Cliff Curtis
Known for: Acting
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
Film
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Tonowari
2025
Series
INVINCIBLE
Paul (voice)
2021
Series
Fear the Walking Dead
Travis Manawa
2015
Series
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Jason Trissop
2023
Film
Avatar: The Way of Water
Tonowari
2022
Film
The Meg
James 'Mac' Mackreides
2018
Film
Meg 2: The Trench
Mac
2023
Series
Body of Proof
FBI Special Agent Derek Ames
2011
Film
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Jonah Hobbs
2019
Film
Training Day
Smiley
2001
Series
Chief of War
Keoua
2025
Series
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Nemis
1995
Film
The Last Airbender
Fire Lord Ozai
2010
Film
Live Free or Die Hard
Deputy Director Miguel Bowman
2007
Film
Doctor Sleep
Billy Freeman
2019
Film
Colombiana
Emilio
2011
Film
10,000 BC
Tic-Tic
2008
Film
Last Breath
Andre Jenson (Captain)
2025
Film
The Fountain
Captain Ariel
2006
Film
The Insider
Sheikh Fadlallah
1999
Series
KAOS
Poseidon
2024
Film
Fracture
Detective Flores
2007
Film
Runaway Jury
Frank Herrera
2003
Film
Deep Rising
Mamooli
1998
Film
Sunshine
Searle
2007
Film
The Piano
Mana
1993
Film
Three Kings
Amir Abdullah
1999
Film
Blow
Pablo Escobar
2001
Film
Crossing Over
Hamid Baraheri
2009
Film
Six Days Seven Nights
Kip
1998
Film
Reminiscence
Cyrus Booth
2021
Series
Trauma
Reuben 'Rabbit' Palchuck
2009
Film
Last Knights
Lt. Cortez
2015
Film
A Thousand Words
Dr. Sinja
2012
Film
The Majestic
The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid
2001
Film
Push
Hook Waters
2009
Film
Collateral Damage
Claudio Perrini
2002
Film
Avatar 4
Tonowari
2029
Series
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
Self - "Tonowari"
2025
Film
Bringing Out the Dead
Cy Coates
1999
Series
Missing
Dax Miller
2012
Film
True Spirit
Ben Bryant
2023
Film
Risen
Yeshua
2016
Film
Whale Rider
Porourangi
2003
Series
Gang Related
Javier Acosta
2014
Series
Traffic
Adam Kadyrov
2004
Film
Virus
Hiko
1999
Film
Avatar 5
Tonowari
2031
Film
Once Were Warriors
Bully
1994
Series
Swift Street
Robert
2024
Film
Rapa Nui
Short Ears
1994
Film
River Queen
Wiremu
2005
Film
In the Fire of War
Wi Toka
2024
Film
Hercules in the Underworld
Nessus
1994
Film
Murina
Javier
2022
Film
A Journey to Sundance
Self
2023
Film
The Dark Horse
Genesis
2014
Film
Spooked
Mort Whitman
2004
Film
Point of Origin
Mike Camello
2002
Film
Jubilee
Billy Williams
2000
Film
Inside Pandora's Box
Self
2023
Film
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
Himself
2007
Film
Saving Grace - Te Whakarauora Tangata
Himself
2011
Film
Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
Self
2014
Film
The Raid
Tāwharau ‘Taffy’
2022
Film
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
Self
1999
Film
Fracture
Inspector Franklin
2004
Film
Desperate Remedies
Fraser
1993
Film
Chicken
Zeke
1996
Film
Heinous Crime
Pizza Delivery Man
2004