Cliff Curtis
Born
July 27, 1968 (age 57)
Birthplace
Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand

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 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.

Movies

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025 ★ 6.7
Tonowari
Last Breath
Last Breath
2025 ★ 7.0
Andre Jenson (Captain)
In the Fire of War
In the Fire of War
2024 ★ 5.8
Wi Toka
Meg 2: The Trench
Meg 2: The Trench
2023 ★ 6.4
Mac
True Spirit
True Spirit
2023 ★ 6.9
Ben Bryant
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 ★ 7.6
Tonowari
The Raid
The Raid
2022 ★ 7.0
Tāwharau ‘Taffy’
Murina
Murina
2022 ★ 6.3
Javier
Reminiscence
Reminiscence
2021 ★ 6.5
Cyrus Booth
Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep
2019 ★ 7.1
Billy Freeman
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019 ★ 6.8
Jonah Hobbs
The Meg
The Meg
2018 ★ 6.3
James 'Mac' Mackreides
Risen
Risen
2016 ★ 6.3
Yeshua
Last Knights
Last Knights
2015 ★ 6.4
Lt. Cortez
The Dark Horse
The Dark Horse
2014 ★ 6.3
Genesis
A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words
2012 ★ 6.1
Dr. Sinja
Colombiana
Colombiana
2011 ★ 6.6
Emilio
The Last Airbender
The Last Airbender
2010 ★ 4.6
Fire Lord Ozai
Crossing Over
Crossing Over
2009 ★ 6.1
Hamid Baraheri
Push
Push
2009 ★ 6.1
Hook Waters
10,000 BC
10,000 BC
2008 ★ 5.5
Tic-Tic
Live Free or Die Hard
Live Free or Die Hard
2007 ★ 6.6
Deputy Director Miguel Bowman
Fracture
Fracture
2007 ★ 7.3
Detective Flores
Sunshine
Sunshine
2007 ★ 7.0
Searle
The Fountain
The Fountain
2006 ★ 6.9
Captain Ariel
River Queen
River Queen
2005 ★ 5.6
Wiremu
Spooked
Spooked
2004 ★ 6.0
Mort Whitman
Fracture
Fracture
2004 ★ 7.2
Inspector Franklin
Heinous Crime
Heinous Crime
2004 ★ 4.3
Pizza Delivery Man
Whale Rider
Whale Rider
2003 ★ 7.1
Porourangi
Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury
2003 ★ 6.9
Frank Herrera
Point of Origin
Point of Origin
2002 ★ 6.1
Mike Camello
Collateral Damage
Collateral Damage
2002 ★ 5.8
Claudio Perrini
The Majestic
The Majestic
2001 ★ 6.7
The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid
Training Day
Training Day
2001 ★ 7.5
Smiley
Blow
Blow
2001 ★ 7.4
Pablo Escobar
Jubilee
Jubilee
2000 ★ 5.0
Billy Williams
The Insider
The Insider
1999 ★ 7.5
Sheikh Fadlallah
Bringing Out the Dead
Bringing Out the Dead
1999 ★ 6.6
Cy Coates
Three Kings
Three Kings
1999 ★ 6.6
Amir Abdullah
Virus
Virus
1999 ★ 5.4
Hiko
Six Days Seven Nights
Six Days Seven Nights
1998 ★ 6.1
Kip
Deep Rising
Deep Rising
1998 ★ 6.2
Mamooli
Chicken
Chicken
1996 ★ 4.5
Zeke
Hercules in the Underworld
Hercules in the Underworld
1994 ★ 5.6
Nessus
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 ★ 7.4
Bully
Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui
1994 ★ 6.4
Short Ears
Desperate Remedies
Desperate Remedies
1993 ★ 5.3
Fraser
The Piano
The Piano
1993 ★ 7.4
Mana

TV Series

Chief of War
Chief of War
2025 ★ 7.4
Keoua
9 Episodes
KAOS
KAOS
2024 ★ 7.2
Poseidon
6 Episodes
Swift Street
Swift Street
2024 ★ 5.7
Robert
8 Episodes
INVINCIBLE
INVINCIBLE
2021 ★ 8.6
Paul (voice)
8 Episodes
Fear the Walking Dead
Fear the Walking Dead
2015 ★ 7.6
Travis Manawa
37 Episodes
Gang Related
Gang Related
2014 ★ 6.6
Javier Acosta
13 Episodes
Missing
Missing
2012 ★ 6.2
Dax Miller
10 Episodes
Body of Proof
Body of Proof
2011 ★ 7.0
FBI Special Agent Derek Ames
2 Episodes
Trauma
Trauma
2009 ★ 7.3
Reuben 'Rabbit' Palchuck
18 Episodes
Traffic
Traffic
2004 ★ 5.8
Adam Kadyrov
3 Episodes
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995 ★ 7.0
Nemis
1 Episode