Story: Actors and acting

Cliff Curtis, 2006

Cliff Curtis, 2006

Cliff Curtis (Te Arawa, Ngāti Hauiti) studied at the New Zealand Drama School (later Toi Whakaari) and came to national attention in the film Once were warriors. He later appeared in a large number of international film productions, and produced locally made films such as Boy, directed by Taika Waititi. 

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Laurie Atkinson, 'Actors and acting - Multiculturalism and acting, 1980 to 2013', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/42199/cliff-curtis-2006 (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Laurie Atkinson, published 22 Oct 2014