Tatanka Means

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

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Gender

Male

Birthday

19-Feb-1985

Age

(41 years old)

Place of Birth

Porcupine, South Dakota, USA

Also Known As
  • Tatanka Wanbli Sapa Xila Sabe Means

Tatanka Means

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.


Credits

Burning Bodhi Burning Bodhi (2016) Character: Lucas
Lifelong friends stumble back home after high school when word goes out on Facebook that the most popular among them has died. Old girlfriends, boyfriends, new lovers, parents, your first dead friend - how do people deal? The reunion stirs up sticky feelings of love, longing and regret, and the novelty of forgiveness, mortality and gratitude.
Neither Wolf Nor Dog Neither Wolf Nor Dog (2016) Character: Delvin
A white author is sucked into a road trip through the heart on Native American Country by a Lakota elder and his best friend forcing the author into a deep understanding of contemporary native life.
Native Stand Up Native Stand Up (2017) Character: John
John performs stand-up comedy for the first time. It actually goes pretty okay.
Universal VIP Universal VIP (2012) Character: The Creator
Still working through the grief of losing her only child, Thelma, a young Blackfeet woman in Browning, MT, is taken advantage of by friends who use her as de facto child care while they continue to live the freewheeling lifestyles they had before becoming parents.
The Hybrids Family The Hybrids Family (2016) Character: Lance Hatton
A movie about a dysfunctional family of vampires and witches, it is mostly focused on the two children who are hybrids.
Sedona Sedona (2011) Character: Chuck
A soul-searching comedic adventure set among famous red rocks and vortexes of Sedona, Arizona, visitors to the mystical town encounter eccentric characters and a series of calamities that lead them to unexpected miracles.
The Sixth Gun The Sixth Gun (2013) Character: Victor Birdsong
Failed pilot adaptation of an eponymous comic book set in the old west about six cursed guns that give dark powers and are tied to its owners until their deaths. A heroine and an antihero are after the sixth gun that grants visions.
The Host The Host (2013) Character: Seeker Hawke
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.
Opus Opus (2025) Character: Najee
A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago. Surrounded by the star's cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan.
UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking (2018) Character: Self (Narrator)
From Nebraska-based filmmaker Brigitte Timmerman, this award-winning documentary profiles the last fluent speakers of the Omaha language. Through a series of vignettes, The Omaha Speaking collects the moving stories of elders who grew up speaking their native tongue and dedicated educators working to keep the language alive. Includes spoken Umóⁿhoⁿ Íye (Omaha) language with English subtitles.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) Character: Joe
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.
Say a Little Prayer Say a Little Prayer (2024) Character: Jared Raincloud
Three best friends recite an ancient prayer to the patron saint of “all things lost” to find their true loves, unleashing an unexpected turn of events that will put their friendship to the test.
A Million Ways to Die in the West A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) Character: Other Apache
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024) Character: Taklishim
In 1859, families discover the lure of the Old West as they settle in territories from Wyoming to Kansas. Meanwhile, a gruff cowboy finds himself on the run with a prostitute and a young boy after killing a fellow gunman.
Killers of the Flower Moon Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) Character: John Wren
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
The Windigo The Windigo (2024) Character: Ogichidaa
An ancient Chippewa demon, the WINDIGO, is resurrected by a Native American teenager and his grandmother to protect their family after a run-in with back-woods meth dealers. They soon discover that the creature’s lust for killing cannot be controlled. As each killing bonds the teen and the Windigo ever closer, the family must find a way to break the curse before all of them become the blood-thirsty creature’s next victims.
Minutes Minutes (2017) Character: John Locklear
In this comedy series, shot in single takes, six young people each experience pivotal moments in their lives that don't quite go as planned and lead to various breaking points as a result.
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (2024) Character: Taklishim
Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning 15 years before, during, and following the Civil War, from 1859 to 1874, embark on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
Surrounded Surrounded (2023) Character: Scar
After her stagecoach is ambushed, a woman is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit’s gang tries to free him.
Turok: Son of Stone Turok: Son of Stone (2008) Character: Bridge Sentry (voice)
While defending his tribe from a bloodthirsty enemy tribe, a Native American warrior named Turok finds himself in a prehistoric dinosaur world along with his nephew, sister-in-law and the sadistic leader of the other tribe.
Tiger Eyes Tiger Eyes (2012) Character: Wolf - Martin Ortiz
After Davey's father is killed in a hold-up, she and her mother and younger brother visit relatives in New Mexico. Here Davey is befriended by a young man who helps her find the strength to carry on and conquer her fears.
Shangri-La Suite Shangri-La Suite (2016) Character: Officer Gingrass
Karen and Jack met in a mental hospital and fell in love. They set out to follow what Jack thinks is his destiny: killing Elvis Presley.
Once Upon a River Once Upon a River (2019) Character: N/A
After her father’s violent death, Native American teenager Margo Crane flees down Michigan’s Stark River in search of her estranged mother. On the way, she encounters allies, enemies, danger, and the beauty of nature, all while coming to grips with her past and her own identity.
Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher (2021) Character: Rising Wolf
A Chickasaw man survives great hardships and tragedy to establish a vast ranching empire along the famous cattle highway of the American West.
The Burrowers The Burrowers (2008) Character: Tall Ute
It is 1879 in the Dakota Territories, a band of men who set out to find and recover a family of settlers that has mysteriously vanished from their home. Expecting the offenders to be a band of fierce natives, but they soon discover that the real enemy stalks them from below.



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