Cliff Curtis

Born: 27th of July 1968 (57 years old)

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.

Cliff Curtis's Filmography

Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Self - "Tonowari"
Chief of War

Chief of War

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Keoua
Last Breath

Last Breath

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Andre Jenson (Captain)
KAOS

KAOS

  •   TV Show
  • 2024
Poseidon
Meg 2: The Trench

Meg 2: The Trench

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Mac
True Spirit

True Spirit

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Ben Bryant
Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Tonowari
Reminiscence

Reminiscence

  •   Movie
  • 2021
Cyrus Booth
INVINCIBLE

INVINCIBLE

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Paul (voice)
Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Billy Freeman
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Jonah Hobbs
The Meg

The Meg

  •   Movie
  • 2018
James 'Mac' Mackreides
Risen

Risen

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Yeshua
Fear the Walking Dead

Fear the Walking Dead

  •   TV Show
  • 2015
Travis Manawa
Last Knights

Last Knights

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Lt. Cortez
A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Dr. Sinja
Colombiana

Colombiana

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Emilio
The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Fire Lord Ozai
Push

Push

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Hook Waters
10,000 BC

10,000 BC

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Tic-Tic
Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Deputy Director Miguel Bowman
Fracture

Fracture

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Detective Flores
Sunshine

Sunshine

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Searle
The Fountain

The Fountain

  •   Movie
  • 2006
Captain Ariel
Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Frank Herrera
Collateral Damage

Collateral Damage

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Claudio Perrini
The Majestic

The Majestic

  •   Movie
  • 2001
The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid
Training Day

Training Day

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Smiley
Blow

Blow

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Pablo Escobar
The Insider

The Insider

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Sheikh Fadlallah
Bringing Out the Dead

Bringing Out the Dead

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Cy Coates
Three Kings

Three Kings

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Amir Abdullah
Six Days Seven Nights

Six Days Seven Nights

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Kip
Once Were Warriors

Once Were Warriors

  •   Movie
  • 1994
Bully
The Piano

The Piano

  •   Movie
  • 1993
Mana
Chief of War

Chief of War

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Co-Producer
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Executive Producer
Boy

Boy

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Producer
Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Movie
17th Dec 2025
🚀 Pre-Release