Spy: Local rugby drama Head High scores new stars
6 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Jordi Webber appears as Cruz Kingi in Three s local rugby drama Head High.
It s game on for award-winning series Head High as they head into production for a second series with some new faces joining the cast and some secondary characters from Season One taking on much bigger roles this time around.
Wentworth star Robbie Magasiva headlines the new additions to the Head High gang, joining the award-winning cast of Miriama McDowell, trans-Tasman star Craig Hall and acting sensation Jayden Daniels.
McDowell and Daniels won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor at last year s NZTV Awards, where McDowell, in her acceptance speech, made the point that this was the first time a Māori family had been the central characters in a prime-time drama series since the 1970s.
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