Temuera Morrison

Temuera Morrison is an award-winning multi-faceted actor. At age 11, Temuera had his first film part - the title character in the children's film Rangi's Catch. In his teens, a performance arts training course cemented his passion for acting, leading to his first high profile role, playing Dr. Ropata for three years in Shortland Street, New Zealand's enduring medical soap -- to which he returned many years later for the 4,000th episode.At home and internationally, his breakthrough film performance came in 1994 as the tough, violent ‘Jake "The Muss" Heke’ in the groundbreaking movie Once Were Warriors, and its follow-up What Becomes of the Broken Hearted, for which he earned a Best Actor award.

Since his first appearance as the bounty hunter Jango Fett in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Temuera has carved a unique path through the Star Wars galaxy, becoming a fan favorite along the way. Part of the film's plot involves an army of clones created with Jango's DNA; he also provided the voice acting for the clones. He reappeared as a number of clones in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and recorded the lines of the character ‘Boba Fett’ (Jango's "son") and another clone in the 2004 DVD re-releases of the original Star Wars trilogy. The arrival of the Disney+ streaming platform, and its blockbuster, The Mandalorian, prompted fan speculation before the appearance of ‘Boba Fett’ in season two of the hit show and the announcement of The Book of Boba Fett.

Other international roles include ‘Peter Bartlett’ in Occupation and Occupation: Rainfall; ‘Tom Curry’ in Aquaman and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom; fabled rugby coach ‘Eddie Jones’ in The Brighton Miracle; ‘Powell’ in Dora and the Lost City of Gold; ‘Roy Lennon’ in Echo 3 and more.