Cliff Curtis was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, on July 27, 1968, is a New Zealand actor. Young Cliff Curtis first started performing as breakdancer and competitively in rock 'n' roll dance competitions. He began acting in amateur productions of musicals Fiddler on the Roof and Man of La Mancha with the Kapiti Players and the Mantis Cooperative Theatre Company. He made his big screen debut in historical drama film The Piano (1993) in role as Mana. He got his television debut in ABC drama film Under Cover (1991) in role as Zip. Cliff's breakthrough performance came as Uncle Bully in drama film Once Were Warriors (1994).
Cliff Curtis height is 6' 0½" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 184 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 174 іn pоunds or 79 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 44 years old. His net worth is around 3 million dollars.
Cliff Curtis
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Birth Date:
July 27, 1968
Age:
44 years old
Nationality:
New Zealand
Sun Sign:
Leo
Natural hair color:
Black
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Height:
6 ft 0½ in | 184 cm
Net Worth:
$3 Million
Weight:
79 kg | 174 lbs
Shoe Size:
Not available
He won the New Zealand Film Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role: Male for his role as Fraser in drama film Desperate Remedies (1993).
He won the New Zealand Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Billy Williams in comedy movie Jubilee (2000).
He won the New Zealand Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Porourangi in drama film Whale Rider (2002).
He was nominated for the New Zealand Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Wiremu in war drama movie River Queen (2005).
He won the Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor for his role as Genesis Potini in drama film The Dark Horse (2014).
He was nominated for the MovieGuide Grace Award for Most Inspiring Performance in Movies for his role as Yeshua (Jesus) of Nazareth in biblical drama film Risen (2016).
He was nominated for the Septimius Award for Best Oceanian Actor for his role as Sergent "Taffy" Tawharau in action drama movie Muru (2022).
He played James "Mac" Mackreides in science fiction action films The Meg (2018) and Meg 2: The Trench (2023).
Training Day (2001) - "Smiley"
Collateral Damage (2002) - Claudio "El Lobo" Perrini
10,000 BC (2008) - Tic'Tic
Push (2009) - Hook Waters
Crossing Over (2009) - Hamid Baraheri
Colombiana (2011) - Emilio Restrepo
Doctor Sleep (2019) - Billy Freeman
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) - Jonah Hobbs
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) - Tonowari
Ka Whawhai Tonu (2024) - Wi Toka
He won the CinEuphoria Merit - Honorary Award for his role as Travis Manawa in AMC post-apocalyptic horror drama television series Fear the Walking Dead (2015–2017).
Traffic (2004) USA Network - Adam Kadyrov
Trauma (2009-2010) NBC - Reuben "Rabbit" Palchuk
Body of Proof (2011) ABC - FBI Agent Derek Ames
Missing (2012) ABC - Agent Dax Miller
Gang Related (2014) Fox - Javier Acosta
He voiced Paul in Amazon Prime Video animated superhero television series Invincible (2023-2024).
Kaos (2024) Netflix - Poseidon
Attended New Zealand Drama School and Teatro Dmitri Scuola in Switzerland.
Studied at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua.
Graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School (1989), with a Diploma in Acting.
He is one of eight children.
Has Māori ancestry.
He is member of the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences'.
He is co-owner of production company Whenua Films.
He was married in 2009 and has four children.