10 Questions: Troy Kingi

Music tutor and Mt Zion actor Troy Kingi.

He has starred in Mt Zion and Pa Boys and now Kerikeri's troy kingi is ready to play the lead role in a new Tarantino-style film called Violence being shot in Whangarei in October.

1 Describe yourself in three words?

Rugged. Arty. Hori.

2 Do you have a nickname, and if so, what's the story behind it?

I had the nickname Snoop when I started high school. At boarding school the seniors would nickname new kids on their first day to make it easier to remember everyone - I was a tall scrawny lanky Snoop Dogg lookalike.

3 Tell us something that most people don't know about you?

I am a seafood fiend. If there was a fridge full of all the most amazing foods you could think of, even leftovers cooked by the best chefs on earth, I would go straight for the bowl of shelled oysters or kinas.

4 What is the most important advice you have ever been given?

Find a job that doesn't feel like a job.

5 At 7pm on any given week night, what are we likely to catch you watching on television?

Discovery channel, or the Living channel. I'm a sucker for house renovation shows and American "crappola" ie: Auction Hunters and Tree House Masters.

6 If you had a chance to direct your dream movie, what would the movie be about and who would play the lead role?

Sin City-inspired fantasy action set in the 80s - gotta have Leo DiCaprio or Tom Hardy in the lead.

7 What album is playing on your stereo/computer at the moment?

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - Give the people what they want.

8 If you weren't an actor/singer what would you be doing?

Scuba dive charters.

9 What song will always get you on the dance floor?

Aqua - Barbie Girl.

10 Have you ever cried at the movies? If so, what were you watching?

No.