Curtis Reed is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Shane Ammann.

[3] Both actors admitted their kissing scenes made them consider their age difference, with Fisher pointing out she was almost five years older than Ammann.

When she arrives in Summer Bay, both Curtis and his friend Jack Wilson (Daniel Amalm) develop a crush on Laura.

[5] Ammann explained, "Although Curtis gets involved in playing out lots of dares, he eventually realises that he's doing something wrong and that the supermarket prank is the final straw.

Ammann was forced to take leave from the show when he contracted chicken pox, upon his return it was suspected he had glandular fever.

[8] He told Steven Murphy from Inside Soap that "It wasn't my decision to leave, the producers decided to finish my contract two months early.

He noted that characters such as Shane Parrish (Dieter Brummer) were married off once they grew older and that he was glad Curtis did not receive the same outcome.

[9] In Curtis' final storyline he decides to leave Summer Bay to begin a career on the professional surfing circuit.

Following Laura's death, Curtis sinks into depression and begin drowning his sorrows in alcohol, which he uses Ailsa's credit card to order.

Travis Nash (Nic Testoni), a witness to Laura's death, helps Curtis beat his alcoholism and sympathises as his girlfriend had died several years previously.

When Chloe is raped one night while walking home along the beach, Curtis supports her but several months later both agree to a mutual breakup.

After falling out with the Stewarts and leaving home to move in at Travis' place, Curtis decides to pursue a surfing career.

It transpires that Jenna's real name is Lisa and she changed her name and fled to Summer Bay to escape Sean's abusive nature.

Ahead of Curtis and Shannon's arrival, Rachel Browne for The Sydney Morning Herald noted how the show was filled with "pert, pimple-free teenagers" and stated "Given that both teen actors look like they stepped off the pages of a glossy magazine, both are likely to adapt to their new home beautifully.

"[4] Writing for The Sun-Herald, Browne branded Curtis "the new stud of Summer Bay High", after he romanced both Chloe and Casey.