Clifford Vivian Devon Curtis (born 27 July 1968) is a New Zealand born actor.
Curtis, one of nine children, was born in Rotorua, in the North Island of New Zealand, and is the son of an amateur dancer.. He received his secondary education at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua. Curtis is of Maori descent and his tribal affiliations are Te Arawa and Ngati Hauiti. He has shown the ability to portray characters of a wide range of ethnicities, particularly ...
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Clifford Vivian Devon Curtis (born 27 July 1968) is a New Zealand born actor.
Curtis, one of nine children, was born in Rotorua, in the North Island of New Zealand, and is the son of an amateur dancer.. He received his secondary education at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua. Curtis is of Maori descent and his tribal affiliations are Te Arawa and Ngati Hauiti. He has shown the ability to portray characters of a wide range of ethnicities, particularly various Latin American and Arab characters. He has appeared as a character actor in many Hollywood films, while back home in New Zealand he is usually the main star.
As a boy he studied Mau rākau, a traditional Maori form of taiaha fighting with Maori elder Mita Mohi on Mokoia Island, which nurtured his abilities as a performer in Kapahaka (traditional Maori song and dance performance). He later performed as a breakdancer and then competitively in rock'n'roll revival dance competitions.
He started acting in amateur theatre productions of the...
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