!!
      7.5
      Video
      • Brogor
      • 2010
    • Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • Bouncer (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Christopher Lambert and Veronica Ferres in No Sky Over Whales (2009)
      No Sky Over Whales
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Taxidriver
      • 2009
    • Separation City (2009)
      Separation City
      5.7
      • Tem Bristow
      • 2009
    • Until Proven Innocent (2009)
      Until Proven Innocent
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Mt Eden Guard
      • 2009
    • Kehua
      Short
      • George
      • 2009
    • Second Hand Wedding (2008)
      Second Hand Wedding
      6.3
      • Charlie
      • 2008
    • The Hothouse (2007)
      The Hothouse
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Nick
      • 2007
    • The Lost Children (2006)
      The Lost Children
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Te Kahu
      • 2006
    • The Killian Curse (2006)
      The Killian Curse
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Mr. Elder
      • Jacob Elder
      • 2006
    • Shortland Street (1992)
      Shortland Street
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Charlie Te Ngaru
      • 2003–2004

    Visual Effects

    • Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Jamie Flatters in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • visual effects production runner: Weta FX
      • 2022
    • Paul Giamatti, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramírez, Emily Blunt, and Jack Whitehall in Jungle Cruise (2021)
      Jungle Cruise
      6.6
      • visual effects production runner: Weta Digital
      • 2021
    • Will Smith and Victor Hugo in Gemini Man (2019)
      Gemini Man
      5.7
      • visual effects production runner: Weta Digital
      • 2019
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin, Bradley Cooper, Chris Evans, Sean Gunn, Scarlett Johansson, Brie Larson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Danai Gurira, and Karen Gillan in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
      Avengers: Endgame
      8.4
      • visual effects production runner: Weta Digital
      • 2019
    • Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
      Mortal Engines
      6.1
      • visual effects production runner: Weta Digital
      • 2018
    • Jason Momoa and Amber Heard in Aquaman (2018)
      Aquaman
      6.8
      • visual effects production runner: Weta Digital
      • 2018
    • Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Terry Crews, Bill Skarsgård, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Lewis Tan, Stefan Kapicic, Rob Delaney, Shioli Kutsuna, Zazie Beetz, and Brianna Hildebrand in Deadpool 2 (2018)
      Deadpool 2
      7.6
      • visual effects production runner: Weta Digital
      • 2018
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin, Vin Diesel, Paul Bettany, Bradley Cooper, Chris Evans, Sean Gunn, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Wong, Terry Notary, Anthony Mackie, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Letitia Wright, and Tom Holland in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
      Avengers: Infinity War
      8.4
      • visual effects production runner: Weta Digital
      • 2018
    • Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)
      Rampage
      6.1
      • visual effects production runner: Weta Digital
      • 2018
    • Giancarlo Esposito, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dexter Darden, Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, and Rosa Salazar in Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
      Maze Runner: The Death Cure
      6.3
      • visual effects production runner: Weta Digital
      • 2018
    • Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
      War for the Planet of the Apes
      7.4
      • visual effects production runner: Weta Digital
      • 2017
    • David Thewlis, Saïd Taghmaoui, and Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman (2017)
      Wonder Woman
      7.3
      • visual effects production runner: Weta Digital
      • 2017
    • Spectral (2016)
      Spectral
      6.3
      • visual effectsproduction runner: Weta Digital
      • 2016
    • John Kassir and Oakes Fegley in Pete's Dragon (2016)
      Pete's Dragon
      6.7
      • visual effects production runner: Weta Digital
      • 2016
    • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
      Independence Day: Resurgence
      5.2
      • visual effects production runner: Weta Digital
      • 2016

    Transportation Department

    • Will Smith and Victor Hugo in Gemini Man (2019)
      Gemini Man
      5.7
      • driver: Mr Lee
      • 2019
    • Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
      Alita: Battle Angel
      7.3
      • driver: Mr Rodrigues
      • 2019
    • Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, Storm Reid, Levi Miller, and Deric McCabe in A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
      A Wrinkle in Time
      4.3
      • driver: Ms Witherspoon
      • 2018
    • John Goodman, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Dane DeHaan, and Cara Delevingne in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
      Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
      6.4
      • driver: Mr Besson
      • 2017
    • Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (2017)
      Ghost in the Shell
      6.3
      • driver: cast
      • 2017
    • John Kassir and Oakes Fegley in Pete's Dragon (2016)
      Pete's Dragon
      6.7
      • driver: Mr. Redford
      • 2016
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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • June 2, 1974
      • Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male
    • Pronouns
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    • Race / Ethnicity
      • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

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      • Big Kahuna

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