Ioane Sa'ula

In 2016, Sa'ula broke both bones in his leg in a freak football accident,^[2] Sa'ula said the two-year recovery lead him to pursue acting and he found his passion in performing.^[3][4]

In 2021, Sa'ula appeared in his first major television series in the Stan series Bump and would appear in all five seasons of the show,^[5] and in November 2025 Sa'ula appeared in Bump's Christmas film in the role of Vince Ingram.^[6] Dan Edwards, a producer on Bump told him that they wanted to create a medical series around his performance.^[7]

He was in Australian drama series Last King of the Cross (2024) as Junior, and in the film The Deb (2024) as Damo. In 2024, he had a supporting role as Birdie the PA in the Hollywood film The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.^[8]

In 2025, Sa'ula was named in the Casting Guild of Australia contingent of Rising Stars.^[9]

He was cast in Stan medical drama series The F Ward on 2025, playing intern Jimmy Seufale.^[10] A talented but reckless intern who has Long QT syndrome, who happens to be in a romantic relationship with his supervisor, surgeon Dr Gloria Wall, played by Anna Friel.^[11] Friel called him "one of Australia's next big discoveries."^[11] Sa'ula's performance received positive attention from critics. The AU Review wrote that he "ultimately steals the show" describing the performance as "immensely layered," TV Tonight described his portrayal as "affable" in a role that would "cement him on the drama map."^[12][13]