Temuera Morrison MNZM, born on 26 December 1960, is a New Zealand actor who rose to prominence in New Zealand for his role as Dr. Hone Ropata in the soap opera Shortland Street. He is highly praised for his portrayal of Jake The Muss Heke in Once Were Warriors (1994) and its sequel in 1999. Outside of New Zealand, Morrison is best known for his work in the Star Wars multimedia franchise, notably as Jango Fett and his clone offspring, including Boba Fett and the clone troopers. He debuted as Jango Fett in the 2002 Star Wars movie Attack of the Clones. His portrayal of Boba Fett includes voicing the character in the 2004 re-release of The Empire Strikes Back, various video games, and fully playing Boba in The Mandalorian (2019–present) and The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022). In 2022, Morrison appeared in a recurring role on Echo 3, a black ops thriller series. Chief Tui, Moana's father in Disney's Moana (2016), was voiced by Morrison, as well as portraying Tom Curry, Arthur Curry's father, in DCEU films such as Aquaman (2018), The Flash (2023), and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). Early life Morrison was born on 26 December 1960 in the town of Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand. His parents are Hana Morrison (née Stafford) and musician Laurie Morrison. His ancestry is Māori (Te Arawa and Tainui) as well as Scottish and Irish. Taini Morrison, his sister, was a performer, and his uncle, Sir Howard Morrison, was a musician. He attended Wesley College in Auckland and Western Heights High School in Rotorua for his secondary education.