Shane Rangi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 3, 1969 (age 57)
Biography
Shane Rangi (b. February 3, 1969) is a New Zealand actor, stunt actor, and creature performer from Ngāti Porou. He has been working as a core member of Weta Digital since the mid-2000's, and was the primary performer for its initial Avatar and Iron Man pitch. He is perhaps best known for his various motion capture and creature performances in Andrew Adamson’s award winning The Chronicles of Narnia films and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He has three SAG nominations for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble. Shane has also done work in James Cameron’s The Way Of Water, Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines and in the Australian feature film Pacific Rim: Uprising. He plays the lead role in short film Die Like a Shark for which he won “Best Actor” at the Wairoa Māori Film Festival.
Known For
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Thor: Ragnarok
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
King Kong
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Mortal Engines
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Filmography
Barbed Wire Canoe
Movie · as The Grant Brothers
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Movie · as Matador Co-Pilot
Time Bandits
TV · as Demon · 7 eps
Avatar: The Way of Water
Movie · as Matador Co-Pilot
Lowdown Dirty Criminals
Movie · as Barry
Flip
Movie · as Helmet
Die Like a Shark
Movie · as Mark Otene
Mortal Engines
Movie · as Burly Salvageman
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Movie · as Sonny's Crew #1
Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses
Movie · as Janet’s Maternal Family
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Movie · as Tavros
Skyrunners
Movie · as Alien
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Movie · as Asterius/ Werewolf
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Movie · as General Otmin
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie · as Harad Leader 2
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie · as Witch-King (uncredited)