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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-12-26 (64 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.

Known For

Acting

2025

Chief of War as King Kahekili

2024

Struggle Without End as Rewi Maniapoto
Moana 2 as Chief Tui (voice)
Secret Level as Old Salt (voice)

2023

The Flash as Thomas Curry
Far North as Ed
Ahsoka as Captain / Commander Rex (voice)

2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi as Veteran Clone Trooper

2021

Val as Self (archive footage)

2020

Occupation: Rainfall as Peter Bartlett

2019

Mosley as Warfield (voice)
The Brighton Miracle as Eddie Jones
The Mandalorian as Cloaked Figure
The Mandalorian as Clone Troopers
My Life Is Murder as Frankie Jones
The Mandalorian as Boba Fett

2018

Aquaman as Thomas Curry
Occupation as Peter Bartlett

2016

Dawn as Wikkanak
Mahana as Grandfather Tamihana Mahana
Hard Target 2 as Madden
Moana as Chief Tui (voice)
This Is Piki as Bill Mercer

2015

Tatau as Anaru Vaipiti

2014

2013

Mt. Zion as Papa

2012

Fresh Meat as Hemi Crane
Missing Christmas as Jack TePania (voice)

2011

Green Lantern as Abin Sur

2010

Tracker as Kereama

2009

The Marine 2 as Damo
Couples Retreat as Briggs

2008

2005

River Queen as Te Kai Po

2004

Renegade as Runi

2002

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones as Jango Fett / Clone Troopers
Mataku as Self - Presenter

2001

Crooked Earth as Will Bastion

2000

Vertical Limit as Major Rasul

1999

1998

1997

1996

Barb Wire as Axel Hood
Whipping Boy as Carrigan

1994

Once Were Warriors as Jake Heke

1992

Shortland Street as Hone Ropata

1990

The Grasscutter as Detective Sergeant Harris

1988

Never Say Die as Alf Winters
Mauri as Young Cop

1984

Other Halves as Tony

1972

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