Mario Gaoa (born 1971) is a New Zealand actor, writer and director, best known as a member of the Naked Samoans comedy group.
He attended Balmoral Intermediate School, where he met Shimpal Lelisi, later to become another Naked Samoans member.
This led them to meet David Fane and Oscar Kightley, the other founding members of Naked Samoans.
Gaoa continues to write for stage and television, delivering a dramatic piece Two Days in Dream in Auckland.
He also hosts a lunchtime show named the "Beat Box" on the New Zealand Pacific radio station Niu Fm.