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Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 27, 1968 (57)
Birthplace Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jun 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Clifford Vivian Devon Curtis (born July 27, 1968) is a New Zealand-born 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 w ... on 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.

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Filmography

Avatar 5

Avatar 5

2031

as Tonowari

Avatar 4

Avatar 4

2029

as Tonowari

Last Breath

Last Breath

2025

as Andre Jenson (Captain)

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025

as Tonowari

True Spirit

True Spirit

2023

as Ben Bryant

Meg 2: The Trench

Meg 2: The Trench

2023

as Mac

Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water

2022

as Tonowari

Reminiscence

Reminiscence

2021

as Cyrus Booth

Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep

2019

as Billy Freeman

The Meg

The Meg

2018

as James 'Mac' Mackreides

Risen

Risen

2016

as Yeshua

Last Knights

Last Knights

2015

as Lt. Cortez

The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

2014

as Genesis

A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

2012

as Dr. Sinja

Colombiana

Colombiana

2011

as Emilio

The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender

2010

as Fire Lord Ozai

Push

Push

2009

as Hook Waters

Crossing Over

Crossing Over

2009

as Hamid Baraheri

10,000 BC

10,000 BC

2008

as Tic-Tic

Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard

2007

as Agent Bowman

Sunshine

Sunshine

2007

as Searle

Fracture

Fracture

2007

as Detective Flores

The Fountain

The Fountain

2006

as Captain Ariel

River Queen

River Queen

2005

as Wiremu

Spooked

Spooked

2004

as Mort Whitman

Heinous Crime

Heinous Crime

2004

as Pizza Delivery Man

Fracture

Fracture

2004

as Inspector Franklin

Whale Rider

Whale Rider

2003

as Porourangi

Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

2003

as Frank Herrera

Collateral Damage

Collateral Damage

2002

as Claudio Perrini

Point of Origin

Point of Origin

2002

as Mike Camello

Blow

Blow

2001

as Pablo Escobar

Training Day

Training Day

2001

as Smiley

The Majestic

The Majestic

2001

as The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid

Jubilee

Jubilee

2000

as Billy Williams

Three Kings

Three Kings

1999

as Amir Abdullah

Virus

Virus

1999

as Hiko

Bringing Out the Dead

Bringing Out the Dead

1999

as Cy Coates

The Insider

The Insider

1999

as Sheikh Fadlallah

Six Days Seven Nights

Six Days Seven Nights

1998

as Kip

Deep Rising

Deep Rising

1998

as Mamooli

Chicken

Chicken

1996

as Zeke

Once Were Warriors

Once Were Warriors

1994

as Bully

Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui

1994

as Short Ears

Desperate Remedies

Desperate Remedies

1993

as Fraser

The Piano

The Piano

1993

as Mana

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Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

2019

Executive Producer

The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

2014

Executive Producer

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

2012

Executive Producer

Boy

Boy

2010

Producer

Coffee and Allah

Coffee and Allah

2007

Executive Producer

Eagle vs Shark

Eagle vs Shark

2007

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actor Heavenly Creatures Nominated
Television Credits

Fear the Walking Dead

as Travis Manawa

Episodes: 37

First Aired: Aug 23, 2015

Trauma

as Reuben 'Rabbit' Palchuck

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Sep 28, 2009

Gang Related

as Javier Acosta

Episodes: 13

First Aired: May 22, 2014

Missing

as Dax Miller

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 15, 2012

Swift Street

as Robert

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Apr 24, 2024

KAOS

as Poseidon

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 29, 2024

INVINCIBLE

as Paul (voice)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 25, 2021

Traffic

as Adam Kadyrov

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 26, 2004

Body of Proof

as FBI Special Agent Derek Ames

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 29, 2011

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

as Nessus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 29, 1995

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

as Nemis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 29, 1995

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