
Tatanka Means
Department: 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.
Known For

Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher
2021

Wind River: Rising
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The Burrowers
2008

The Host
2013

Surrounded
2023

Sedona
2011

Tiger Eyes
2012

The Hybrids Family
2016

The Sixth Gun
2013

Universal VIP
2012

Opus
2025

The Windigo
2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024

Shangri-La Suite
2016

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015

A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014

Burning Bodhi
2016

Neither Wolf Nor Dog
2016

Minutes
2017

Once Upon a River
2019

Native Stand Up
2017

As Deep as the Grave
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Killers of the Flower Moon
2023

Say a Little Prayer
2024

Turok: Son of Stone
2008

ARK: The Animated Series
2024

Saints & Strangers
2015

Banshee
2013

Graves
2016

Echo
2024

Outer Range
2022

I Know This Much Is True
2020

American Experience
1988

In Plain Sight
2008

Marshals
2026