Biography

Talei was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2007 and 2012 WA Equity Guild Awards and won the Best Screen Actor at the 2001 WA Screen Awards. She trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and has a BA (Theatre) from Curtin University. She has appeared on film for Cordell Jigsaw, Southern Star Entertainment, Jag Films, CM Films, WestOne, Mintox Media, Electric Pictures, Coral Lagoon and Granada as well as appearing in numerous TV commercials. She has also narrated documentaries for SBS (Western Australia) and voiced animations for Nickelodeon.
- IMDb mini biography by: Actors Management International (Maxine)

Based in Perth, WA, Talei was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2007 & 2012 WA Equity Guild Awards and won the Best Screen Actor at the 2001 WA Screen Awards. She trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and has a BA (Theatre) from Curtin University. Stage productions include Refractions at Deckchair Theatre, Own Worst Enemy & Hot Dogs for Barking Gecko Theatre, The Brick and The Rose at Chapel Off Chapel in Victoria, Kitchen, A Change In The Weather, I (honestly) Love You and Scarecrow at the Blue Room, and Falling Petals and Woyzeck for Black Swan's Hotbed. She has appeared on film for Southern Star Entertainment, Jag Films, CM Films, WestOne, Mintox Media, Electric Pictures, Coral Lagoon and Granada as well as appearing in numerous TV commercials. She most recently played lead roles in First Flight (Artemis) and The War That Changed Us (Electric Pictures) and was in Death of a Salesmen for Black Swan State Theatre Company. Talei is proficient in a range of accents, in particular UK, USA and German.
- IMDb mini biography by: Actors Management International (Maxine)