Temuera Morrison

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-12-26 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand

Temuera Morrison

Biography

Temuera Derek Morrison (born December 26, 1960) is a New Zealand actor. He has become one of the country's most famous stars for his roles as the abusive Jake "the Muss" Heke in 1994's Once Were Warriors and as bounty hunter Jango Fett and the Clone Troopers in the Star Wars series. He also voiced Boba Fett in the 2004 special edition of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

Acting

1994

Once Were Warriors

as Jake Heke

2004

Renegade

as Runi

2002

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

as Jango Fett / Clone Troopers

2000

Vertical Limit

as Major Rasul

1996

Barb Wire

as Axel Hood

2009

2001

Crooked Earth

as Will Bastion

2010

Tracker

as Kereama

2011

Green Lantern

as Abin Sur

2009

2024

In the Fire of War

as Rewi Maniapoto

2023

The Flash

as Thomas Curry

2012

Fresh Meat

as Hemi Crane

2023

1996

Whipping Boy

as Carrigan

2016

Dawn

as Wikkanak

2013

Mt. Zion

as Papa

1990

The Grasscutter

as Detective Sergeant Harris

1984

2001

1988

Never Say Die

as Alf Winters

2004

2016

Mahana

as Grandfather Tamihana Mahana

2005

River Queen

as Te Kai Po

2016

Hard Target 2

as Madden

1972

1972

1972

2016

Moana

as Chief Tui (voice)

2018

Aquaman

as Thomas Curry

2018

Occupation

as Peter Bartlett

2019

Mosley

as Warfield (voice)

1988

Mauri

as Young Cop

2012

Missing Christmas

as Jack TePania (voice)

2019

The Brighton Miracle

as Eddie Jones

2020

Occupation: Rainfall

as Peter Bartlett

2024

Moana 2

as Chief Tui (voice)

2021

Val

as Self (archive footage)

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