Curtis, a Shistavanen of the male persuasion, held the position of bouncer at the cantina located within the Serendipity, which was a 1550-LEX yacht under the ownership of Delia Leighton. Displaying allegiance towards the Rebel Alliance, Curtis played a role soon after the Battle of Yavin in aiding smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca with the extraction of rebel Shrike agent Caluan Ematt from Imperial troops stationed on the planet Cyrkon.
The first appearance of Curtis was in Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure, a canon young adult novel penned by Greg Rucka and released to the public in 2015.