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Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Biography

Clifford Vivian Devon Curtis (born July 27, 1968) is a New Zealand-born 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.

CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Cliff Curtis

Time’s Tapestry: Unraveling the Cosmic Grief of The Fountain

on The Fountain | Jul 17, 2025

Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain (2006) is a cinematic mosaic that dares to weave love, death, and eternity into a singular, if occasionally unwieldy, vision. The film’s ambition lies in its triptych n... Read more

Celestial Ambition, Earthbound Flaws: The Radiant Paradox of Sunshine

on Sunshine | Jul 16, 2025

Danny Boyle’s Sunshine (2007) is a cinematic voyage that dares to stare into the sun, both literally and metaphorically, grappling with humanity’s existential yearning and the fragility of its hubris.... Read more

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