Jamaine Ross

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Hair Brown - Dark
Eyes Hazel
Height 170cm
Age 41
Location New Zealand - Auckland

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Acting

Skills

Basketball, Comedian (Stand-Up), Director, Full Licence, Guitar, Indoor Netball, Juggling, Kapahaka, Pool, Presenter, Table Tennis, Theatre Sports, Voice Artist, Writer

Acting Experience

Television

2022My Favourite Dead Person, 'John, Man With Peg Leg'

TVNZ Dir: Nigel McCulloch, Miriama McDowell
2022NZ Today, S3

Three
20-22Mean Mums: Series I, II, III

Three
2021Fricken Dangerous Bro On The Road, 'Comedian'

TVNZ
19-20Golden Boy: Series I & II

Three Dir: Various
17-19Only In Aotearoa, 'Presenter'

Whakaata Māori

Television Commercials

2023Auckland Council, 'Food Scraps Fairy'


2022Auckland Council, 'Recycling Fairy'


Online Commercials

2018Maori Language Week

Various Media

Television Appearances

2023Last Laughs, 'Comedian'

Three
20237 Days, 'Panelist'

Three
2023Guy Mont Spelling Bee, 'Panelist'

Kevin & Co Dir: Various
2022Comedians Giving Lectures, 'Comedian'

Three
2020Have You Been Paying Attention?, 'Panelist'

TVNZ
2019Best Foods Comedy Gala, 'Comedian '

Three
2018The Spinoff TV, 'Comedian'

Three
2017Jono And Ben, 'Comedian'

Three
2015Brown Eye, 'Co-Presenter'

Whakaata Māori
2015AotearoHA Rising Stars, 'Comedian'

Three
2014After Hours, 'Comedian'

Three

Voice Work

2021The Adventures Of Tumeke Space, 'Jimmy'

TVNZ Dir: Ryan Cooper, Tim Evans, Alex Leighton
2021The Barefoot Bandits, 'Jimmy'

TVNZ

Comedy

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Comedy

Biography

Jamaine Ross is a born and bred Christchurchian who is a well-known comedic face on the stand-up circuit as ‘The Māori guy with the beard and the hat‘, who has roots in Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu and probably somewhere in Scotland.

His comedy is a mixture of storytelling, observations and social commentary, all delivered from the perspective of a middle-class urban Māori who watches professional wrestling.

He’s also a member of critically acclaimed sketch comedy trio ‘Frickin Dangerous Bro‘, who are well renowned for their unpredictable style of live comedy, where they mix social commentary with straight up goofyness. The trio also record a weekly podcast together creatively named, ‘The Frickin Dangerous Bro Show‘.

On top of that, he works in television as an editor, writer, director and on screen talent, with credits that include The Best Foods Comedy Gala, 7 Days, ‘Golden Boy’, ‘Jono & Ben’, Funny Girls, ‘Only in Aotearoa’ and ‘Brown Eye’

Basically, he’s a super busy and talented tāne who brings a whole lot to the table in any comedic environment.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

2012: Raw Comedy Quest Winner

2013: Tenacious D Opening Act

2014: Billy T Award Nominee

2014: NZ International Comedy Festival Best Facial Hair Winner

2016: Fricken Dangerous Bro – NZ Comedy Guild’s Best Online Presence Award Winner

2018: Fricken Dangerous Bro – Fred Dagg Award Nominee

2019: Demetri Martin Opening Act