Erana James

Erana James (born February 17, 1999) is an actress from New Zealand. She is best known for her role as Toni Shalifoe in the TV series The Wilds (2020–2022).^[1]

Erana James
Born	(1999-02-17) February 17, 1999 (age 26) Whangārei, New Zealand
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present
Known for	The Wilds

Early life

Erana James was born to Māori parents in Whangārei, New Zealand, where she grew up on a farm. She lived there with her family before moving to Wellington at the age of 10.^[2][3] She now lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her iwi are Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Waikato Tainui.^[4]

Filmography

Television and film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	Lake Towner	Uncredited
2015	Sons of Liars	Bria/Bri	Main role
2017	Lucy Lewis Can't Lose	J'ess	5 episodes
2017	The Changeover	Laura Chant	Film based on the 1984 Margaret Mahy novel The Changeover
2017	Southland's Home	Nell	Main role (short film)
2019	My Life Is Murder	Juliana Lloyd	Episode: "Old School"
2019	Golden Boy	Kahu	Main role (season 1)
2019	Playing for Keeps	Samira	2 episodes
2020–2022	The Wilds	Toni Shalifoe	18 episodes
2023	Bad Behaviour	Ronnie	4 episodes
2023	Uproar[5]	Samantha
2024	We Were Dangerous	Nellie
2025	Alien: Earth[6]	Curly	7 episodes

Music Videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Ref.
2025	Divine Feelings	Vance Joy	[7]
2025	Fascination in the Dark	Vance Joy	[8]