Sidney S. Liufau Explained

Sidney Liufau
Birth Date:22 November 1963
Birth Place:Kahuku, Hawaii, United States
Occupation:Director/Actor/Stuntman

Sidney S. Liufau (born 22 November 1963) is an American actor best known for the role of Lt. Manuele Atoa in the episode "You Are Cordially Invited". Liufau also appeared in Hawaii Five-O, Street Warrior, Blade, Faster, Planet of the Apes and You, Me and Dupree.[1] [2]

Career

Liufau made his acting debut in the 1995 film Batman Forever, which also featured co-star René Auberjonois. The same year, he appeared in the Baywatch movie Forbidden Paradise. Liufau went on to have small roles in the films A Very Brady Sequel (1996), Bloodsport III (1997, starring John Rhys-Davies), Marvel Comics' Blade (1998, with Judson Scott, Andray Johnson), Dirt Merchant (1999, with Lee Arenberg) and Code of the Dragon (2001, with Brad Dourif and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa). More recently, he had a supporting role in the 2006 comedy You, Me and Dupree, which also featured guest star Todd Stashwick.

In addition to his film work, Liufau also had a role in an unsold TV pilot called Red Skies (as did Leonard Kelly-Young), TV Pilot Honolulu CRU starring Russell Wong, Michael Rooker and Lori Petty, also guest-starred on an episode of The District, starring Roger Aaron Brown and Ernest Borgnine. He most recently had a recurring role on the short-lived CBS action series Smith, working with series regular Virginia Madsen and fellow guest actors Ray Liotta and Simon Baker. He also appeared in Alex Kurtzman's and Roberto Orci's remake of Hawaii Five-O in the episode "Malama Ka Aina" as Daniel Dae Kim's character's cousin.

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1985Sword of HeavenMartial arts fighter
1990Joe Versus the VolcanoWaponiUncredited
1995Batman ForeverHarvey's Thug
1995MakoDirect-to-video
1996A Very Brady SequelSecurity Guard
1996Bloodsport IIIKimo Lima Lama
1997Fire Down BelowBodyguardUncredited
1998Deadly RansomBruno
1998BladeJapanese Doorman
1999Dirt MerchantEl Nino
2000The Testaments: Of One Fold and One ShepherdJudge hunter 1
2001The GhostWu's Thug No.1
2006You, Me and DupreePaco
2010FasterKenny
2012The Girl from the Naked EyeMoses
2012Lose YourselfRay-RayDirect-to-video
2013Short Thug / Short Tracker
2014My Trip Back to the Dark SideRay-Ray
2015To Topple an EmpireJeffrey

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996BaywatchMakoEpisode: "Forbidden Paradise: Part 2"
1997The New Adventures of Robin HoodMaster IkaEpisode: "The Prey"
1997Lt. Manuele AtoaEpisode: "You Are Cordially Invited"
1998Honolulu CRUDet. KamakawewaoleEpisode: "Pilot"
2001Black ScorpionThiefEpisode: "Kiss of Death"
2002Red SkiesKayTelevision film
2003The DistrictSammy HarimotoEpisode: "Last Waltz"
2003VictorTelevision film
2006–2007SmithKala Tafattafua3 episodes
2008Street WarriorIsaiah GriffinTelevision film
2010Hawaii Five-0SidEpisode: "Malama Ka Aina"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-12-08. Sidney Liufau - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com. The New York Times. 2021-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208211914/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/496996/Sidney-Liufau. 2015-12-08.
  2. Web site: Rotten Tomatoes: Movies TV Shows Movie Trailers Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes. 2021-11-24. www.rottentomatoes.com. en.