Favorite Native American actors

by LadySailor1975 | created - 07 Nov 2016 | updated - 07 Nov 2016 | Public

1. Gregory Cruz

Actor | Without a Paddle

Greg works as an Actor is in Film, Television, Video, Commercials, Motion Capture, and Voice Over. His Theatrical background includes main-stage productions with: El Teatro Campesino The Mark Taper Forum (Centre Theatre Group) The Berkeley Repertory Theatre The Denver Center Theatre Company In New ...

2. Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse

Actor | Dances with Wolves

Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse was born on April 28, 1976 in Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Dances with Wolves (1990), Into the West (2005) and DreamKeeper (2003).

3. Graham Greene

Actor | The Green Mile

Graham Greene was born on June 22, 1952 in Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for The Green Mile (1999), Wind River (2017) and Dances with Wolves (1990). He has been married to Hilary Blackmore since December 20, 1990. They have two children.

4. August Schellenberg

Actor | Black Robe

August Schellenberg was born on July 25, 1936 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Black Robe (1991), The New World (2005) and Free Willy (1993). He was married to Joan Karasevich. He died on August 15, 2013 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

May he rest in peace

5. Irene Bedard

Actress | Pocahontas

Irene Bedard (born July 22, 1967) is an Alaska Native actress enrolled in the Native Village of Koyuk who has played many American Indian characters in a variety of television shows and films. She is best known for her voice role as the title character in the Disney animated film "Pocahontas," and ...

6. Sheldon Peters Wolfchild

Actor | Dances with Wolves

Born in 1946 in Minnesota, Sheldon grew up on the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation being the youngest of eight children. He attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico and the Ray-Vogue School of Design in Chicago, Illinois from 1965 to 1969. Drafted into the military in ...

7. Tantoo Cardinal

Actress | Wind River

Actress Tantoo Cardinal is a Member of the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest civilian honors. The order recognizes Cardinal for her contributions to the growth and development of Aboriginal performing arts in Canada.

Arguably the most widely recognized Native Actress of her generation, ...

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. Michael Greyeyes

Actor | Wild Indian

Michael Greyeyes is an actor, director, scholar and founding artistic director of Signal Theatre. He is Nêhiyaw (Plains Cree) from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada. His film work includes the role of Traylor in "Blood Quantum," (Elevation Pictures/ Shudder Original), written and ...

10. Cody Lightning

Actor | Four Sheets to the Wind

Cody Lightning was born on August 8, 1986 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Four Sheets to the Wind (2007), Hey, Viktor! (2023) and Brick (2005).

11. Branscombe Richmond

Actor | The Scorpion King

Highly recognizable Native American actor, stuntman and singer who is equally capable of portraying cold-hearted villains on the one hand and warm-hearted, open "good guys" on the other, as evidenced by his huge grin and hearty laugh.

The solidly built 6' 3" Richmond has regularly played the bad guy ...

12. 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 ...

13. 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).

14. Gregg Rainwater

Actor | Street Fighter

Gregg Rainwater was born on February 27, 1966 in Flint, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and art director, known for Street Fighter (1994), Young Justice (2010) and Gargoyles (1994).



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