Michael Greyeyes

Michael Greyeyes
Greyeyes at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Born
Michael Joseph Charles Greyeyes

(1967-06-04) June 4, 1967 (age 57)
Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation(s)Actor, dancer, choreographer and director
SpouseNancy Latoszewski
Children2

Michael Greyeyes (born June 4, 1967) is a First Nations (Muskeg Lake Cree Nation) actor, dancer, choreographer, director, and educator.[1]

In 1996, Greyeyes portrayed Crazy Horse in the television film Crazy Horse.[2] In 2018, Greyeyes portrayed Sitting Bull in Woman Walks Ahead to critical acclaim.[3][4][5][6] He has also had TV roles on Fear the Walking Dead, True Detective and I Know This Much Is True. In 2021–2022, he had a main role in the Peacock sitcom Rutherford Falls. He had a recurring role in the first season of the Paramount+ western series 1923. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for his performance in the zombie film Blood Quantum.[7]

  1. ^ Johnson, Falen (19 February 2021). "From ballet dancer to zombie slayer: Cree actor Michael Greyeyes on his prolific career". Unreserved. CBC Radio. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ Critic, Hal Boedeker, Sentinel Television (1996-07-07). "TNT'S 'CRAZY HORSE' IS A DUD OF A TRIBUTE". OrlandoSentinel.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2020-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Review: A 'Woman Walks Ahead,' and Sitting Bull Stands Up". mobile.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  4. ^ "Review". www.rogerebert.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  5. ^ "Jessica Chastain plays the artist who painted Sitting Bull in the inert history lesson 'Woman Walks Ahead'". www.latimes.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  6. ^ ""Woman Walks Ahead" Finds Jessica Chastain and Sitting Bull Lost on the Plains". www.villagevoice.com.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).