Temuera Morrison

Temuera Morrison

Temuera Derek Morrison MNZM is a New Zealand actor. He first gained recognition for his role as Dr. Hone Ropata on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He became internationally well-known after portraying Jango Fett and his clone troopers in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Morrison is of Māori, Scottish, and Irish descent.

About Temuera Morrison in brief

Summary Temuera MorrisonTemuera Derek Morrison MNZM is a New Zealand actor. He first gained recognition for his role as Dr. Hone Ropata on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He gained critical acclaim after starring as Jake \”The Muss\” Heke in the 1994 film Once Were Warriors and its 1999 sequel What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? He became internationally well-known after portraying Jango Fett and his clone troopers in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Morrison also voiced Chief Tui, the father of the title character in Disney’s Moana, and for playing Arthur Curry’s father Thomas in Aquaman.

In 2005, Morrison became the host of the talk show The Tem Show on New Zealand television. He started writing an autobiography in 2009, which he hoped would inspire others to \”reach for the stars\”. He released his debut album, Tem, through Sony Music Entertainment NZ in late November 2014. He is the son of Hana Morrison, and musician Laurie Morrison. His sister was performer Taini Morrison and his uncle was musician Sir Howard Morrison. Morrison is of Māori, Scottish, and Irish descent.