
Cliff Curtis
Known for Acting · 69 credits
- Born
- 1968-07-27 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
- Also known as
- Clifford Vivian Devon "Cliff" Curtis · Clifford Vivian Devon Curtis · کلیف کورتیس
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.
Known For
TV Shows (13)

INVINCIBLE
2021
as Paul (voice)

Fear the Walking Dead
2015
as Travis Manawa

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023
as Jason Trissop

Body of Proof
2011
as FBI Special Agent Derek Ames

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
as Nemis

Chief of War
2025
as Keoua

KAOS
2024
as Poseidon

Trauma
2009
as Reuben 'Rabbit' Palchuck

Gang Related
2014
as Javier Acosta

Missing
2012
as Dax Miller

Traffic
2004
as Adam Kadyrov

Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
2025
as Self - "Tonowari"

Swift Street
2024
as Robert
Movies (56)

Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
as Tonowari

Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
as Tonowari

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019
as Jonah Hobbs

The Meg
2018
as James 'Mac' Mackreides

Meg 2: The Trench
2023
as Mac

Training Day
2001
as Smiley

Fracture
2007
as Detective Flores

Sunshine
2007
as Searle

Live Free or Die Hard
2007
as Deputy Director Miguel Bowman

Avatar 4
2029
as Tonowari

The Last Airbender
2010
as Fire Lord Ozai

Blow
2001
as Pablo Escobar

10,000 BC
2008
as Tic-Tic

Colombiana
2011
as Emilio

Doctor Sleep
2019
as Billy Freeman

Deep Rising
1998
as Mamooli

The Fountain
2006
as Captain Ariel

Push
2009
as Hook Waters

The Majestic
2001
as The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid

Last Breath
2025
as Andre Jenson (Captain)

Six Days Seven Nights
1998
as Kip

The Insider
1999
as Sheikh Fadlallah

Risen
2016
as Yeshua

Runaway Jury
2003
as Frank Herrera

Three Kings
1999
as Amir Abdullah

The Piano
1993
as Mana

Collateral Damage
2002
as Claudio Perrini

Reminiscence
2021
as Cyrus Booth

Last Knights
2015
as Lt. Cortez

Bringing Out the Dead
1999
as Cy Coates

Virus
1999
as Hiko

Avatar 5
2031
as Tonowari

A Thousand Words
2012
as Dr. Sinja

Whale Rider
2003
as Porourangi

True Spirit
2023
as Ben Bryant

Crossing Over
2009
as Hamid Baraheri

Murina
2022
as Javier

Rapa Nui
1994
as Short Ears

Once Were Warriors
1994
as Bully

Hercules in the Underworld
1994
as Nessus

Spooked
2004
as Mort Whitman

River Queen
2005
as Wiremu

In the Fire of War
2024
as Wi Toka

Jubilee
2000
as Billy Williams

A Journey to Sundance
2023
as Self

Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
2007
as Himself

Point of Origin
2002
as Mike Camello

The Dark Horse
2014
as Genesis

The Raid
2022
as Tāwharau ‘Taffy’

Inside Pandora's Box
2023
as Self

Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
2014
as Self

Chicken
1996
as Zeke

Fracture
2004
as Inspector Franklin

Desperate Remedies
1993
as Fraser

Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata
2011
as Himself

Heinous Crime
2004
as Pizza Delivery Man
About Cliff Curtis
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 Ma… With 69 credits spanning from 1993 to 2031, Cliff Curtis has appeared in 56 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Cliff Curtis Movies
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) — as Tonowari
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) — as Tonowari
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) — as Jonah Hobbs
- The Meg (2018) — as James 'Mac' Mackreides
- Meg 2: The Trench (2023) — as Mac
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