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Luciane Buchanan

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Luciane Buchanan
Born (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 31)
Auckland, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Luciane Buchanan (born 18 July 1993) is a New Zealand actress. She is known for her starring role in the Netflix action thriller series The Night Agent (2023−present), which is based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Quirk. She has also played Tripitaka (Tang Sanzang) in The New Legends of Monkey, Kennedy Truebridge in Filthy Rich and Billy T's daughter Cherie in Billy.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Buchanan was born and raised in Auckland.[4] She is of Tongan and Scottish descent.[5][6] She took acting classes at the Auckland Performing Arts Centre (TAPAC), including with Miranda Harcourt. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Psychology from the University of Auckland in 2017.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 A Woman's Right to Shoes Jenny Short film
2018 Stray Lily Short film
2018 My Friend Michael Jones Selena Short film
2019 Views Lauren Short film
2023 The Tank Jules IMDb
TBA Lea Tupu'anga / Mother Tongue Katherine Short film; writer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Billy Cherie James Television film
2013 The Blue Rose Aroha Nash 11 episodes
2015 Power Rangers Dino Charge Waitress 1 episode
2016 The Brokenwood Mysteries Tai Smith 1 episode
2016–2017 Filthy Rich Kennedy Truebridge Main role
2018–2020 The New Legends of Monkey Tripitaka Main role
2021 Sweet Tooth Louisa Episode: "Big Man"
2021 Mr. Corman Astrid Episode: "Many Worlds"
2021 The Panthers — Associate producer
2023 The Night Agent Rose Larkin Main role, 10 episodes

Web

Year Title Role
2015–2016 Common Ground Leigh Williams
2017 Baby Mama's Club

References

  1. ^ Mann, Britt (2 December 2017), "A day in the life of Luciane Buchanan", Stuff.co.nz
  2. ^ Thomas, Sarah (21 April 2017), "Monkey Magic is back: Cult TV show gets remade for the ABC and Netflix", Sydney
  3. ^ "Luciane Buchanan: At the top of her game". RNZ. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ Ross, Skye (19 June 2017). "Girl you need to know: Up-and-coming actress Luciane Buchanan". Fashion Quarterly. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ Ma, Wenlei (26 January 2018), "The New Legends of Monkey writer responds to 'whitewashing' accusations", News.com.au
  6. ^ Momoisea, Leilani (28 September 2017). "I Thought I Recognised Her - Luciane Buchanan". goodrally.com. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Luciane Buchanan". GCM. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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