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by NavajoFilmmaker | created - 26 Aug 2015 | updated - 01 Sep 2015 | PublicList of Native American/ First Nation talent I've recommended and worked with in the Native American community.
1. Nathaniel Arcand
Actor | Pathfinder
2019 Nathaniel featured in the CBS Television show FBI: Americas Most Wanted as Clinton Skye. Nathaniel is a highly respected actor. He got his start, starring in a few smaller roles for local independent filmmakers, Nathaniel's big break came when he auditioned for the role of William MacNeil in ...
2. Martin Sensmeier
Actor | The Magnificent Seven
Martin Sensmeier is an American Actor and Producer from the Alaskan Native Tribes, Tlingit as well as Koyukon-Athabascan. He was raised in the village of Yakutat, Alaska.
He is best known for his roles in the Magnificent Seven, Wind River, Yellowstone and Westworld. He next can be seen in Netflix' ...
3. David Midthunder
Actor | Hostiles
David Midthunder is an enrolled tribal member at the Fort Peck Indian reservation in Montana. Midthunder graduated from Stewart Indian School in Nevada and went on to pursue a degree in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Utah. He is best known for playing the leading role of "Famous Shoes" ...
4. Eddie Spears
Actor | DreamKeeper
Eddie Spears was born on November 29, 1982 in Chamberlain, South Dakota, USA. He is an actor, known for DreamKeeper (2003), Hell on Wheels (2011) and Bone Tomahawk (2015).
5. Noah Watts
Actor | Assassin's Creed III
Noah Watts is known for Assassin's Creed III (2012), Ringer (2011) and Sons of Anarchy (2008).
6. Kiowa Gordon
Actor | Dark Winds
Kiowa Gordon was born on March 25, 1990 in Berlin, Germany as Kiowa Joseph Gordon. Moved to the States shortly after to live on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in Peach Springs, AZ and moved around quite a bit growing up until settling down in Phoenix, AZ where he landed the role of Embry Call in ...
7. Myrton Running Wolf
Actor | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Myrton Running Wolf received his Ph.D. in Theater and Performance Studies from Stanford University, his M.F.A. in film production from the University of Southern California, and his M.A. in Performance Studies from NYU-Tisch School of the Arts. Professionally, he worked behind-the-scenes in ...
8. Rodney A. Grant
Actor | Dances with Wolves
Native American actor, Rodney Arnold Grant was born the 9th of March, 1959. After his biological parents abandoned him, his grandparents raised him from 6 months of age, up until 1982. Rodney has five adult children: three daughters from his ex-wife, all of which were raised by their mother, and ...
9. Ernest Tsosie III
Actor | Mile Post 398
Ernest Tsosie III was born in Arizona, USA. He is known for Mile Post 398 (2007), 5th World (2005) and Drunktown's Finest (2014).
10. Gary Farmer
Actor | Dead Man
Gary Dale Farmer is a character actor with plenty of character. With over 100 Film and TV appearances attached to his resume, and plenty more in the pipeline, Gary has shown he can adapt easily to any genre when necessary. He was born in Ohsweken, Ontario, into the Cayuga nation and Wolf Clan, and ...
11. Adam Beach
Actor | Windtalkers
Adam Beach was born in Ashern, Manitoba, the son of Sally and Dennis Beach, and was raised on the Dog Creek First Nations Reserve, with his two brothers. A troubled childhood saw his mother killed by a drunk driver, and his alcoholic father drowned only weeks afterward. The three brothers went to ...
12. John Reddy
Actor | Songs My Brothers Taught Me
John Reddy is known for Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), Psychic Ills: Baby (2016) and Psychic Ills: Another Change (2016).
13. Mo Brings Plenty
Actor | Yellowstone
Mo Brings Plenty is an enrolled Lakota who hails from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. His traditional name -- given to him as a young boy -- is Ta Sunke Wospapi ("catches his horse"); it befits a man who spends more time on his horses than anywhere else. As a Makes Room on his mother's side and ...
14. Alan Tafoya
Actor | MacGruber
Alan Tafoya is known for MacGruber (2010), The Apprehension of the Apache Kid and Browncoat Rebels and Unspeakable (2002).
16. Roger Willie
Actor | Windtalkers
Roger Willie was born in 1964 in New Mexico, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Windtalkers (2002), Adaptation. (2002) and Lost Stallions: The Journey Home (2008).
17. Vincent Whipple
Actor | Windtalkers
Vincent Whipple is known for Windtalkers (2002) and Unseen Evil (2001).
18. Mylo Ironbear
Actor | Rites of Passage
Mylo Ironbear was born on December 4, 1965 in Devils Lake, North Dakota, USA. He is an actor, known for Rites of Passage (2012), Tilda (2011) and Into the West (2005).
19. Jeremiah Bitsui
Actor | Better Call Saul
Jeremiah Bitsui (born September 25, 1980 in Chinle, Arizona) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Victor in the AMC series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Bitsui is of Navajo and Omaha descent. He started his career at the age of five as Mickey in the Japanese film Mickey's ...
20. Rod Rondeaux
Stunts | Cowboys & Aliens
Rod Rondeaux won Best Actor Awards for his lead role in the film "Mekko" from the 40th Annual American Indian Film Festival 2015 and the Red Nation Film Festival 2015. He is also known for his acting work in the FX television show "Tyrant," the film "Meek's Cutoff" and more. He has over 20 years of...
21. Eric Schweig
Actor | The Last of the Mohicans
Eric Schweig was born on June 19, 1967 in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. He is an actor, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Big Eden (2000) and Skins (2002). He was previously married to Leah ?.
22. Tokala Black Elk
Actor | 1883
Tokala Black Elk was born in 1984 in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, USA. He is an actor, known for 1883 (2021), Yellowstone (2018) and Grey's Anatomy (2005).
23. Steve Reevis
Actor | Fargo
Steve was born and raised on the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning, Montana. Son of Curley and Lila Reevis, he is the 4th of 6 siblings. He graduated from Flandreau High School and attended Haskell Indian Junior College in Lawrence, Kansas where he received a degree in arts. After junior college, ...
24. Michael Spears
Actor | Into the West
Born in Chamberlain, South Dakota and residing in Montana, Spears has five brothers, one sister, and is Lakota Sioux Tribe. His first role was in the film "Dances With Wolves" as Otter. Michael went on to appear in "Skins", "Into The West", "Yellow Rock", Cyril Morin's "The Activist", and had a ...
25. Wes Studi
Actor | The Last of the Mohicans
From small-town Oklahoma native to internationally acclaimed actor and musician, Wes Studi credits his passion and multi-faceted background for his powerful character portrayals that forever changed a Hollywood stereotype. Within a few years of his arrival in Hollywood, Studi caught the attention ...
26. Justin Rain
Actor | Resident Alien
Justin Rain was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Resident Alien (2021), Lean on Pete (2017) and Fear the Walking Dead (2015).
27. Nakotah LaRance
Actor | Into the West
Nakotah LaRance was born on August 23, 1989 in Barrow, Alaska, USA (now Utqiagvik, Alaska, USA). He was an actor, known for Into the West (2005), Expiration Date (2006) and Longmire (2012). He died on July 12, 2020 in near Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, New Mexico, USA.
28. Zahn McClarnon
Actor | Into the West
Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon is an American actor known for his performances in the Western crime drama series Longmire, the second season of Fargo, and the second season of Westworld. In 2022 he plays the lead role in the AMC series Dark Winds. He also features in the 2021 FX on Hulu series ...
29. Spencer Battiest
Soundtrack | Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Spencer Battiest is an American Indian (Seminole/Choctaw)singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actor from Hollywood, Florida. In 2013, Spencer became the first American Indian artist to sign with Hard Rock Records. His music release song The Storm garnered his first music video win as a ...
30. Brian Lee Young
Actor | Drunktown's Finest
Brian Lee Young is known for Drunktown's Finest (2014), 3 AM Romance (2015) and All the Beautiful Things in the World (2014).
31. John Trudell
Actor | Smoke Signals
John Trudell was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to a Santee Sioux father and Mexican Indian mother. After a stint in the Navy (and Vietnam) from 1963 to 1969, he became involved with the American Indian Movement, becoming National Chairman in 1973. He held that position until 1979; it was then that his ...
32. Kenny Ramos
Actor | Something Inside Is Broken
Kenny Ramos is a theater artist/actor from the Barona Band of Mission Indians / Kumeyaay Nation. He grew up on the Barona Indian Reservation, holds a BA in American Indian Studies from UCLA, and is an ensemble member at Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles. Kenny is a recipient of First ...
33. Rog Benally
Actor | 16 Stones
Rog Benally is known for 16 Stones (2014), Saint Street (2012) and Elizabeth's Gift (2012).
34. Ryan Begay
Cinematographer | 3 AM Romance
Ryan Begay is known for 3 AM Romance (2015), Delia (2010) and New Methico (2013).
35. Loren Anthony
Actor | Dark Winds
Bound by blood to the Chuska Mountains in the great southwest, Loren Anthony earned his position as a true modern day warrior for his people. Helping communities near and far, with his positive paying it forward mindset. This multi-talented artist/actor began his journey during his childhood, ...
36. Frank Adakai
Actor | This Must Be the Place
Frank Adakai is known for This Must Be the Place (2011), Tiger Eyes (2012) and Graves (2016).
37. Christian Baste
Actor | Jordan
Christian Baste is representing his Native American heritage Navajo/Oglala Lakota Sioux Reservation. His first speaking role in a TNT mini-series as Good Iron in Into the West at the age of 9. Since than he has done other films & DOT Drinking & Driving Commercial with Chris Eyre & Gary Farmer.
38. James Bilagody
Actor | Legends from the Sky
James Bilagody is known for Legends from the Sky (2015), Blue Gap Boy'z (2008) and More Than Frybread (2011).
40. Edsel Pete
Actor | Legends from the Sky
Edsel Pete is known for Legends from the Sky (2015), Me Three and Scalped (2017).
41. Dennis Banks
Actor | The Last of the Mohicans
Dennis Banks was born on April 12, 1937 in Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1992), War Party (1988) and Desert Haiku (2014). He died on October 29, 2017 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
42. Monty Bass
Camera_department | The Last of the Mohicans
Monty Bass is known for The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Cyborg (1989) and Sleeping with the Enemy (1991).
43. Joseph Runningfox
Actor | Ravenous
Joseph Runningfox was born on November 3, 1955 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. He is an actor, known for Ravenous (1999), Rites of Passage (2012) and Seems Like Old Times (1980).
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