Mick is a funny little white guy with a mysterious past and an even more mysterious present. With no morals to speak of, he’s like a human cockroach, scurrying from one deal to the next and trying at all costs, to avoid the light.
There are some (like Leighton) who might question the presence of a convicted con-man in the Fe’ausian royal family, but Mick Fa’auigaese has the diplomatic passport to say otherwise. This charming larrikin is, officially, an ‘albino adopted second cousin’ of the King. Mick works hard for the good of his King and his people, often meeting late into the night, with Russian businessmen who pay in cash, in dark alleyways, outside seedy nightclubs. And he only ever takes the most reasonable of Royal Tithes for his services to his family. He is, officially, the consulate’s Economic Affairs liaison.
John Leigh is a regular face on New Zealand television screens having appeared in some of the country’s favourite television productions.
His most recent role was as fire-obsessed madman Sparky on the hit television series Outrageous Fortune. In 2007 he played an IRD staff member in the New Zealand feature film We’re Here to Help. He also featured in the UK/New Zealand telefeature The Man Who Lost His Head.
John first became a household name in New Zealand playing the bumbling café owner Lionel Skeggins on Shortland Street – a role he had for five years. Other television credits include a core cast role in the police drama series Interrogation, as well as Spin Doctors, Maddigan’s Quest, Mercy Peak, Xena – Warrior Princess and the BBC co-production Kidnapped.
John’s earlier feature film roles include Peter Jackson’s The Frighteners as well as Stickmen, Ozzie and Spooked.
