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Napoleon Tavale

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Napoleon Tavale
Napoleon Tavale as Thomas Priestley in NCIS: HAWAI'I
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NCIS: HAWAI'I
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Born Sept 13 in American Samoa and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. Acting took place at Cretin-Derham Hall High School where he got involved in musical theatre productions and one-act plays. Tavale won a Talent Scholarship to Whittier College where he earned a BA in Theatre. After his BA, Tavale earned a full scholarship to get his MFA in Acting at the University of Virginia.

Tavale is a working actor in television, stage, and film. He is also an Acting on Camera Professor for a College Film School in Los Angeles. (IG/linkedin @NapoleonTavale)
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    Known for

    David Fane, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, Hualalai Chung, and Auli'i Cravalho in Vaiana 2 (2024)
    Vaiana 2
    6.5
    • Additional Crew
    • 2024
    Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii 5-0 (2010)
    Hawaii 5-0
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Isaiah
    Jay Hernandez and Perdita Weeks in Magnum P.I. (2018)
    Magnum P.I.
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Harold
    Jason Antoon, Vanessa Lachey, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, and Alex Tarrant in NCIS : Hawaï (2021)
    NCIS : Hawaï
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Thomas Priestley

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    • L.A. Rush
      • Police #1
      • Post-production



    • Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Kelly Monaco, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in Hôpital central (1963)
      Hôpital central
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Cop
      • Uniform Cop
      • Cop #1 ...
      • 2014–2025
    • Jay Hernandez and Perdita Weeks in Magnum P.I. (2018)
      Magnum P.I.
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Harold
      • 2023
    • Lacey Chabert and Ektor Rivera in Coup de foudre au lagon bleu (2022)
      Coup de foudre au lagon bleu
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Sebastian
      • 2022
    • Jason Antoon, Vanessa Lachey, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, and Alex Tarrant in NCIS : Hawaï (2021)
      NCIS : Hawaï
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Thomas Priestley
      • 2022
    • The Love Market (2021)
      The Love Market
      • Vincent
      • 2021
    • Viola Davis in Murder (2014)
      Murder
      8.1
      TV Series
      • FBI Agent (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Derek D. Dow and Napoleon Tavale in Suber: I Wish This Was an Ant Hill (2019)
      Suber: I Wish This Was an Ant Hill
      Short
      • Expectant Father
      • 2019
    • Napoleon Tavale in Off the Rock (2019)
      Off the Rock
      Short
      • Sam Lino
      • 2019
    • Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker in City of Lies (2018)
      City of Lies
      6.5
      • Police officer
      • 2018
    • Esprits criminels (2005)
      Esprits criminels
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Officer Wilson
      • 2018
    • Patrick Dempsey, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, Sandra Oh, James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, and T.R. Knight in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Crew Chief
      • 2017
    • Emily Osment in Young & Hungry (2014)
      Young & Hungry
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Carlo
      • 2017
    • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Frances Anderson, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
      Modern Family
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Basketball Player (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • American Horror Story (2011)
      American Horror Story
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Juror #2
      • 2016
    • Cierra Ramirez, Maia Mitchell, Noah Centineo, David Lambert, and Hayden Byerly in The Fosters (2013)
      The Fosters
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Swat #1
      • 2016

    Additional Crew



    • David Fane, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, Hualalai Chung, and Auli'i Cravalho in Vaiana 2 (2024)
      Vaiana 2
      6.5
      • additional voices
      • 2024

    Writer



    • Napoleon Tavale in Off the Rock (2019)
      Off the Rock
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019

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    HAWAII FIVE-O
    Demo Reel 1:38
    HAWAII FIVE-O
    Singing reel
    Demo Reel 1:37
    Singing reel
    Singing reel
    Demo Reel 1:37
    Singing reel
    NIGHT MEETING
    Demo Reel 2:23
    NIGHT MEETING
    Magnum P.I.
    Demo Reel 0:12
    Magnum P.I.
    Comedy/Drama reel
    Demo Reel 1:01
    Comedy/Drama reel
    GROUNDSWELL
    Demo Reel 0:41
    GROUNDSWELL

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      • Male
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