Who is Cliff Curtis?

Clifford Vivian Devon 'Cliff' Curtis was born in Rotorua, Bay of Enough, New Zealand, on 27 July 1968 – his zodiac sign is Leo, he holds New Zealand nationality, and his ethnicity is Maori. He'due south an histrion with more than 60 credits to his name, possibly known all-time for his portrayal of Yeshua, in the 2016 historical action movie "Risen". Written and directed past Kevin Reynolds, it starred Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton and Peter Firth, and follows a Roman Tribune living in Judea in 33 AD, who has been instructed to find the body of Jesus Christ; the film was nominated for three awards.

Early life and instruction

Cliff was raised in Rotorua alongside his seven siblings, past their mother who was a dancer, and their begetter who prefers to stay away from the media's attention.

He became interested in many activities at a very early age, and focused on practicing mau rakau, which means 'to carry a weapon', and is a form of taiaha fighting. Cliff eventually began practicing breakdancing, and started entering competitions. He studied at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua, from which he matriculated in 1986, and then continued his educational activity at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama Schoolhouse, from which he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in interim in 1989.

Roles in movies

Cliff made his debut film appearance in 1991, with his portrayal of Zip in the drama "Hugger-mugger", and a couple of his following roles were in the 1992 musical comedy drama "Drastic Remedies", the 1993 romantic musical "The Piano", and the 1994 activeness adventure drama "Rapa Nui".

His most notable operation in the '90s, was perhaps his portrayal of Amir Abdulah, in the 1999 activeness risk comedy "Three Kings", written and directed by David O. Russell, and which starred George Clooney, Marking Wahlberg and Water ice Cube. Information technology follows four soldiers correct subsequently the Persian Gulf War ended, who are trying to steal gilded which was previously stolen from State of kuwait; the picture won eight of the 27 awards for which it was nominated.

In 2001, Cliff appeared in three critically acclaimed movies: the biographical crime drama "Accident", the criminal offense thriller drama "Training Day", and the romantic drama "The Regal".

In 2003, he portrayed Frank Herrera in the crime thriller "Runaway Jury", directed past Gary Fleder, and which starred John Cusack, Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman. It follows a juror and a woman who are trying to manipulate a court trial; the moving picture won one of the iv awards for which it was nominated. Some of the other popular movies in which Cliff appeared in the 2000s were the 2006 romantic mystery drama "The Fountain", the 2007 science fiction thriller "Sunshine", and the 2007 crime thriller "Fracture".

He started off the 2010s with roles in the 2010 family activeness gamble "The Terminal Airbender", the 2011 action thriller "Colombiana", and the 2012 comedy "A Thousand Words".

In 2015, nosotros saw him portray Lieutenant Cortez, in the historical action drama "Final Knights", directed by Kazuaki Kiriya, and which starred Clive Owen, Morgan Freeman and Aksel Hennie. It follows a fallen warrior, who has risen against his ruler.

Three of Cliff's virtually recent pic roles take been in the 2019 fantasy horror drama "Dr. Sleep", the drama "Murina", and theromantic scientific discipline fiction mystery "Reminiscence", both in 2021.

He's currently shooting for 5 upcoming movies, including "Avatar 2", "Avatar 3" and "True Spirit".

Roles in Goggle box series

Cliff made his debut Television set series appearance in 1995, with his portrayal of Nemis, in the episode "Every bit Darkness Falls" of the action gamble "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys". The aforementioned year saw him appear in two episodes of the science fiction adventure "Mysterious Island", while the following year he played Daniel Freeman in the drama "City Life".

Cliff Curtis

Cliff's following TV serial role came in 2004, when he starred as Adam Kadyrov in the crime thriller mini-serial "Traffic", which too starred Ritchie Coster and Nelson Lee, and covers the trafficking of people, weapons and drugs; the mini-serial won one of the 17 awards for which it was nominated, including three Primetime Emmy nominations. In 2010, Cliff played Reuben 'Rabbit' Palchuk, in the drama "Trauma", created by Dario Scardapane, and which starred Derek Luke, Anastasia Griffith and Aimee Garcia. It'south about the lives of a grouping of flying paramedics, and it was nominated for a single laurels.

A couple of Cliff'south nearly notable performances in the 2010s were in the criminal offence one-act drama "Body of Proof", the activeness thriller "Missing", and the crime activity drama "Gang Related".

His near contempo role in a series has been his portrayal of Travis Manawa, from 2015 to 2017, in the critically acclaimed scientific discipline fiction horror "Fear the Walking Dead". This "Walking Dead" spinoff follows 2 families, who have to join forces to survive the apocalypse of the undead; the series won two of the 24 awards for which it was nominated.

Other credits

Cliff has 13 producing credits, making his debut in 2006, with the short drama film "Hawaikii". Some of the other movies he's produced include the 2011 documentary "Te Whakarauora Tangata", the 2013 romantic action drama "Greencard Warriors", and the 2014 biographical drama "The Nighttime Horse".

He has received special thanks for the 2005 episode "Zeelander" of the animated comedy series "Bro'Boondocks", the 2016 take chances comedy movie "Burn down Your Maps", and the 2017 activeness criminal offense comedy film "Pork Pie".

Cliff has made a guest appearance in a number of talk-shows, including "The Tem Show", "Good Morning America", and "Made in Hollywood".

Awards and nominations

Cliff has won seven of the 11 awards for which he has been nominated. His wins include 3 New Zealand Film and TV Awards, for his performances in "Drastic Remedies" (1992), "Jubilee" (2000) and "Whale Rider" (2002), a Seattle International Film Festival Gold Infinite Needle Honour for Best Actor, for his performance in "Dark Horse", and an Asian Picture show Festival Barcelona Official Section Award, also for "Dark Equus caballus".

Honey life and wife

Cliff's highly secretive when it comes to his dearest life, and has shared just a couple of details regarding it.

He became a married man in 2009, simply hasn't revealed the name, nationality or profession of his married woman. She has given birth to their 4 children, and they are as well being kept abroad from the media'southward attention by Cliff.

Because of this level of secrecy, some of Cliff'due south fans believe him to be gay, and that he might in fact be married to a human. Some have also claimed that he's perhaps bisexual, but no show has been provided to support these claims, nor has Cliff commented on them.

As of August 2021, he's married to an unknown woman, and has iv children with her.

Hobbies and other interests

Cliff loves to travel, and his acting career has taken him all around the world, including to several US states, and diverse European and Asian countries, while his dream travel destination is Venice in Italy.

He'south a fan of one-act, and has watched many popular stand up-upwards comedians perform, with Jim Carrey being i of his favorites.

Cliff is a huge lover of animals, and has donated coin to various beast shelters. His favorites are mountain lions and zebras.

He has his own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Tom Hanks, Russell Crowe and Julia Roberts, and a couple of his favorite movies are "Saving Private Ryan", "The Gladiator" and "The Runaway Bride".

Age, tattoos and internet worth

Cliff's age is 53. He has brusque brown hair and brown optics, his elevation is 6ft (ane.84m) and he weighs effectually 185lbs (84kgs). He has a large Maori tattoo on his left arm.

As of August 2021, Cliff's cyberspace worth has been estimated at over $3 million.