Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Born 1968-07-27 (age 57) Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
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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.

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Known For

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025

as Tonowari

Avatar: The Way of Water
Meg 2: The Trench
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
The Meg
The Meg

2018

as James 'Mac' Mackreides

The Last Airbender
The Last Airbender

2010

as Fire Lord Ozai

Training Day
Training Day

2001

as Smiley

Deep Rising
Deep Rising

1998

as Mamooli

Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep

2019

as Billy Freeman

Live Free or Die Hard
Live Free or Die Hard

2007

as Deputy Director Miguel Bowman

Sunshine
Sunshine

2007

as Searle

Blow
Blow

2001

as Pablo Escobar

Colombiana
Colombiana

2011

as Emilio

10,000 BC
10,000 BC

2008

as Tic-Tic

Fracture
Fracture

2007

as Detective Flores

Three Kings
Three Kings

1999

as Amir Abdullah

Avatar 4
Avatar 4

2029

as Tonowari

Last Breath
Last Breath

2025

as Andre Jenson (Captain)

Push
Push

2009

as Hook Waters

The Fountain
The Fountain

2006

as Captain Ariel