Morrison, Temuera 1960-

PERSONAL

Full name, Temuera Jack Nicolas David Morrison; born December 26, 1960, in Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand; son of Laurie (a musician) and Hana (maiden name, Stafford) Morrison; nephew of Sir Howard Morrison (an entertainer); married (divorced); companion of Peata Melbourne; children: James Tarawhai. Education: Attended Wesley College, Auckland, New Zealand; studied in Special Performing Arts Training Scheme, also in New Zealand.

Addresses:

Agent—Abrams Artists Agency, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1130, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor. Worked as host of a local morning radio program in New Zealand and as a radio disc jockey and television researcher. Commonwealth Games, Auckland, New Zealand, adaptor of Maori traditional canoeing chants for opening ceremony, 1990.

Awards, Honors:

Named New Zealand entertainer of the year, 1994; New Zealand Film Award, best actor, 1994, for Once Were Warriors; New Zealand Film Award, best actor, 1999, for What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?; New Zealand Screen Award nomination, television—best presenter entertainment/factual, 2006, for The Tem Show; New Zealand Film Award nomination, best actor, for Never Say Die; New Zealand Film Award nomination, best supporting actor, for Other Halves.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Rangi's Catch, Children's Film Foundation, 1972.

Tony, Other Halves, 1984.

Alf Winters, Never Say Die, Everard Films, 1988.

Young cop, Mauri, Awatea Films/New Zealand Film Commission, 1988.

Detective Sergeant Harris, The Grasscutter, Central Television, 1990.

Jake Heke, Once Were Warriors, 1994, Fine Line, 1995.

Axel Hood, Barb Wire, Gramercy, 1996.

Azazello, The Island of Dr. Moreau, New Line Cinema, 1996.

Manu, Broken English, 1996, Sony Pictures Classics, 1997.

Jack, Whipping Boy, 1996.

Tim, Little White Lies, 10 Network/Film Queensland, 1996.

Juliano, Speed 2: Cruise Control, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997.

Jager, Six Days Seven Nights (also known as 6 Days, 7 Nights), Buena Vista, 1998.

Jake Heke, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1999.

The hangman, From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (also known as The Hangman's Daughter), Dimension, 2000.

Major Rasul, Vertical Limit, Columbia, 2000.

Will Bastion, Crooked Earth, Pandora Film, 2000.

Jango Fett, Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones (also known as Attack of the Clones, Star Wars II, and Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002.

Snakehead, The Beautiful Country, Sony Pictures Classics, 2004.

Runi, Blueberry (also known as Blueberry: L'experience secrete and Renegade), Columbia TriStar, 2004.

Commander Cody, Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith (also known as Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith, and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

Te Kai Po, River Queen, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

Himself, Fanpire, 2007.

Rua-adult, Rain of the Children (documentary), Rialto Distribution, 2008.

Film Work:

Associate producer, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, Universal, 1999.

Language advisor for Maori cast, The Piano (also known as La lecon de piano), Miramax, 1993.

Television Appearances; Series:

Sean, Gloss, TV New Zealand, 1987.

Maru, Adventurer, TV New Zealand, 1987.

Dr. Hone Ropata, Shortland Street, TV New Zealand, 1992-95.

Narrator, New Zealand at War, 1995.

Host, Mataku, 2000.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Tito Ihaka, Ihaka: Blunt Instrument, Ten Network, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Making of "Speed 2: Cruse Control," 1997.

Look Who's Famous Now, TV2, 1999.

Happy Birthday 2 You, TV2, 2000.

Dr. Hone Ropata, Angela D'Audney: A Tribute, TVNZ, 2002.

Before Stardom, TV1, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Christmas Special," Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, 1998.

The Panel, Ten Network, 1999.

Mai Time, 2000.

Host, The Tem Show, 2005.

Voice of himself, "Know Me Before You Haunt Me," Bro'Town, TV3, 2006.

Also appeared in an episode of Gold.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voice of Jango Fett, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, LucasArts Entertainment Company, 2002.

Republic Infantry and Republic Officer, Star Wars: Battlefront, 2004.

Voice of Delta 38, Star Wars: Republic Commando, LucasArts Entertainment Company, 2005.

Voice of Boba Fett, Jango Fett, Republic Officer 1, and retired Clone trooper, Star Wars: Battlefront II, 2005.

(Uncredited) Voice of Jango Fett, Lego Star Wars: The Video Game, LucasArts Entertainment Company, 2005.

Voice of Boba Fett, Star Wars: Empire at War, LucasArts Entertainment Company, 2006.