Temuera Derek Morrison, born on 26 December 1960, is an actor from New Zealand who initially became well-known in his native New Zealand for his role as Dr. Hone Ropata in the soap opera 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?. Outside of New Zealand, Morrison is best known for his work in the Star Wars multimedia franchise, playing the roles of Jango Fett and his many genetic clones, including the clone troopers and Jango's clone son Boba Fett. 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). The black ops thriller Echo 3 featured Morrison in a recurring role in 2022. Chief Tui, Moana's father in Disney's Moana (2016), was voiced by Morrison, and for playing Arthur Curry's father Tom Curry in the DCEU films 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. Hana Morrison (née Stafford) and Laurie Morrison, a musician, are his parents. His ancestry is Māori (Te Arawa and Tainui) as well as Scottish and Irish. His sister was performer Taini Morrison and his uncle was musician Sir Howard Morrison. He attended Wesley College in Auckland and Western Heights High School in Rotorua for his secondary education.