- Robbie Joseph Magasiva (born 21 May 1972) is a Samoan New Zealand actor who has starred in several films including New Zealand box office record breakers Sione's Wedding and Sione's 2: Unfinished Business.
He is also known for his role on Shortland Street (1992) as Dr. Maxwell Avia which he played from June 2009 to July 2012,
Magasiva is also known for his role as Will Jackson on the prison drama series Wentworth (2013), an adaptation of the iconic prison drama "Prisoner". Magasiva joined the cast of the Australian award winning drama Wentworth (2013) in 2012 when the series first went into production and it started airing in 2013, but for Magasiva auditioning for Will Jackson was originally set to go to an Australian actor before the role was settled and given to Robbie, Robbie has been with the series since then as fan favourite Deputy Governor William 'Will' Jackson, Magasiva was one of four Wentworth actors to appear from the series start to it's final series season 8 and Magasiva would be apart of the 'Wentworth Four' being one of four actors to remain on the series since its inception.
Magasiva remained busy after Wentworth ended taking on several projects including Going, Going, Head High Season 2, Spreadsheet, Under the Vines and many more.
Magasiva is a mental health advocate and revealed his struggles filming the final season of Wentworth while he was mourning his brother Pua, being away from his family and struggling to cope in lockdown, he revealed he planned to retire from acting to pursue firefighting, but since decided to stay as an actor in his home country of New Zealand.- IMDb mini biography by: PhaseItIn
- SpouseAnna Magasiva(2005 - 2011) (2 children)
- RelativesSteven Magasiva(Sibling)Mike Magasiva(Sibling)Tanu Magasiva(Sibling)Trina Magasiva(Sibling)Pua Magasiva(Sibling)Miki Magasiva(Sibling)
- Half sleeve tattoo
- Has four brothers - Steven, Mike, younger twins Pua Magasiva and Tanu, and one sister, Trina.
- He owns and rides a motorcycle.
- He got one son and one daughter.
- He grew up in a small community west of Apia called Tanumapua in Samoa. His family moved back to New Zealand permanently when he was 10 years old.
- Apart of the 'Wentworth (2013)' Four, being one of four actors who appeared in all seasons of the series alongside Kate Atkinson, Jacquie Brennan and Katrina Milosevic.
- I'm enjoying the challenge. Emotionally it's been hard. When I'm shooting tragic scenes and I need to think of something really terrible, I think of how I'd feel if something happened to my kids. You've really got to go there emotionally and it takes it out of you.
- That final scene in the first episode where the governor is killed, I don't think there has ever been another Australian drama that has done something like that, killing off someone they had set up as a main character in the first episode.I thought it was brilliant and it really set the tone of what we have been able to do in the show and the fact the writers aren't afraid to do something that other shows might think is too risky.
- I think any actor who came in and picked up this story would be excited by what I get to do.
- [Discussing his character Will in Wentworth (2013) season 5]: What led him there was years and years of being manipulated, being framed, having his wife killed and knowing the killer, losing Bea, but you never expect Will would have that in him, it is such a hideous act, burying someone alive. He has finally broken and what he did weighs heavily on him and it affects him on a daily basis. That burden, that guilt, he carries it with him every day. When he is at the prison he sees reminders of Ferguson everywhere and when he is at home there's the voices which he can't escape.
- All I wanted to do was "woo hoo".
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