23 Facts About Robbie Magasiva

Robbie Joseph Magasiva was born on 26 August 1972 and is a Samoan-New Zealander actor who has starred in several films and as a member of the Naked Samoans comedy troupe.

Robbie Magasiva has appeared on television and in theatre, and was the co-presenter of New Zealand's Tagata Pasifika with famed athlete, Beatrice Faumuina.

Robbie Magasiva is the only male actor to appear in all eight seasons; he appeared in all 100 episodes of the show.

Robbie Magasiva, born in Wellington, New Zealand, was raised in a small community west of Apia, Samoa called Tanumapua.

Robbie Magasiva's family moved back to New Zealand permanently when he was 10 years old.

Robbie Magasiva had his start on television during the 1990s, beginning with comedy.

Robbie Magasiva returned to television in the show The Strip, continued his work with the Naked Samoans, and made a minor appearance in Power Rangers: Ninja Storm, starring his brother Pua as the brother of Pua's character of Shane Clarke.

In 2006, Robbie Magasiva co-starred in Sione's Wedding, a comedy film that achieved commercial success in New Zealand.

Robbie Magasiva joined the cast of Shortland Street as Dr Maxwell Avia in 2009.

Robbie Magasiva left the series in 2012; he later reprised his role for a one-off appearance in September 2015.

In October 2012, Robbie Magasiva was cast in the Australian drama series Wentworth, a re-imaging of the classic show Prisoner.

In 2021, Robbie Magasiva starred on the Paramount+ Australia original series, Spreadsheet.

In 2022, Robbie Magasiva appeared alongside several members of the Wentworth cast at WentworthCon Melbourne.

In 2023, Robbie Magasiva gave an extensive interview about his acting career with podcast series MandateNZ, where he revealed he almost quit acting to become a firefighter after he finished filming Wentworth.

Also in 2023, Robbie Magasiva was named in the upcoming cast of NZ drama Madam.

In 2024, Robbie Magasiva was cast as Sonny Jennings in the Fox lifeguard series Rescue: HI-Surf.

Robbie Magasiva later revealed that he had gone for a massage and put his phone on silent and when he walked out to check his phone he had 19 missed calls, one which was from his manager telling him he had landed the role of Jennings.

Robbie Magasiva is the first son of Salafa and Taufaiula Ropati Robbie Magasiva.

Robbie Magasiva has four brothers, Stevan, Miki, twins Pua and Tanu, and adopted sister Trina Magasiva.

Robbie Magasiva inspired his younger brother to become an actor, landing him an audition for an alcohol awareness commercial.

In 2011, Robbie Magasiva began dating his Shortland Street co-star, Natalie Medlock.

Previously, he was married to Anna Robbie Magasiva, whom he met while he was a receptionist.

In 2024, Robbie Magasiva revealed that he had moved to the US and is in a relationship with producer Kelly Mackey.