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Cliff Curtis

Actor, ProducerBorn July 27, 1968 (57 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Mars Attacks!
  • Fear the Walking Dead
  • Runaway Jury
  • Push
  • Collateral Damage
  • The Majestic
  • Last Knights
  • Whale Rider
  • Crossing Over
  • Greencard Warriors

Known For

  • Live Free or Die Hard
  • Avatar: The Way of Water
  • Training Day
  • Doctor Sleep
  • Colombiana
  • Sunshine
  • The Meg
  • 10,000 BC
  • Blow
  • Three Kings
  • The Fountain
  • Fracture
  • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
  • The Last Airbender
  • Push
  • Collateral Damage
  • The Piano
  • Reminiscence
  • A Thousand Words
  • Meg 2: The Trench
  • Eagle vs Shark
  • Six Days Seven Nights
  • Whale Rider
  • Risen

Featured Videos

  • Cliff Curtis On Samoan Culture In The Film
    Cliff Curtis On Samoan Culture In The FilmFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ShawBehind the Scenes
  • Cliff Curtis
    Cliff CurtisThe Dark HorseBehind the Scenes
  • Kevin Reynolds about Cliff Curtis and his Roll
    Kevin Reynolds about Cliff Curtis and his RollRisenBehind the Scenes
  • Cliff Curtis-Soundbites
    Cliff Curtis-SoundbitesCollateral DamageInterview
  • Cliff Curtis-On Sensitive Situaton Of Story
    Cliff Curtis-On Sensitive Situaton Of StoryCollateral DamageInterview

Cliff Curtis Filmography

2031
Avatar 5 · as Tonowari
2029
Avatar 4 · as Tonowari
2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash · as Tonowari
2025
Chief of War (TV Series) · as Keoua
2025
Last Breath · as Andre Jenson (captain)
2024
KAOS (TV Series) · as Poseidon
2024
In the Fire of War · as Wi Toka
2024
Swift Street (TV Series) · as Robert
2023
2023
True Spirit · as Ben Bryant
2022
2022
Muru · as Tāwharau ‘taffy’
2021
Reminiscence · as Cyrus Booth
2021
Murina · as Javier
2021
Invincible (TV Series) · as Paul (voice)
2019
Doctor Sleep · as Billy Freeman
2019
2018
The Meg · as James 'mac' Mackreides
2016
Risen · as Yeshua
2015
Fear the Walking Dead (TV Series) · as Travis Manawa
2015
Last Knights · as Lt. Cortez
2014
The Dark Horse · as Genesis
2014
Gang Related (TV Series) · as Javier Acosta
2012
Missing (2012) (TV Series) · as Dax Miller
2012
A Thousand Words · as Dr. Sinja
2011
Colombiana · as Emilio
2011
Body of Proof (TV Series) · as Fbi Special Agent Derek Ames
2010
The Last Airbender · as Fire Lord Ozai
2009
Trauma (TV Series) · as Reuben 'rabbit' Palchuck
2009
Crossing Over · as Hamid Baraheri
2009
Push · as Hook Waters
2008
10,000 BC · as Tic-Tic
2007
Live Free or Die Hard · as Deputy Director Miguel Bowman
2007
Fracture · as Detective Flores
2007
Sunshine · as Searle
2006
The Fountain · as Captain Ariel
2005
River Queen · as Wiremu
2004
Spooked · as Mort Whitman
2004
Fracture · as Inspector Franklin
2004
Traffic (TV Series) · as Adam Kadyrov
2003
Runaway Jury · as Frank Herrera
2002
Whale Rider · as Porourangi
2002
Point of Origin · as Mike Camello
2002
Collateral Damage · as Claudio Perrini
2001
The Majestic · as The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid
2001
Training Day · as Smiley
2001
Blow · as Pablo Escobar
2000
Jubilee · as Billy Williams
1999
The Insider · as Sheikh Fadlallah
1999
Bringing Out the Dead · as Cy Coates
1999
Three Kings · as Amir Abdullah
1999
Virus · as Hiko
1998
1998
Deep Rising · as Mamooli
1996
Mars Attacks! · as Maori Native
1996
Chicken · as Zeke
1995
Mysterious Island (1995) (TV Series) · as "peter"
1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV Series) · as Nemis
1994
Once Were Warriors · as Bully
1994
1994
Rapa Nui · as Short Ears
1993
The Piano · as Mana
1992
Desperate Remedies · as Fraser

2025
Chief of War (TV Series) · as Co-Producer
2022
2022
Muru · as Executive Producer
2019
2018
2014
The Dark Horse · as Executive Producer
2013
Greencard Warriors · as Executive Producer
2012
Great Expectations · as Executive Producer
2010
2007
2005

2025
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films (TV Series) · as Self - "tonowari"
2023
2023
2011
Talking Dead (TV Series) · as Self
2007
Live Free or Die Hard Gag Reel · as Self - Bowman
2007
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2005
Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self
2004
Bro'Town (TV Series) · as Self
2000
1992
HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self
1975
Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest

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