Kura Forrester (Ngāti Porou) was born and raised in Wellington. She graduated from studying Performing Arts at UNITEC in 2005 and has since worked throughout the country as an actor, writer and comedian.
Kura won the 2019 Billy T award with her show Kura Shoulda Woulda. She recently enjoyed performing her brand new hour, Here if you Need, in a sold out season during the 2023 NZ International Comedy Festival. Kura has recently starred on Educators, Shortland Street and Taskmaster.