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Cliff Curtis

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Cliff Curtis was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, on July 27, 1968. Of New Zealand Maori descent (Ngati Hauiti, Te Arawa). He enrolled at the New Zealand Drama School, and then the Teatro Dmitri Scoula in Switzerland. After returning to New Zealand from Europe, he was cast in The Piano. Subsequent roles in New Zealand include the camp melodrama Desperate Remedies... See full bio »

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2013 The Last Knights (post-production)
Lt. Cortez
 
2013 Gang Related (TV series)
Javier Acosta
– Episode #1.1 (2013) … Javier Acosta
 
2012 Missing (TV series)
Dax Miller
– Rain on the Evil and on the Good (2012) … Dax Miller
– Promise (2012) … Dax Miller
– Answers (2012) … Dax Miller
– Measure of a Man (2012) … Dax Miller
– A Busy Solitude (2012) … Dax Miller
See all 10 episodes »
 
2012/I A Thousand Words
Dr. Sinja
 
2011 Colombiana
Emilio Restrepo
 
2011 Body of Proof (TV series)
Agent Derek Ames / Special Agent Derek Ames
– Hard Knocks (2011) … Agent Derek Ames
– Missing (2011) … Special Agent Derek Ames
 
2010 The Last Airbender
Fire Lord Ozai
 
2009-2010 Trauma (TV series)
Reuben 'Rabbit' Palchuk
– Crossed Wires (2010) … Reuben 'Rabbit' Palchuk
– Sweet Jane (2010) … Reuben 'Rabbit' Palchuk
– Frequent Fliers (2010) … Reuben 'Rabbit' Palchuk
– Scope of Practice (2010) … Reuben 'Rabbit' Palchuk
– Targets (2010) … Reuben 'Rabbit' Palchuk
See all 20 episodes »
 
2009 Crossing Over
Hamid Baraheri
 
2009 Push
Hook Waters
 
2008 10,000 BC
Tic'Tic
 
2007 Live Free or Die Hard
FBI Deputy Director Miguel Bowman
 
2007 Fracture
Detective Flores
 
2007 Sunshine
Searle
 
2006 The Fountain
Captain Ariel
 
2005 River Queen
Wiremu
 
2005 The Pool (short)
Husband
 
2004 Spooked
Mort Whitman
 
2004 Heinous Crime (short)
Pizza delivery man
 
2004 Fracture
Detective Franklin
 
2004 Traffic (TV mini-series)
Adam Kadyrov
 
2003 Runaway Jury
Frank Herrera
 
2002 Whale Rider
Porourangi
 
2002 Point of Origin (TV movie)
Mike Camello
 
2002 Collateral Damage
Claudio Perrini
 
2001 The Majestic
The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid
 
2001 Training Day
Smiley
 
2001 Blow
Pablo Escobar
 
2000 Jubilee
Billy Williams
 
1999 The Insider
Sheikh Fadlallah (as Clifford Curtis)
 
1999 Bringing Out the Dead
Cy Coates
 
1999 Three Kings
Amir Abdulah
 
1999 Virus
Hiko
 
1998 Six Days Seven Nights
Kip
 
1998 Deep Rising
Mamooli
 
1998 The Chosen (TV movie)
Father Tahere
 
1996 City Life (TV series)
Daniel Freeman
– Episode #1.5 (1996) … Daniel Freeman
– Episode #1.4 (1996) … Daniel Freeman
– Episode #1.3 (1996) … Daniel Freeman
– Episode #1.2 (1996) … Daniel Freeman
 
1996 Mananui (short)
 
1996 Chicken
Zeke
 
1995 Mysterious Island (TV series)
"Peter" / Peter
– First Impressions Are Skin Deep (1995) … "Peter"
– Make Yourselves a Home (1995) … Peter (uncredited)
 
1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV series)
Nemis
– As Darkness Falls (1995) … Nemis
 
1994 Hercules in the Underworld (TV movie)
Nessus
 
1994 Once Were Warriors
Bully
 
1994 Rapa Nui
Short Ears
 
1994 Kahu & Maia
 
1993 Desperate Remedies
Fraser
 
1993 The Piano
Mana
 
1991 Undercover (TV movie)
Zip
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
2013 Crosstown (executive producer) (completed)
 
2012 Great Expectations (executive producer)
 
2011 Te Whakarauora Tangata (documentary) (co-producer)
 
2010/I Boy (producer)
 
2007 Taua (short) (executive producer)
 
2007 Eagle vs Shark (producer)
 
2006 Hawaikii (short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 Bro'Town (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Zeelander (2005) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (16 titles)
2011 Te Whakarauora Tangata (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Journey to Sundance (documentary)
Himself
 
2001-2008 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself / The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid
– '10,000 BC': The Making of an Epic World (2008) … Himself
– The Making of 'Collateral Damage' (2002) … Himself
– The Majestic (2001) … The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid
 
2004-2007 Bro'Town (TV series)
Himself
– An Alien at My Table (2007) … Himself (voice)
– A Maori at My Table (2004) … Himself (voice)
 
2007 Inside 'The Fountain': Death and Rebirth (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Tem Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (2005) … Himself
 
2003 Te Waka: Building the Canoe (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Behind the Scenes of 'Whale Rider' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Making of 'Whale Rider' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Holmes (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 April 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2000 Mai Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 April 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Under the Bunker: On the Set of 'Three Kings' (video documentary short)
Himself - 'Amir Abdulah'
 
2000 The Making of 'Jubilee' (video documentary)
Himself / Billy Williams
 
1999 Marae (TV series)
Himself
– Ngahau: Jubilee (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Virus: Ghost in the Machine (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 New Zealand Film and Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2011 Live Free or Die Hard (Project 12, 8/12) (short)
FBI Deputy Director Miguel Bowman
 

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Whale Rider -- A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Missing: Season 1: Episode 10 -- Becca faces her inner demons; Suspect Zero tries to finish his sale. Crossing Over -- Here is a scene from the movie Crossing Over.
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Clifford Curtis

Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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Personal Quote:

As an actor ... at some point you've got to forget that the crew's there in order to do your job. See more »

Trivia:

Though he's Maori, he's only played a Maori in a couple of movies. He has been cast as nearly any other dark-skinned nationality having played, among others, Mexican-Americans, Colombians, Arabs, Persians, and Chechens. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo