Cliff Curtis
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
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
Colombiana
2011
as Emilio
Meg 2: The Trench
2023
as Mac
Live Free or Die Hard
2007
as Deputy Director Miguel Bowman
Training Day
2001
as Smiley
Sunshine
2007
as Searle
Blow
2001
as Pablo Escobar
Doctor Sleep
2019
as Billy Freeman
Fracture
2007
as Detective Flores
Last Breath
2025
as Andre Jenson (Captain)
Six Days Seven Nights
1998
as Kip
The Piano
1993
as Mana
The Insider
1999
as Sheikh Fadlallah
Push
2009
as Hook Waters
The Last Airbender
2010
as Fire Lord Ozai
Runaway Jury
2003
as Frank Herrera
10,000 BC
2008
as Tic-Tic