Acting
Cliff Curtis
EN, MI, HR cinema · 65 credits
Born
27 July 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
Also known as Clifford Vivian Devon Curtis
Clifford Vivian Devon Curtis (born July 27, 1968) is a New Zealand actor. His film credits include Once Were Warriors (1994), Three Kings (1999), Training Day (2001), Whale Rider (2002), Collateral Damage (2002), Sunshine, Live Free or Die Hard (both 2007), The Dark Horse (2014), for which he won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor, Doctor Sleep (2019), Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). His television roles include NBC's Trauma, and ABC's Body of Proof and Missing. From 2015 to 2017, he portrayed Travis Manawa on the AMC horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead. He is the co-owner of the independent New Zealand production company Whenua Films.
Known for
Filmography
Avatar 5
as Tonowari
Avatar 4
as Tonowari
Last Breath
as Andre Jenson (Captain)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
as Tonowari
In the Fire of War
as Wi Toka
True Spirit
as Ben Bryant
The Raid
as Tāwharau ‘Taffy’, Executive Producer
Avatar: The Way of Water
as Tonowari
Murina
as Javier
Reminiscence
as Cyrus Booth
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
as Jonah Hobbs
Doctor Sleep
as Billy Freeman
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Executive Producer
The Meg
as James 'Mac' Mackreides
Risen
as Yeshua
Last Knights
as Lt. Cortez
The Dark Horse
as Genesis, Executive Producer
A Thousand Words
as Dr. Sinja
Great Expectations
Executive Producer
Colombiana
as Emilio
Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata
as Himself, Co-Producer
The Last Airbender
as Fire Lord Ozai
Boy
Producer
Push
as Hook Waters
Crossing Over
as Hamid Baraheri
10,000 BC
as Tic-Tic
Sunshine
as Searle
Live Free or Die Hard
as Deputy Director Miguel Bowman
Fracture
as Detective Flores
Eagle vs Shark
Producer
Coffee and Allah
Executive Producer
The Fountain
as Captain Ariel
River Queen
as Wiremu
Fracture
as Inspector Franklin
Spooked
as Mort Whitman
Heinous Crime
as Pizza Delivery Man
Tama Tū
Producer
Whale Rider
as Porourangi
Runaway Jury
as Frank Herrera
Collateral Damage
as Claudio Perrini
Point of Origin
as Mike Camello
Training Day
as Smiley
Blow
as Escobar
The Majestic
as The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid
Jubilee
as Billy Williams
Three Kings
as Amir Abdullah
Bringing Out the Dead
as Cy Coates
The Insider
as Sheikh Fadlallah
Virus
as Hiko
Deep Rising
as Mamooli
Chicken
as Zeke
Mars Attacks!
as Maori native
Once Were Warriors
as Bully
Rapa Nui
as Short Ears
The Piano
as Mana
Desperate Remedies
as Fraser