Quick Facts
Born:
1968-07-27
Birthplace:
Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
Credits:
69 Total Roles
Cliff Curtis
Acting
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Biography
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.
He is the co-owner of the independent New Zealand production company Whenua Films.
Known For
Avatar: The Way of Water
Tonowari
The Meg
James 'Mac' Mackreides
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Jonah Hobbs
Training Day
Smiley
Live Free or Die Hard
Deputy Director Miguel Bowman
Invincible
Paul (voice)
Fear the Walking Dead
Travis Manawa
Doctor Sleep
Billy Freeman
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | Avatar 5 MOVIE | Tonowari |
| 2029 | Avatar 4 MOVIE | Tonowari |
| 2025 | Avatar: Fire and Ash MOVIE | Tonowari |
| 2025 | Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films TV | Self - "Tonowari" |
| 2025 | Chief of War TV | Keoua |
| 2025 | Last Breath MOVIE | Andre Jenson (Captain) |
| 2024 | KAOS TV | Poseidon |
| 2024 | In the Fire of War MOVIE | Wi Toka |
| 2024 | Swift Street TV | Robert |
| 2023 | Monarch: Legacy of Monsters TV | Jason Trissop |