Rawiri Paratene
Actor · Executive Producer · Presenter · Writer
Active 1977–present · Awards: Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Shakespeare’s Globe International Actors’ Fellow, Robert Burns Fellowship
Peter David Broughton, generally known as Rawiri Paratene, is a New Zealand stage and screen actor, director and writer. He is known for his acting roles in Whale Rider (2002) and The Insatiable Moon (2010).
Filmography
FARM (2025) — JimXena: Warrior Princess (1995) — TazereWhale Rider (2003) — KoroRapa Nui (1994) — PriestWhat Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999) — Mulla RotaThe Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003) — Malio ChiefBride Flight (2008) — Old MosieFootrot Flats: The Dog's Tale (1986) — Rangi (voice)Man-Thing (2005) — Pete HornGolden Boy (2019) — BertieArriving Tuesday (1986) — RikiHard Out (2003) — Gran PekapekaRomeo and Juliet - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2010) — Friar LawrenceThe Insatiable Moon (2011) — ArthurAccidents (1999) — TamatiLove Mussel (2001) — Matt KutuGood Grief (2021) — HemiStranded Pearl (2024) — WilliamThe Rogue Stallion (1990) — BrianEmilie Richards - Spuren der Vergangenheit (2012) — PastorThe Secret of the Whales (2010) — Amiri MamoeWaitangi Day: What Really Happened (2011) — KaitekeNgā Tamatoa: 40 Years On (2012) — PresenterThe Graffiti of Mr. Tupaia (2008) — Mr. Tupaia