Haanz is a versatile and passionate actor and father who hopes to inspire young Pasifika artists to rise and tell their stories. He graduated from the Pacific Institute of Performing Arts in 2014 where he worked under the wings of many well-established directors and writers such as Victor Rodger, Anapela Polataivao and Rachel House. Theatre highlights include North by Northwest, The Life of Galileo and Still Life with Chickens for Auckland Theatre Company, for which he has performed more than 80 shows within New Zealand as well as two international tours in Riverside Theatre, Australia, and Shanghai Grand Theatre, China. Film credits include feature films Red, White & Brass, Hibiscus & Ruthless and Savage and short films The Messiah and My Friend Michael Jones which premiered at the New Zealand International Film Festival in 2018. Television highlight include Panthers, My Life is Murder and The Brokenwood Mysteries.