Lawrence Ola Pro

Actor, Extra, Model, Singer, Composer,… more

New South Wales, Australia
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Lawrence Ola is a Sydney based Samoan Australian Actor who has had vast screen experience, particularly in Comedic based TVCs. He has trained in Improvisation and the Eric Morris Acting method. Lawrence is best suited to roles in Comedy, Drama and Dramatic roles with a comedic element. He is… more
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Audio

Voice Demo Reel

Recorded by Andrew Hearle at Kiln Studios.

01►Voice Demo Reel
02►Podcast Sample - 'Music and Memory'
03►Regular Speaking Voice - Demo Piece
04►BOHIFALE - 'Jim & Pam' (2019 Demo)
05►'Stationary' - Debut Single
06►'Easy Street' - Recorded Track

Physical Attributes

Height:
178 cm / 5ft 10in
Weight:
over 120 kg / 264 lbs
Ethnicity:
Pacific Islander
Chest:
over 119 cm / 47 in
Skin color:
Brown
Waist:
118 cm / 46 in
Eye color:
Brown
Hair color:
Black
Hair length:
Short
Hair type:
Wavy

Credits & experience

2020
  • TVC: Upcoming Suncorp Campaign : Principal; Dir: Josh Whitehead (Prodigious)
  • WEB CONTENT: Sleeping Duck - 'TBA' : Principal; Dir: Gary Eck (Sleeping Duck)
  • PRESENTING: Upcoming QLD GOV Campaign : Principal; Dir: Oliver Sindle (Prodigious)
  • WEB SERIES: Social Murderer : Cameo - Ep 'Swipe Left'; Dir: Sangeetha Gowda (NOAH)
  • SHORT FILM: 'Untitled' : Lead; Dir: Gabriel Faatau'uu-Satiu
  • TVC: Sleeping Duck - 'TBA 2' : Principal; Dir: Gary Eck (Snorkel)
  • TVC: Sleeping Duck - 'TBA' : Principal; Dir: Gary Eck (Snorkel)
2019
  • WEB SERIES: Social Murderer : Cameo - Ep 'Reposted'; Dir: Marshall Mayhem Yuan (NOAH)
  • TVC: Step One - 'Bifting' : Principal; Dir: Greg Taylor (Step One)
  • TVC: Step One - 'Gotcha' : Principal; Dir: Greg Taylor (Step One)
  • WEB SERIES: Social Murderer : Cameo - Ep 'Under The Influence'; Dir: Sangeetha Gowda (NOAH)
  • PRESENTING: Virgin Australia - 'AFL Grand Final' : Principal; Dir: Alexandra Lawson (Hello SocialAU)
  • WEB CONTENT: Lendlease - 'Senses: Dipsy' : Principal; Dir: Sam Kelly (Hello SocialAU)
  • WEB SERIES: Lunch Room : Supporting - Ep 'Baggy'; Dir: Mark Nunari & Martin Ponferrada (Brutally Honest Productions)
  • WEB SERIES: Spaced Out - Based on the Short 'Extra(Terrestrial)' : Lead; Dir: Ilana Finocchiaro
  • MUSIC VIDEO: Bohifale - 'Kind Enough to Wait' : Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Performer; DoP: Aravind Shanavaz (The Light Pirate)
  • WEB CONTENT: Codral - 'Bacon & Egg' : Principal; Dir: Myles Conti (Conti Bros Films)
  • WEB SERIES: The Convo Couch : Guest Host (S1 Ep 18-23); (Bluesanyu Films)
  • TVC: Jump On - 'I want to be close to...' : Principal; Dir: Jay Bendixen (Fotomedia)
  • TVC: Step One - 'Step One, Get Some' : Principal; Dir: Greg Taylor (Step One)
  • TVC: Sleeping Duck - 'Choice' : Principal; Dir: Gary Eck (Snorkel)
  • TVC: Sleeping Duck - 'Goodnight' : Principal; Dir: Gary Eck (Snorkel)
  • TVC: Sleeping Duck - 'On Top' : Principal; Dir: Gary Eck (Snorkel)
  • TVC: Sleeping Duck - 'Best Night's Sleep I've Never Had' : Principal; Dir: Gary Eck (Snorkel)
  • SHORT FILM: Extra(Terrestrial) : Supporting; Dir: Ilana Finocchiaro (JMC)
  • TVC: Budget Australia - 'The Great Indoors: Beach' : Featured; Dir: Josh Logue (Hogarth)
  • SHORT FILM: Post Mortem : Supporting; Dir: Morgan Jackson (SFS)
  • SHORT FILM: The Little Door : Supporting; Dir: Brian Rodrigues (SFS)
  • WEB SERIES: The Convo Couch : Guest (S1 Ep1); (Bluesanyu Films)
  • WEB CONTENT: Syngenta - 'Protect Your Turf' : Featured; Dir: Marcus Joseph (Mighty)
  • PILOT: 'Strata' : Supporting; Dir: Joel Phillips
  • MODELLING - NATIONAL BILLBOARD/PRINT/WEB CONTENT: Amart : Principal; Photographer: Damian Bredberg
  • FEATURE FILM: Origins : Extra; Dir: Joseph Sims-Dennett (Sterling Cinema)
  • VIDEO ARTWORK: 'Narcissus' : Supporting; Dir: Angela Tiatia (Sullivan+Strumpf)
  • SHORT FILM: 'Un-Education' : Supporting; Dir: Natalie Jenkinson (UNSW)
  • MODELLING - WEB CONTENT: Step One - 'Kiwifruits' : Principal; Dir: Greg Taylor
  • TVC: Budget Australia - 'Cave' : Featured; Dir: Josh Logue (Hogarth)
  • SHORT FILM: 'Inner Demons' : Voice Extra; Dir: Hawanatu Bangura (Screen Australia)
  • INDUSTRIAL: Altura Learning - 'Aged Care Quality Standards' : Featured; Dir: Amy Carley (Altura Learning)
  • SHORT FILM: 'Highway Patrol' : Lead; Dir: Jesse Holani (UNSW)
  • MUSIC VIDEO: 2ooLit - 'Not Playing' : Featured; Dir: Lachlan Moore (Channel 98)
  • MUSIC VIDEO: Prudence - 'Euphoria' : Featured; Dir: Maclean Stephenson
  • WEB CONTENT - 'Step One: Kiwifruits' : Principal
  • TVC - Transport NSW - 'Sydney Metro' : Featured Extra; (Goodoil)
  • TVC - Westpac - 'Help on your Business Journey' (NZ Version) : Featured; Dir: Steve Ayson (Three & Seven)
  • TVC: Budget Australia - 'Bird Watching' : Featured; Dir: Josh Logue (Hogarth)
  • WEB CONTENT: Crescent Tools - 'Australian Made Tape Measures' : Featured; Dir: Nick Donovan (Men at Work Communications)
  • WEB CONTENT: Tutable - 'Tutable App' : Featured; Dir: Kurt McCarthy (Tutable)
  • WEB SERIES: Tiny Stories - Ep: 'My Life as a Couch' : Lead; Dir: Deep Desai (El Faro Entertainment)
  • FEATURE FILM : Hearts & Bones : Extra (Screen Australia)
  • THEATRE: Love on the Line : Supporting (Voice Over); Dir: Kat Kitty (Independent)
2018
  • STUDENT TVC: '+1' : Featured; Dir: Riley Hsiang (SAE)
  • STUDENT TVC: 'Say Yes' : Lead; Dir: Rhys Warren (TAFE)
  • INDUSTRIAL: Altura Learning - 'Learning Management Systems' Promo : Featured; Di: Steve Iliffe (Altura Learning)
  • INDUSTRIAL: Family & Community Services - 'Caseworkers' : Featured; Dir: Grant Dodwell (Realplay Media)
  • INDUSTRIAL: Altura Learning - 'Maintain Professional Relationships and Boundaries' : Featured; Dir: Janosh Jersch
  • MUSIC VIDEO: Below Subsonic - 'Aftermath' : Extra; Dir: Ilana Finocchiaro (JMC)
  • MUSIC VIDEO: Carmada - 'Ready for It' : Extra; Dir: Mitch Mckay (My Media Sydney)
  • MUSIC VIDEO: Smile Don't Smile - 'Ashleigh' : Extra; Dir: Sarah Hadley
  • MUSIC VIDEO: Cosmos' Midnight - 'Talk to Me' : Featured; Dir: Chester Buchanan (Entropico)
  • TVC: British Paints - 'Fight the FoMU - Greg' : Principal; Dir: Damian Shatford (The Sweetshop)
  • TVC: AMART - 'I Got it From Amart: Riverdance' : Principal; Dir: Alexander Roberts (Finch)
  • TVC: Facebook - 'Here Together' - Australian Version : Featured; Dir: Ryan Bodger (Now We Collide)
  • WEB SERIES: The Cleaners : Lead; Dir: Eorghan Barltrop (SAE)
  • SHORT FILM: Caved In : Lead; Dir: Sathya Nadesan (Sydney Film School)
  • SHORT FILM: Tricks : Supporting; Dir: Millicent Malcolm (AFTRS)
  • SHORT FILM: Election Day : Extra; Dir: Tom Davidson
  • SHORT FILM: Toe Sucker : Featured Extra; Dir: Andrew Yeremeyev
  • SHORT FILM: Redemption : Lead; Dir: Zhiying Liu (UTS)
  • SHORT FILM: Free Bilboes : Supporting; Dir: Austyn Hartley (SAE)
  • SHORT FILM: Chameleon : Supporting; Dir: Shu Li Lau (UNSW)
  • WEB SERIES: A Troubled Town : Co-Starring - S1 Ep 2; Dir: Billy El Kaddour
  • WEB SERIES: Others About Us (Original Title: 'Jak Nas Vidi Svet') : Guest; Dir: Ivana Benesova (Orange TV)
  • WEB CONTENT: Telstra Interactive Media : Featured; Dir: James Dall (Brains)
  • WEB SERIES: Spectrum : Extra; Dir: Brodie Pyke
  • WEB SERIES - Cloudy River : Co-Supporting - S1 Ep 5&6; Dir: Charlie Ford & Sophie Hardcastle (Unko)
  • TVC: NSW Government - 'Energy Affordability' : Featured; Dir: Geoff (The Dubs)
  • WEB CONTENT: Village Building - '30 Years' : Featured; Dir: Annette Neal (Coordinate)
  • TVC: Cerebral Palsy Foundation - 'Steptember' : Featured; Dir: Bryn Chainey (Paper Moose)
  • TVC: NRL Finals - 'This is It' : Featured; Dir: Karlton Atari (Winifred)
  • TVC: Vaalia - 'Full of Feelgoodness' : Featured; Dir: Gary John (Photoplay)
  • TVC: Holden - 'Holden Acadia' : Featured; Dir: JH Beetge (Goodoil)
  • WORKSHOP: TAFTA : Casting Director Workshop w/ Thea McLeod
  • WORKSHOP: SYDNEY FILM SCHOOL : Directing Character w/ Ben Ferris - Filmed and Directed by 1st Year Film Students over a 2 week period.
2016
  • MODELLING - INTERNATIONAL STORE CAMPAIGN: Lush Australasia 'Stop, Exfoliate & Listen' : Principal; Dir: Lizzy Medynskyj (Lush Cosmetics)
2015
  • MODELLING - INTERNATIONAL STORE CAMPAIGN: Lush Australasia - 'This Guy Makes Your Bath Bombs' : Principal; Dir: Lizzy Medynskyj & Priscilla Neow (Lush Cosmetics)

Acting

Acting experience

Previous paid speaking roles

Acting agent

Howell Management

Languages
  • English
  • Korean
  • Samoan
Accents
  • Australian
  • New Zealand
  • USA California
  • Pacific Islander

Extras

Extras experience

Previous featured extras roles

Extras agent

Howell Management

Modeling

Modeling experience

Beginner, starting out

Music

Vocal ability

Beginner

Composer ability

Beginner

Producer ability

Beginner

Singing styles
  • Pop
  • Rock
Favourite genres
  • Pop
  • Indie
  • Electronic
  • Hip-hop
Influences: Bic Runga, Beach Fossils, Anna Coddington, Motor Ace, Sandrine, Sweetune, Monotree, Jyp

Primarily interested in lyricism and writing for others. Lover of 80's synths and sounds, and interesting musical hybrids. A fan of various Kpop and Jpop acts and love to incorporate Korean into written works. An instagram dedicated to following my musical journey can be found under the handle @bohifale

Releases (all registered under APRA):

2019
'Kind Enough to Wait'
Produced by Jono Fernandez - (Vocals, Melody, Demo Composition, Lyrics)

'Everything's Eventual'
Produced by Jono Fernandez - (Vocals, Melody, Lyrics)

'Guilt'
Produced by Jono Fernandez - (Vocals, Melody, Lyrics)

'Easy Street'
Produced by Jono Fernandez - (Vocals, Melody, Lyrics)

2018
'Stationary' Produced by Taka Perry - (Vocals and Melody, Lyrics)

Film & Stage Crew

Directing & Writing ability

Beginner

Production & Management ability

Beginner

2018

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Short Film - 'The Jump' - Dir: Dean Hollis & Nat Johnson (SAE)

WRITER, DIRECTOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Short Film - 'Group 10'

Presenting

Languages
  • English
  • Korean
  • Samoan
Accents
  • Australian
  • New Zealand
  • USA California
  • Pacific Islander

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