Jay Laga'aia (born 10 September 1963) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and singer. He is best known internationally for his role as Captain Typho in the films Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
Laga'aia is noted for his television roles, including Senior Constable Tommy Tavita in the Australian police drama Water Rats, lawyer David Silesi in the New Zealand legal drama Street Legal and Elijah Johnson in the long running Australian soap opera Home and Away.
Filmography
Film
- 1988 The Navigator A Medieval Odyssey - Jay
- 1988 Never Say Die - Bruce
- 2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones - Captain Typho
- 2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - Captain Typho
- 2006 Solo - Vincent
- 2008 Crooked Business - Pickaxe
- 2008 Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! - One-Eyed Zombie
- 2009 Daybreakers - Senator Wes Turner
- 2012 The Unbroken - Morgan Stevens (voice)
- 2020 The Legend of Baron To'a - George
Television
- 1984-86 Heroes - Ron Ualesi
- 1988 Strangers - Const. Campbell
- 1989 The Shadow Trader - Demo Worker
- 1992 The Other Side of Paradise - Mana
- 1993 Soldier Soldier - Sgt. Bob Gilligan
- 1994 High Tide - Buck Walton (voice)
- 1995 Mysterious Island - Tenape
- 1995, 1997, 2000 Xena: Warrior Princess - Draco
- 1996-01 Water Rats - Senior Const. Tommy Tavita
- 1998 The Violent Earth - Jean-Christian
- 2000-03 Street Legal - David Silesi
- 2005-06 All Saints - Michael Stevenson
- 2007 McLeod's Daughters - Gabriel
- 2008 The Strip - Joe Tahore / Frogman
- 2008-10 Larry the Lawnmower - Narrator
- 2008-09 Legend of the Seeker - Chase Brandstone
- 2008-11 Bed of Roses - Nick Pickering
- 2010-12 Home and Away - Elijah Johnson
- 2015-18 Jay's Jungle - Jay
- 2017 Drop Dead Weird - Announcer
- 2018 Black Comedy - Guest
- 2018 Fighting Season - Siaosi Ulalei
- 2019 Hardball - Mr. Butte
