Shane Rangi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 3, 1969
Shane Rangi (b. February 3, 1969) is a New Zealand actor, stunt actor, and creature performer from Ngāti Porou. He has been working as a core member of Weta Digital since the mid-2000's, and was the primary performer for its initial Avatar and Iron Man pitch. He is perhaps best known for his various motion capture and creature performances in Andrew Adamson’s award winning The Chronicles of Narnia films and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He has three SAG nominations for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble. Shane has also done work in James Cameron’s The Way Of Water, Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines and in the Australian feature film Pacific Rim: Uprising. He plays the lead role in short film Die Like a Shark for which he won “Best Actor” at the Wairoa Māori Film Festival.
Filmography
- Barbed Wire Canoe
Barbed Wire Canoe TBA
as The Grant Brothers
Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025
as Matador Co-Pilot
Avatar: The Way of Water 2022
as Matador Co-Pilot
Lowdown Dirty Criminals 2020
as Barry
Flip 2019
as Helmet
Die Like a Shark 2019
as Mark Otene, Producer
Mortal Engines 2018
as Burly Salvageman, Stunts
Thor: Ragnarok 2017
Stunts
Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses 2015
as Janet’s Maternal Family
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012
Stunts
Existence 2012
Stunt Coordinator
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2010
as Tavros
Skyrunners 2009
as Alien
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans 2009
Stunts
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2008
as Asterius/ Werewolf
The Water Horse 2007
Production Runner, Stunts
King Kong 2005
Stunt Double
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005
as General Otmin
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003
as Harad Leader 2
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
as Witch-King (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.