Acting · Porcupine, South Dakota, USA · Born February 19, 1985
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.
TVMarshals
2026
as Miles Kittle
MovieOpus
2025
as Najee
MovieSay a Little Prayer
2024
as Jared Raincloud
MovieHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
as Taklishim
MovieHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024
as Taklishim
TVARK: The Animated Series
2024
as Mato (voice)
MovieThe Windigo
2024
as Ogichidaa
TVEcho
2024
as Tvli
MovieKillers of the Flower Moon
2023
as John Wren
MovieSurrounded
2023
as Scar
TVOuter Range
2022
as Officer Edgar
MovieMontford: The Chickasaw Rancher
2021
as Rising Wolf
TVI Know This Much Is True
2020
as Nabby Drinkwater
TVFBI: Most Wanted
2020
as Cody Sampson
MovieOnce Upon a River
2019
MovieUmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking
2018
as Self (Narrator)
Native Stand Up
2017
as John
MovieMinutes
2017
as John Locklear
MovieShangri-La Suite
2016
as Officer Gingrass
TVGraves
2016
as Russell Pratt
MovieThe Hybrids Family
2016
as Lance Hatton
MovieNeither Wolf Nor Dog
2016
as Delvin
MovieBurning Bodhi
2016
as Lucas
TVSaints & Strangers
2015
as Hobbamock
MovieMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015
as Joe
MovieA Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Other Apache
MovieThe Sixth Gun
2013
as Victor Birdsong
MovieThe Host
2013
as Seeker Hawke
TVBanshee
2013
as Hoyt Rivers
MovieTiger Eyes
2012
as Wolf - Martin Ortiz
MovieUniversal VIP
2012
as The Creator
MovieSedona
2011
as Chuck
MovieThe Burrowers
2008
as Tall Ute
TVIn Plain Sight
2008
as Young Fighter
MovieTurok: Son of Stone
2008
as Bridge Sentry (voice)
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Nookau
Wind River: Rising
MovieAs Deep as the Grave
as Seechi
