7.6
Movie
Acting
Cliff Curtis
- Born
- (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
- Credits
- 78 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.6
Movie
6.2
Movie
The Meg
6.8
Movie
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
7.5
Movie
Training Day
6.6
Movie
Live Free or Die Hard
8.6
TV
INVINCIBLE
6.4
Movie
Mars Attacks!
7.6
TV
Fear the Walking Dead
7.1
Movie
Doctor Sleep
7.4
Movie
Blow
7.7
Movie
Avatar: Fire and Ash
7.3
Movie
Fracture
7.0
Movie
Sunshine
4.6
Movie
The Last Airbender
6.3
Movie
Meg 2: The Trench
5.5
Movie
10,000 BC
6.9
Movie
The Fountain
6.7
Movie
Colombiana
Acting credits 71
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | Avatar 5 Film | Tonowari |
| 2029 | Avatar 4 Film | Tonowari |
| 2025 | Avatar: Fire and Ash Film | Tonowari |
| 2025 | Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films TV | Self - "Tonowari" (1 ep) |
| 2025 | Chief of War TV | Keoua (9 ep) |
| 2025 | Last Breath Film | Andre Jenson (Captain) |
| 2024 | KAOS TV | Poseidon (6 ep) |
| 2024 | In the Fire of War Film | Wi Toka |
| 2024 | Swift Street TV | Robert (8 ep) |
| 2023 | Monarch: Legacy of Monsters TV | Jason Trissop (4 ep) |
| 2023 | Meg 2: The Trench Film | Mac |
| 2023 | Inside Pandora's Box Film | Self |
| 2023 | True Spirit Film | Ben Bryant |
| 2023 | A Journey to Sundance Film | Self |
| 2022 | Avatar: The Way of Water Film | Tonowari |
| 2022 | The Raid Film | Tāwharau ‘Taffy’ |
| 2022 | Murina Film | Javier |
| 2021 | Reminiscence Film | Cyrus Booth |
| 2021 | INVINCIBLE TV | Paul (voice) (12 ep) |
| 2019 | Doctor Sleep Film | Billy Freeman |
| 2019 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Film | Jonah Hobbs |
| 2018 | The Meg Film | James 'Mac' Mackreides |
| 2016 | Risen Film | Yeshua |
| 2015 | Fear the Walking Dead TV | Travis Manawa (37 ep) |
| 2015 | Last Knights Film | Lt. Cortez |
| 2014 | Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now? Film | Self |
| 2014 | The Dark Horse Film | Genesis |
| 2014 | Gang Related TV | Javier Acosta (13 ep) |
| 2012 | Missing TV | Dax Miller (10 ep) |
| 2012 | A Thousand Words Film | Dr. Sinja |
| 2011 | Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata Film | Himself |
| 2011 | Colombiana Film | Emilio |
| 2011 | Body of Proof TV | FBI Special Agent Derek Ames (2 ep) |
| 2010 | The Last Airbender Film | Fire Lord Ozai |
| 2009 | Trauma TV | Reuben 'Rabbit' Palchuck (18 ep) |
| 2009 | Crossing Over Film | Hamid Baraheri |
| 2009 | Push Film | Hook Waters |
| 2008 | 10,000 BC Film | Tic-Tic |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard Film | Deputy Director Miguel Bowman |
| 2007 | Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth Film | Himself |
| 2007 | Fracture Film | Detective Flores |
| 2007 | Sunshine Film | Searle |
| 2006 | The Fountain Film | Captain Ariel |
| 2005 | River Queen Film | Wiremu |
| 2004 | Spooked Film | Mort Whitman |
| 2004 | Fracture Film | Inspector Franklin |
| 2004 | Heinous Crime Film | Pizza Delivery Man |
| 2004 | Traffic TV | Adam Kadyrov (3 ep) |
| 2003 | Runaway Jury Film | Frank Herrera |
| 2003 | Whale Rider Film | Porourangi |
| 2002 | Point of Origin Film | Mike Camello |
| 2002 | Collateral Damage Film | Claudio Perrini |
| 2001 | The Majestic Film | The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid |
| 2001 | Training Day Film | Smiley |
| 2001 | Blow Film | Escobar |
| 2000 | Jubilee Film | Billy Williams |
| 1999 | The Insider Film | Sheikh Fadlallah |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead Film | Cy Coates |
| 1999 | Three Kings Film | Amir Abdullah |
| 1999 | Virus Film | Hiko |
Crew credits 11
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chief of War TV | Co-Producer (9 ep) |
| 2022 | The Raid Film | Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Herbs: Songs of Freedom Film | Producer |
| 2019 | Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen Film | Executive Producer |
| 2014 | The Dark Horse Film | Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Great Expectations Film | Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata Film | Co-Producer |
| 2010 | Boy Film | Producer |
| 2007 | Coffee and Allah Film | Executive Producer |
| 2007 | Eagle vs Shark Film | Producer |
| 2004 | Tama Tū Film | Producer |