Taufa'ao Filise (born May 26, 1977 in Malapo) is a Tongan rugby union footballer who attended Tupou College in Nuku’alofa. A prop who started his professional rugby career in 2000 with Bay of Plenty in the National Provincial Championship. He was selected the following year for Tonga, and would go on to represent Tonga 17 times, including playing at the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups. Filise would also represent the Pacific Islanders rugby union team in 2004 and 2006.