Life and work
Cliff Curtis is a New Zealand actor. Born: 27 July 1968. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: New Zealand.
Actor · 1968–
Cliff Curtis
Cliff Curtis is a New Zealand actor. Born on 27 July 1968, this profile follows Cliff Curtis through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include True Lies (1994) and Training Day (2001). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Echo Park Lake. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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True Lies · The Biltmore Los Angeles
Cliff Curtis is credited as cast member on True Lies. The work’s existing location story leads to The Biltmore Los Angeles. The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with True Lies (1994). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Training Day · Echo Park Lake
Cliff Curtis is credited as cast member on Training Day. The work’s existing location story leads to Echo Park Lake. Alonzo and Jake drive north on Glendale Boulevard past Echo Park during the drug-smoking scene. The pin marks the park beside the road, not an exact driving shot.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 3 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
The Biltmore Los Angeles ↗︎
A screen location
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with True Lies (1994). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
506 S Grand Avenue
Open street map ↗︎Westin Bonaventure Hotel ↗︎
A screen location
Westin Bonaventure Hotel is documented as a location associated with True Lies (1994). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
404 S Figueroa Street
Open street map ↗︎Echo Park Lake ↗︎
Training Day
Alonzo and Jake drive north on Glendale Boulevard past Echo Park during the drug-smoking scene. The pin marks the park beside the road, not an exact driving shot.
751 Echo Park Avenue
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1968-07-27
Born 27 July 1968
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
True Lies
James Cameron
Training Day
Antoine Fuqua
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Training Day ↗︎
Follow Training Day in story order through parks, diners and streets that refuse to become generic action scenery.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
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Ethan Hawke ↗︎
Ethan Hawke is an American actor and writer. Born on 6 November 1970, this profile follows Ethan Hawke through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Gattaca (1997), Training Day (2001) and Before Sunset (2004). The location trail reaches Los Angeles Theatre, Sepulveda Dam and Echo Park Lake. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
James Cameron ↗︎
James Cameron is a Canadian filmmaker and explorer. Born on 16 August 1954, this profile follows James Cameron through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and True Lies (1994). The location trail reaches Second Street Tunnel, Griffith Observatory and Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Charlton Heston ↗︎
Charlton Heston was an American actor. Born on 4 October 1923, this profile follows Charlton Heston through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Planet of the Apes (1968), Earthquake (1974) and True Lies (1994). The location trail reaches Point Dume, Malibu Creek State Park and Hollywood Reservoir · Mulholland Dam. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jamie Lee Curtis ↗︎
Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress and author. Born on 22 November 1958, this profile follows Jamie Lee Curtis through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Halloween (1978), True Lies (1994) and A Fish Called Wanda. The location trail reaches Hollywood Reservoir · Mulholland Dam, The Biltmore Los Angeles and Westin Bonaventure Hotel, with existing stories in London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Eva Mendes ↗︎
Eva Mendes is an American actress and model. Born on 5 March 1974, this profile follows Eva Mendes through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include A Night at the Roxbury (1998) and Training Day (2001). The location trail reaches Mayan Theatre and Echo Park Lake. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Bill Paxton ↗︎
Bill Paxton was an American actor and filmmaker. Born on 17 May 1955, this profile follows Bill Paxton through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Terminator (1984), Predator 2 (1990), True Lies (1994) and Nightcrawler (2014). The location trail reaches Second Street Tunnel, Griffith Observatory and Eastern Columbia Building. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.