Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis was born on July 27, 1968 in Rotorua, New Zealand. After graduating from high school, the future actor began studying at the New Zealand School of Drama. He was so talented that a year later he received an invitation to Switzerland in the Teatro Dimitri Scoula. On the theatrical stage, his play could be seen in the plays “The Cherry Orchard”, “Porgy and Bess”, “Macbeth”, “Merry Windsor Widows”. His film debut took place in 1993 in New Zealand in the film “Pianino” directed by Jane more

Cliff Curtis was born on July 27, 1968 in Rotorua, New Zealand.
After graduating from high school, the future actor began studying at the New Zealand School of Drama. He was so talented that a year later he received an invitation to Switzerland in the Teatro Dimitri Scoula.
On the theatrical stage, his play could be seen in the plays “The Cherry Orchard”, “Porgy and Bess”, “Macbeth”, “Merry Windsor Widows”. His film debut took place in 1993 in New Zealand in the film “Pianino” directed by Jane Campion.
Then the actor appeared in the film Desperate Measures. In 1994, Cliff Curtis participated in the shooting of four films, which include the films “Paradise Lost” and “Hercules in the Underworld”. In 1995, he appeared in the film “Mysterious Island”.
In 1994, Cliff Curtis for his role in the film “Desperate Measures” was awarded the first prize in his life – the New Zealand Film Festival award as the best supporting actor. In 2003, he again received the award for his role in the film “Settled Whales”, the third time he was awarded for participation in the filming of the film “Anniversary”.
The best films with his participation are considered tapes "Die Hard 4" "Rise of the Dead," Cocaine "Ten thousand years BC", "Virus".

Most often he gets the role of representatives of dark-skinned nations: Colombians, Arabs, Mayans, etc.
In 2010, the actor played the role of the Lord of Fire Ozaia in the film “The Lord of the Elements” directed by Night Shyamalan, which is the first part of the trilogy. Based on this film, the series was filmed, where Cliff also takes part. The actor considers this project his most notable work.

In 2011, another movie with the teaching of Cliff called A thousand words. . Now he continues to act in various projects, delighting his fans.