Tatanka Means
Born: 1985-02-19 in Porcupine, South Dakota, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Opus as Najee
2024
- Echo as Tvli
- The Windigo as Ogichidaa
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 as Taklishim
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 as Taklishim
- ARK: The Animated Series as Mato (voice)
- Say a Little Prayer as Jared Raincloud
2023
- Killers of the Flower Moon as John Wren
- Surrounded as Scar
2022
- Outer Range as Officer Edgar
2021
- Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher as Rising Wolf
2020
- I Know This Much Is True as Nabby Drinkwater
2019
2017
- Native Stand Up as John
- Minutes as John Locklear
2016
- Graves as Russell Pratt
- Shangri-La Suite as Officer Gingrass
- The Hybrids Family as Lance Hatton
- Neither Wolf Nor Dog as Delvin
- Burning Bodhi as Lucas
2015
- Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials as Joe
- Saints & Strangers as Hobbamock
2014
- A Million Ways to Die in the West as Other Apache
2013
- Banshee as Hoyt Rivers
- The Host as Seeker Hawke
- The Sixth Gun as Victor Birdsong
2012
- Tiger Eyes as Wolf - Martin Ortiz
- Universal VIP as The Creator
2011
- Sedona as Chuck
2008
- In Plain Sight as Young Fighter
- The Burrowers as Tall Ute
- Turok: Son of Stone as Bridge Sentry (voice)
1988
- American Experience as Nookau