Brandon Finn Shines in Native Hawaii Epic After Years as Flight Attendant

The Maui-born actor landed his breakout role in Apple TV+’s historical drama Chief of War which takes place in his home state. Actor Brandon Finn secured his breakout role starring in Apple TV+’s epic historical drama series Chief of War.  Across 8 episodes of the 2025 limited series, Finn portrayed Prince Kūpule, the last reigning king of Maui, who was asked to help realize a prophecy to unite the Hawaiian islands.  Co-created by and starring Jason Momoa, the historical drama chronicles the unification and colonization of Hawaii from the perspective of its indigenous peoples during the late 18th century. Previously, Finn gathered screen credits including appearances on Hawaii Five-0 in 2019 and Magnum P.I. in 2022.  He followed these with roles in the Fox drama Fantasy Island and Starz’s Three Women in 2023, later appearing in an episode of CBS’s FBI: International in 2025. Most recently, Finn guest starred in episodes of NBC’s Law & Order and ABC’s The Rookie, both airing in March. Born and raised in Wailuku, Maui, Finn grew up far from traditional Hollywood pipelines.  The Filipino American did not follow a conventional theater or acting conservatory route out of high school.  Instead, he worked as a flight attendant for Hawaiian Airlines for several years, transferring his base from Honolulu to Los Angeles in 2018 to formally pursue acting and study at local studios on his days off. Finn recently wrapped filming on a supporting role in Protecting Jared, an upcoming Netflix action-comedy feature film that reunites him with his Chief of War co-star Jason Momoa.