Cliff Curtis Bio | Wiki
Cliff Curtis is a noted New Zealand actor. He has appeared in several films including Three Kings, Training Day, Whale Rider, Collateral Damage, Sunshine, Live Free or Die Hard, and Once Were Warriors. For his role in The Dark Horse, he won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor.
Also, he has appeared in tv shows including NBC’s Trauma and ABC’s Body of Proof and Missing. Further, he portrayed Travis Manawa on the AMC horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead from 2015 to 2017. In addition, he is the co-owner of the independent New Zealand production company Whenua Films.
Cliff Curtis Age
He was born on July 27, 1968, in Rotorua, New Zealand. Curtis is 54 years old.
Cliff Curtis Height
He is a man of tall stature. Curtis stands at a height of 6 ft 0 in (Approx 1.83 m).
Cliff Curtis Family | Parents
He was born to his loving parents in Rotorua, New Zealand. Curtis is one among the eight children of an amateur dancer. His father is George Curtis, who was an alcoholic. He holds a New Zealand nationality and is of Māori descent with his tribal affiliations being Te Arawa and Ngāti Hauiti. He studied mau rākau, a traditional Māori form of taiaha fighting, with Māori elder Mita Mohi on Mokoia Island as a boy that nurtured his abilities as a performer in kapa haka.
Cliff Curtis Wife
He married his loving wife in late 2009 in a private ceremony at his home. Curtis maintains a low profile on his wife’s name as it remains unknown. The duo is the parents of four children and he is a Roman Catholic.
Cliff Curtis Education
He attained his secondary education at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua. Curtis later enrolled and graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1989 with a Diploma in Acting.
Cliff Curtis Movies and Tv Shows
Movies
- The Piano as Mana in 1993
- Rapa Nui as Short Ears in 1994
- Deep Rising as Mamooli in 1998
- Three Kings as Amir Abdulah in 1999
- Blow as Pablo Escobar in 2001
- Whale Rider as Porourangi in 2002
- Spooked as Mort Whitman in 2004
- The Fountain as Captain Ariel in 2006
- Live Free or Die Hard as FBI Deputy Director Miguel Bowman in 2007
- Colombiana as Emilio Restrepo in 2011
- The Dark Horse as Genesis Potini in 2014
- The Meg as James ‘Mac’ Mackreides in 2018
- Reminiscence as Cyrus Boothe in 2021
- Muru as Sergent ‘Taffy’ Tawharau in 2022
- Avatar: The Way of Water as Tonowari in 2022
- True Spirit as Ben Bryant in 2023
Tv Shows
- Under Cover as Zip in 1991
- Hercules in the Underworld as Nessus in 1994
- City Life as Daniel Freeman in 1996
- Point of Origin as Mike Camello in 2002
- Traffic as Adam Kadyrov in 2004
- Trauma as Reuben ‘Rabbit’ Palchuk from 2009 to 2010
- Missing as Agent Dax Miller in 2012
- Gang Related as Javier Acosta in 2014
- Fear the Walking Dead as Travis Manawa from 2015 to 2017
- Talking Dead as Himself from 2016 to 2017
Cliff Curtis Avatar
Curtis was cast as Tonowari in Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022 and is also set to reprise his role in Avatar 3. Tonowari is the chief of the Metkayina clan and Ronal’s husband. Further, in the film, Na’vi Jake Sully (Worthington) and his family, under renewed human threat, seek refuge with the Metkayina clan of Pandora.
Cliff Curtis Hobbs and Shaw
In 2019, he portrayed Jonah Hobbs in the buddy action comedy film, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw directed by David Leitch and written by Chris Morgan and Drew Pearce. The film follows the unlikely pairing of the titular characters as they team up with Shaw’s sister (Kirby) to battle a cybernetically enhanced terrorist (Elba) threatening the world, with a deadly virus. Jonah Hobbs is Luke’s estranged eldest brother, a mechanic and the computer genius of the family.
Cliff Curtis Tattoos
Curtis has several tattoos on his body. On September 18, 2020, he updated his Instagram account saying, “New tattoo..great work from my good friend”. Further, he also has a large Maori tattoo on his left arm.
Cliff Curtis Nationality
Curtis was born on July 27, 1968, in Rotorua, New Zealand. He holds New Zealand nationality and is of Māori descent; his tribal affiliations are Te Arawa and Ngāti Hauiti.
Cliff Curtis Training Day
He starred in the 2001 American crime thriller film, Training Day as “Smiley”. The movie features Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris and Ethan Hawke as Jake Hoyt, two LAPD narcotics officers over a 24-hour period in the gang-ridden neighborhoods of Westlake, Echo Park, and South Central Los Angeles.
Cliff Curtis Fear The Walking Dead
Curtis appeared in 21 episodes of the post-apocalyptic horror drama television series, Fear The Walking Dead as Travis Manawa from 2015 to 2017. Travis is a resolute and peacekeeping high school teacher, Madison’s fiancé, Chris’ father, and Liza’s ex-husband. Additionally, the series contains 101 episodes in seven seasons.
Cliff Curtis Whale Rider
In 2002, he played the father to the lead character in the international hit Whale Rider as Porourangi. The film features Kahu Paikea Apirana, a twelve-year-old Māori girl whose ambition is to become the chief of the tribe. Kahu’s koro Apirana believes that this is a role reserved for males only.
Cliff Curtis Net Worth
Curtis is a noted New Zealand actor with a net worth of $3 Million.
Who Is Cliff Curtis
Curtis is a noted New Zealand actor. He has appeared in several films including Three Kings, Training Day, Whale Rider, Collateral Damage, Sunshine, Live Free or Die Hard, and Once Were Warriors. For his role in The Dark Horse, he won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor.
How Tall Is Cliff Curtis
Curtis is a man of tall stature and is 6 ft 0 in tall.