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Full Name
  
Michael Spears

Role
  
Actor

Other names
  
Michael Spears

Parents
  
Pat Spears

Years active
  
1990 - present

Siblings
  
Eddie Spears

Name
  
Michael Spears


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Born
  
December 28, 1977 (age 46) (
1977-12-28
)
Chamberlain, South Dakota, U.S.

Children
  
Jasmin Spears, Noah Spears

Albums
  
Blue Tears, Mad, Bad and Dangerous, Dancin' On the Back Streets, The Innocent Ones

Movies and TV shows
  
Similar People
  
Eddie Spears, Zahn McClarnon, Nathan Lee Chasing, Rodney A Grant, Tantoo Cardinal


Nationality
  
American

Profiles

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Michael Spears (born December 28, 1977) is an American actor. He is a member of the Kul Wicasa Oyate Lakota (often called "Sioux") Lower Brulé Tribe of South Dakota.

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Early life

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Michael Spears was born in Chamberlain, South Dakota near the Lower Brulé Indian Reservation to Native American parents and lived there until he was in fifth grade. After that, his family moved to Pierre, South Dakota. Later, his family moved to Aberdeen, South Dakota where he grew up and graduated Simmons Middle School then Aberdeen Central High School, graduating in 1995.

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A member of the Sicangu Lakota (often called "Sioux") Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, he has six siblings. A younger brother, Eddie, is also an actor, with both movie and TV credits.

Film/television

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Spears's film credits include a major role as the character Dog Star in the 2005 Steven Spielberg-produced cable mini-series, Into the West, which aired on TNT.

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His debut role as the child character Otter, in the Academy-Award-winning 1990 film Dances with Wolves, also earned him national notice at thirteen years old. By the age of 17, Spears had acted in both TV and film with other actors, including Kevin Costner, Jimmy Smits and Kim Delaney.

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In 2007 he was preparing for the release of the movie, Imprint, in which he portrays Tom Grey Horse, a tribal police officer. Also in 2007 he filmed Shadowheart, which was released on August 4, 2009.

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In 2014, for his role as Tenkill in Angels in Stardust, Spears received critical acclaim in The New York Times.

Other work

In 2005, Michael and Eddie Spears modeled for Cochiti Pueblo fashion designer Virgil Ortiz for his "Indigene" clothing line, and were featured on the cover of the August 2005 issue of New Mexico Magazine.

He has hosted and co-hosted the American Indian Film Institute Awards, the latest being the 38th Annual American Indian Film Institute Awards in 2013.

Awards

  • American Indian Film Festival and Awards: Nominated in 2013 for Best Supporting Actor as Bud "One Bull" Ward in The Activist.
  • American Indian Film Festival and Awards: Nominated in 2011 for Best Actor as Broken Wing in Yellow Rock.
  • Bronze Wrangler Award at the Western Heritage Awards in 2012 for Lead Actor as Broken Wing in Yellow Rock.
  • Young Artist Awards Nominated in 1993 for Best Young Actor Under Ten in a Television Movie as Adam, as a boy in The Broken Cord .
  • Personal life

    Spears is an accomplished hand drum player and singer, often performing at Native American "pow-wow" gatherings and in non-tribal venues (he was the opening act for Rita Coolidge and Friends at her 2005 concert in Great Falls, Montana). Michael often travels as a celebrity speaker concentrating on inspirational and educational topics including sustainable energy, and mentors youth in South Dakota.

    He worked with his late father, Patrick Spears, and his brother Eddie on COUP's (Intertribal Council on Utility Policy) Native Energy and Native Wind as part of the Inter-Tribal Group, whose goal is to encourage creation of "natural" sustainable energy sources. Formed in 1994, COUP provides a forum for utility issues discussion from regulatory and economic perspectives.

    He can speak Lakota but is not fluent. Michael first learned from his father and grandfather, and is continuing to learn. During the filming of Into the West, he (and the other actors) had lessons from linguist, Charlie White Buffalo.

    Filmography

    Actor
    -
    Ghostkiller (announced) as
    Shakopee
    -
    The Express (pre-production) as
    Many Horses
    -
    The Red Man's View (pre-production) as
    Silver Eagle
    -
    You Can't Run Forever (completed) as
    Ranger Stevens
    2022
    1923 (TV Series) as
    Runs His Horse
    - Nothing Left to Lose (2023) - Runs His Horse
    - The Rule of Five Hundred (2023) - Runs His Horse
    - Nature's Empty Throne (2022) - Runs His Horse
    2022
    The Sacrifice Zone (The Activist) as
    Bud (one bull)
    2022
    The Year of the Dog as
    Fred
    2022
    Reservation Dogs (TV Series) as
    Danny
    - Roofing (2022) - Danny
    2022
    Into the Wild Frontier (TV Series) as
    Hanging Maw
    - Daniel Boone: Hero of Kentucky (2022) - Hanging Maw
    2022
    1883 (TV Mini Series) as
    Comanche Trader
    - The Weep of Surrender (2022) - Comanche Trader
    2021
    Chief Tendoy (Short) as
    Chief Tendoy
    2018
    Z Nation (TV Series) as
    Black Hoof
    - Water Keepers (2018) - Black Hoof
    2017
    The Ballad of Lefty Brown as
    Biscuit
    2016
    Angels in Stardust as
    Tenkill
    2014
    The Activist as
    Bud 'One Bull' Ward
    2013
    Winter in the Blood as
    Raymond Long Knife
    2012
    Guns, Girls and Gambling as
    Redfoot
    2012
    Longmire (TV Series) as
    Mica Dullknife
    - Dogs, Horses and Indians (2012) - Mica Dullknife
    2012
    16-Love as
    Extra
    2011
    Yellow Rock as
    Broken Wing
    2011
    The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy as
    Kutseena
    2009
    Shadowheart as
    Washakie
    2007
    Imprint as
    Tom Greyhorse
    2005
    Into the West (TV Mini Series) as
    Dog Star
    - Dreams and Schemes (2005) - Dog Star
    - Manifest Destiny (2005) - Dog Star
    - Wheel to the Stars (2005) - Dog Star
    2002
    Seeing: Homecoming as
    Cooley
    2002
    Skins as
    Teddy Yellow Lodge / Mr. Green Laces
    1994
    Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (TV Movie) as
    Stat Man
    1993
    The Broken Chain (TV Movie) as
    Young Lohaheo
    1992
    The Broken Cord (TV Movie) as
    Adam, as a boy
    1990
    Dances with Wolves as
    Otter
    Costume Department
    2021
    Chief Tendoy (Short) (additional regalia)
    Music Department
    2007
    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (TV Movie) (musician: singer, massacre prayer song)
    Thanks
    2011
    Inside Story: Dances with Wolves (TV Movie) (special thanks)
    Self
    2022
    10 mn to understand the Sacrifice Zone (The Activist) (Video documentary short) as
    Bud
    2013
    A Video History of the American Radio Personality! (TV Movie documentary) as
    Air Personality WNIC Detroit Reunion

    References

    Michael Spears Wikipedia