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Temuera Morrison

Acting

Born December 26, 1960 · Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand

Also known as Temuera Derek Morrison · Temuera Jack Nicolas David 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.

Awards & recognition

  • New Zealand Order of Merit · 1996

Filmography48 titles

The Mandalorian

2019as Boba Fett

Far North

2023as Ed

Moana

2016as Chief Tui (voice)

The Book of Boba Fett

2021as Boba Fett

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005as Commander Cody

Crooked Earth

2001as Will Bastion

Secret Level

2024as Old Salt (voice)

Ahsoka

2023as Captain / Commander Rex (voice)

Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian

2020as Self - Boba Fett

Once Were Warriors

1994as Jake Heke

Chief of War

2025as King Kahekili

My Life Is Murder

2019as Frankie Jones

The Wrecking Crew

2026as Governor Peter Mahoe

Moana 2

2024as Chief Tui (voice)

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022as Veteran Clone Trooper

Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett

2021as Self

Aquaman

2018as Thomas Curry

Mosley

2019as Warfield (voice)

The Bluff

2026as Quartermaster Lee

The Brighton Miracle

2019as Eddie Jones

The Flash

2023as Thomas Curry

Dora and the Lost City of Gold

2019as Powell

Tracker

2010as Kereama

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002as Jango Fett / Clone Troopers

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

2023as Tom

The Patriarch

2016as Grandfather Tamihana Mahana

Sons of Summer

2023as Frank

Occupation: Rainfall

2020as Peter Bartlett

Hard Target 2

2016as Madden

Six Days Seven Nights

1998as Jager

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett

as Self

Vertical Limit

2000as Major Rasul

The Marine 2

2009as Damo

The Beautiful Country

2004as Snakehead

River Queen

2005as Te Kai Po

The Osiris Child

2016as Warden Mourdain

Couples Retreat

2009as Briggs

Fresh Meat

2012as Hemi Crane

In the Fire of War

2024as Rewi Maniapoto

Green Lantern

2011as Abin Sur

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter

2000as The Hangman

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996as Azazello

Occupation

2018as Peter Bartlett

Renegade

2004as Runi

The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption

2012as Ramusan

Speed 2: Cruise Control

1997as Juliano

Barb Wire

1996as Axel Hood

Ihaka: Blunt Instrument

2001as Tito Ihaka