Michael Greyeyes

Born: 1967-06-04 in Nova Scotia, Canada

Known For: Acting

Biography

Michael Joseph Charles Greyeyes (born 4 June 1967, Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian First Nations (Plains Cree, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation) actor, dancer, choreographer, director, and educator. He was the first Indigenous boy to graduate from the National Ballet School of Canada (1984) and danced with The National Ballet of Canada and Eliot Feld's company before a leg injury led him to acting. He earned an MFA from Kent State University (2003) and is the founding artistic director of Signal Theatre. He won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor for Blood Quantum (2019) and received Independent Spirit Award nominations for Wild Indian and Rutherford Falls. His film credits include Smoke Signals (1998), The New World (2005), Woman Walks Ahead (2018), Togo (2019), and Firestarter (2022). On television he is best known as Terry Tarbell in Rutherford Falls (2021–2022, 18 episodes) and has appeared in True Detective (S3), Fear the Walking Dead, I Know This Much Is True, and 1923. He is also the first Indigenous professor in the Department of Theatre at York University. He is married to ballet dancer Nancy Latoszewski; they have two children.

Filmography

2027

Cold Country

2026

Someone's Daughter

2025

The American Revolution as Joseph Brant / Uhhaunauwaunmut (voice)
The Abandons as Jack Cree
40 Acres as Galen
Meadowlarks as Anthony

2024

The King Tide as Marlon
The Light Before the Sun ... (Director)

2023

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai as Geronimo (voice)

2022

1923 as Hank
Firestarter as Rainbird
Wildhood as Smokey

2021

Rutherford Falls as Terry Tarbell
Wild Indian as Michael/Makwa

2020

I Know This Much Is True as Ralph Drinkwater

2019

V Wars as Jimmy Saint
Togo as Amituk
Blood Quantum as Traylor

2018

Woman Walks Ahead as Sitting Bull

2017

Star Trek: Discovery as Felix

2015

Fear the Walking Dead as Walker

2014

True Detective as Brett Woodard

2013

Jimmy P. as Allan

2009

Kissed by Lightning as Jessie Lightning

2008

Passchendaele as Highway

2007

Cosmic Radio

2005

Numb3rs as Thomas Morris
The New World as Rupwew

2004

The Jury

2003

Dreamkeeper as Thunder Spirit
Dreamkeeper as Thunder Spirit

2002

Skinwalkers as Dr.Stone
Zig Zag as Dale
Sunshine State as Billy Trucks

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Sonny Brightbill
MythQuest as Strong Bear
Sam's Circus as Chief

2000

Skipped Parts as Hank Elkrunner
Race Against Time as Johnny Black Eagle
The Lost Child as Eddie

1998

Charmed as Bo Lightfeather
The Magnificent Seven as Imala
The Minion as Gray Eagle
Smoke Signals as Junior Polatkin
Firestorm as Andy
Big Bear as Wandering Spirit

1997

True Women as Tarantula
Stolen Women, Captured Hearts as Tokalah

1996

Millennium as Joe Reynard
Crazy Horse as Crazy Horse

1995

Dance Me Outside as Gooch
Rude as Spirit Dancer

1993

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Walks In The Night
Walker, Texas Ranger as Brian Falcon
Geronimo as Juh