Cliff Curtis

Acting

Cliff Curtis

Born July 27, 1968Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand72 credits

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

Filmography

Avatar 5
2031Avatar 5
as TonowariMovie
Avatar 4
2029Avatar 4
as TonowariMovie
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025Avatar: Fire and Ash
as TonowariMovie
Last Breath
2025Last Breath
as Andre Jenson (Captain)Movie
KAOS
2024KAOS
as PoseidonTV
In the Fire of War
2024In the Fire of War
as Wi TokaMovie
Swift Street
2024Swift Street
as RobertTV
True Spirit
2023True Spirit
as Ben BryantMovie
The Raid
2022The Raid
as Tāwharau ‘Taffy’Movie
Murina
2022Murina
as JavierMovie
Reminiscence
2021Reminiscence
as Cyrus BoothMovie
Invincible
2021Invincible
as Paul (voice)TV
Doctor Sleep
2019Doctor Sleep
as Billy FreemanMovie
The Meg
2018The Meg
as James 'Mac' MackreidesMovie
Risen
2016Risen
as YeshuaMovie
Fear the Walking Dead
2015Fear the Walking Dead
as Travis ManawaTV
Last Knights
2015Last Knights
as Lt. CortezMovie
The Dark Horse
2014The Dark Horse
as GenesisMovie
Gang Related
2014Gang Related
as Javier AcostaTV
Great Expectations
2012Great Expectations
Executive ProducerMovie
Missing
2012Missing
as Dax MillerTV
A Thousand Words
2012A Thousand Words
as Dr. SinjaMovie
Colombiana
2011Colombiana
as EmilioMovie
Body of Proof
2011Body of Proof
as FBI Special Agent Derek AmesTV
The Last Airbender
2010The Last Airbender
as Fire Lord OzaiMovie
Trauma
2009Trauma
as Reuben 'Rabbit' PalchuckTV
Crossing Over
2009Crossing Over
as Hamid BaraheriMovie
Push
2009Push
as Hook WatersMovie
10,000 BC
200810,000 BC
as Tic-TicMovie
Coffee and Allah
2007Coffee and Allah
Executive ProducerMovie
Live Free or Die Hard
2007Live Free or Die Hard
as Deputy Director Miguel BowmanMovie
Fracture
2007Fracture
as Detective FloresMovie
Sunshine
2007Sunshine
as SearleMovie
The Fountain
2006The Fountain
as Captain ArielMovie
River Queen
2005River Queen
as WiremuMovie
Spooked
2004Spooked
as Mort WhitmanMovie
Fracture
2004Fracture
as Inspector FranklinMovie
Heinous Crime
2004Heinous Crime
as Pizza Delivery ManMovie
Traffic
2004Traffic
as Adam KadyrovTV
Whale Rider
2003Whale Rider
as PorourangiMovie
Runaway Jury
2003Runaway Jury
as Frank HerreraMovie
Point of Origin
2002Point of Origin
as Mike CamelloMovie
Collateral Damage
2002Collateral Damage
as Claudio PerriniMovie
The Majestic
2001The Majestic
as The Evil But Handsome Prince KhalidMovie
Training Day
2001Training Day
as SmileyMovie
Blow
2001Blow
as Pablo EscobarMovie
Jubilee
2000Jubilee
as Billy WilliamsMovie
The Insider
1999The Insider
as Sheikh FadlallahMovie
Bringing Out the Dead
1999Bringing Out the Dead
as Cy CoatesMovie
Three Kings
1999Three Kings
as Amir AbdullahMovie
Virus
1999Virus
as HikoMovie
Deep Rising
1998Deep Rising
as MamooliMovie
Chicken
1996Chicken
as ZekeMovie
Rapa Nui
1994Rapa Nui
as Short EarsMovie
The Piano
1993The Piano
as ManaMovie