Temuera Derek Morrison is a New Zealand actor and also the nephew of the renowned Kiwi performer Howard Morrison. Morrison divides his time for filming in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. He has a son, James and a daughter Aiorangi. He started his career in the film industry with Rangi’s Catch. He is well-known for his roles in both the film industry and TV shows. He has also played roles in Star Wars II & III and also in comics film Aquaman. He is popular for voicing the character Boba Fett in the 2004 DVD release of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980), the father of title character in Disney’s Moana in 2016 named Chief Tui and for the role of Arthur Curry’s father in Aquaman in 2018.
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Nationality
Education
Temuera Morrison went to Wesley College, Auckland for his secondary education and then to Western Heights High School, Rotorua.
Distinctive Features
Tough and angular facial feature
Temuera Morrison Facts
- Temuera did an eponymous role in Rangi’s Catch which was originally made for television and was re-edited and re-cut for the theatrical issue.
- In 1994, Temuera was appreciated for the role of brutal and rude Maori husband Jake “The Muss” Heke in Once Were Warriors.
- In 2005, he presented the talk show The Tem Show on New Zealand television.
- In 2009, he commenced writing an autobiography to motivate others.
- In 2010, he claimed that his role “Jake the Muss” was a burden around his neck.
- His debut album named Tem was released in November 2014 through Sony Music Entertainment NZ. The album had the cover songs of his father and uncle Howard Morrison.
- He gained attention for his role in Star Wars II as the bounty hunter Jango Fett. In Star Wars III, he reappeared to play a bunch of clones of Jango Fett.
- After the Star Wars, he returned to the opera Shortland Street for 6 weeks to reinterpret the role of Dr. Hone Ropata in 2008.
- He was the best man at Jay Laga’aia’s marriage.
- Morrison has revealed that he stood on a box, while getting featured together with the actress in Aquaman, because of her towering height.
Featured Image by Star Wars / / CC BY 2.0
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Facts of Temuera Derek Morrison
- Gender Male
- full nameTemuera Derek Morrison
- middle nameDerek
- nicknamesTem
- birthplaceRotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island of New Zealand
- Date of Birth December 26, 1960
- Age 63 years 10 months
- Horoscope Capricorn
- Lucky Number 9
- Lucky Stone Topaz
- Lucky Color Brown
- Best Match for Marriage Scorpio, Virgo, Taurus
- ethnicity / ethnic backgroundMaori, Scottish and Irish
- nationalityNew Zealander
- net worth$1.5 million
- professionActor
- weight75 kg or 165.5 lbs
- height5 ft 7¾ in or 172 cm
- hair colorBlack
- eye colorDark Brown
- body type / buildMuscular
- collegeWesley College
- motherHana Morrison
- fatherLaurie Morrison
- sistersTaini Morrison