Temuera Derek Morrison MNZM, who was born on December 26, 1960, is an actor from New Zealand who rose to prominence in New Zealand for portraying Dr. Hone Ropata on Shortland Street. His critically acclaimed performances include Jake The Muss Heke in Once Were Warriors (1994) and its 1999 sequel What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?. Morrison gained international fame through his roles in the Star Wars 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. He provided the voice for Chief Tui, Moana's father, in the Disney film Moana (2016), and for his role as Tom Curry, father of Arthur Curry, in Aquaman (2018), The Flash (2023), and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). Early life Born in Rotorua on 26 December 1960, Morrison hails from the North Island of New Zealand. He is the son of Hana Morrison (née Stafford) and musician Laurie Morrison. His ancestry is Māori (Te Arawa and Tainui) as well as Scottish and Irish. He is related to performer Taini Morrison (sister) and musician Sir Howard Morrison (uncle). His secondary education took place at Wesley College, Auckland, and Western Heights High School, Rotorua.