Tatanka Means
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Tatanka Wanbli Sapa Xila Sabe Means [Black Buffalo Eagle] is a Native American actor, comedian, boxer, entrepreneur, and activist of Oglala Lakota, Omaha, and Dine descent. He is best known for his roles in Saints & Strangers and Tiger Eyes. Tatanka is one of nine children of Oglala Lakota activist Russell Means, a leader of the American Indian Movement, and himself an actor.
Known For
Filmography
Marshals
2026
as Miles Kittle
Opus
2025
as Najee
Ransom Canyon
2025
as Jake Longbow
The Windigo
2024
as Ogichidaa
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024
as Taklishim
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
as Taklishim
Say a Little Prayer
2024
as Jared Raincloud
ARK: The Animated Series
2024
as Mato (voice)
Echo
2024
as Tvli
Surrounded
2023
as Scar
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
as John Wren
Outer Range
2022
as Officer Edgar
Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher
2021
as Rising Wolf
I Know This Much Is True
2020
as Nabby Drinkwater
FBI: Most Wanted
2020
as Cody Sampson
Once Upon a River
2019
UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking
2018
as Self (Narrator)
Minutes
2017
as John Locklear
Native Stand Up
2017
as John
The Hybrids Family
2016
as Lance Hatton
Shangri-La Suite
2016
as Officer Gingrass
Burning Bodhi
2016
as Lucas
Neither Wolf Nor Dog
2016
as Delvin
Graves
2016
as Russell Pratt
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015
as Joe
Saints & Strangers
2015
as Hobbamock
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Other Apache
The Host
2013
as Seeker Hawke
The Sixth Gun
2013
as Victor Birdsong
Banshee
2013
as Hoyt Rivers
Tiger Eyes
2012
as Wolf - Martin Ortiz
Universal VIP
2012
as The Creator
Sedona
2011
as Chuck
The Burrowers
2008
as Tall Ute
Turok: Son of Stone
2008
as Bridge Sentry (voice)
In Plain Sight
2008
as Young Fighter
American Experience
1988
as Nookau