Cohen Holloway is a singer, actor and comedian who first made an impact on comedy shows Pulp Comedy and Facelift. Holloway went on to act in movies Eagle vs Shark, Separation City, After the Waterfall, and the hugely successful Boy.

In 2009 he won a Qantas best actor award after portraying David Dougherty in the TV drama Until Proven Innocent, and in 2015 starred in Maori Television’s acclaimed comedy series Find Me a Maori Bride.

In this ScreenTalk, Holloway talks about:

• Feeling terrified for his first appearance on Pulp Comedy
• Being bested by the real John Campbell on bro’Town
• How doing impersonations too well got him a different role in Eagle vs Shark
• Trying to control his nerves during his first day on TV movie Until Proven Innocent
• Shooting in intense scene with actor Antony Starr for movie After the Waterfall
• Having to find the right Maori voice for his character in hit film Boy
• Working with the film's funny star James Rolleston
• Wearing a mullet and gumboots for director Jane Campion in Top of the Lake
• Basing his Find Me a Maori Bride character Tama partly on himself
• Being won over by Sam Neill on Taika Waititi's new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople
• Officially becoming cool, after working with Stan Walker on the film

This video was first uploaded on 3 August 2015, and is available on YouTube to embed and distribute via this Creative Commons licence.

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