Cliff Curtis
Acting
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.
Filmography
Acting (57)
2031
Avatar 5as Tonowari
2029
Avatar 4as Tonowari
2025
Avatar: Fire and Ashas Tonowari
7.6
2025
Last Breathas Andre Jenson (Captain)
6.9
2024
In the Fire of Waras Wi Toka
5.3
2023
Meg 2: The Trenchas Mac
6.4
2023
Inside Pandora's Boxas Self
6.0
2023
True Spiritas Ben Bryant
7.0
2023
A Journey to Sundanceas Self
2022
Avatar: The Way of Wateras Tonowari
7.6
2022
The Raidas Tāwharau ‘Taffy’
6.4
2022
Murinaas Javier
6.5
2021
Reminiscenceas Cyrus Booth
6.5
2019
Doctor Sleepas Billy Freeman
7.1
2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shawas Jonah Hobbs
6.8
2018
The Megas James 'Mac' Mackreides
6.3
2016
Risenas Yeshua
6.3
2015
Last Knightsas Lt. Cortez
6.4
2014
7.1
2014
The Dark Horseas Genesis
6.3
2012
A Thousand Wordsas Dr. Sinja
6.1
2011
Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangataas Himself
2011
Colombianaas Emilio
6.6
2010
The Last Airbenderas Fire Lord Ozai
4.6
2009
Crossing Overas Hamid Baraheri
6.1
2009
Pushas Hook Waters
6.1
2008
10,000 BCas Tic-Tic
5.5
2007
Live Free or Die Hardas Deputy Director Miguel Bowman
6.6
2007
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirthas Himself
8.2
2007
Fractureas Detective Flores
7.3
2007
Sunshineas Searle
7.0
2006
The Fountainas Captain Ariel
6.9
2005
River Queenas Wiremu
5.7
2004
Spookedas Mort Whitman
8.0
2004
Fractureas Inspector Franklin
7.2
2004
Heinous Crimeas Pizza Delivery Man
5.8
2003
Runaway Juryas Frank Herrera
6.9
2003
Whale Rideras Porourangi
7.0
2002
Point of Originas Mike Camello
6.1
2002
Collateral Damageas Claudio Perrini
5.8
2001
The Majesticas The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid
6.8
2001
Training Dayas Smiley
7.5
2001
Blowas Pablo Escobar
7.4
2000
Jubileeas Billy Williams
6.5
1999
The Insideras Sheikh Fadlallah
7.5
1999
Bringing Out the Deadas Cy Coates
6.6
1999
Three Kingsas Amir Abdullah
6.6
1999
Virusas Hiko
5.4
1998
Six Days Seven Nightsas Kip
6.1
1998
Deep Risingas Mamooli
6.2
1996
Chickenas Zeke
5.7
1995
Overnightas Jim
1994
Hercules in the Underworldas Nessus
5.5
1994
Once Were Warriorsas Bully
7.4
1994
Rapa Nuias Short Ears
6.4
1993
Desperate Remediesas Fraser
5.6
1993
The Pianoas Mana
7.4
Production & Directing (10)
2022
The RaidExecutive Producer
6.4
2019
Herbs: Songs of FreedomProducer
2019
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the ScreenExecutive Producer
6.7
2014
The Dark HorseExecutive Producer
6.3
2012
Great ExpectationsExecutive Producer
6.4
2011
Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora TangataCo-Producer
2010
BoyProducer
7.3
2007
Coffee and AllahExecutive Producer
9.0
2007
Eagle vs SharkProducer
6.4
2004
Tama TūProducer
7.0