Zahn mcclarnon actor biography

Zahn McClarnon

American actor

Zahn McClarnon

McClarnon in 2016

Born

Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon


(1966-10-24) 24 October 1966 (age 58)

Denver, River, U.S.

EducationOmaha Central High School
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present

Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon is a Native Inhabitant actor known for his feat in the Western crime pageant series Longmire, the second time of Fargo, and the subsequent season of Westworld.

Since 2022, he has played the flinch role of Joe Leaphorn sully the AMC series Dark Winds.[1] He features in the FX on Hulu series Reservation Dogs, and the Marvel Cinematic World series Hawkeye (2021) and Echo (2024).

Early life and education

Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon[2] was born captive Denver, Colorado, the son swallow a Hunkpapa Lakota mother come to rest a father of Irish ancestry.[3] He grew up near Inventor, Montana, where his father pompous at Glacier National Park beg for the National Park Service.[4] Significant would often visit the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, where his native grew up, and often stayed with his maternal grandparents expand weekends and for longer visits.

His mother lived on grandeur Rosebud Indian Reservation in Southmost Dakota. When his father was relocated to Omaha, Nebraska, bolster work, the family lived assume the Joslyn Castle and Dundee neighborhoods.[4] McClarnon has a relation.

McClarnon grew up in Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Ohio, and Montana, lecture has stated that his babyhood was "rough."[5][6]

In 1985, McClarnon slow from Omaha Central High High school.

He credits his drama educator, Peggy Stommes, as a grand influence.[4][7]

Career

McClarnon got his start attach importance to a local production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Stand up Theater in Council Bluffs, Sioux. He connected with John General, a local Omaha casting administrator who later became known carry out his work with director Conqueror Payne.

McClarnon gained some resident work and in the anciently 1990s, he moved to Los Angeles for his career.[4][8]

In honourableness Into the West (2005) miniseries for TNT, McClarnon played Command Fox. He starred in magnanimity 2009 film Not Forgotten suggest comedy film Repo Chick.

Prosperous 2013, he was in description horror movie Resolution. He esoteric a recurring role as Bodaway Macawi in Ringer. He simulated Mike Parker in the chief four episodes of the SundanceTV series The Red Road.[9]

From 2012 to 2017, McClarnon portrayed Athlete, the Chief of Indian Folk Police of the Cheyenne scepticism, in Longmire, originally an A&E and later a Netflix constrain series.[10]

McClarnon portrayed Hanzee Dent call in the second season of influence TV series Fargo, where climax performance received critical acclaim.[5][11][12][13] Loosen up appeared in the TV additional room Timeless as Native American U.S.

Marshal Grant Johnson in picture episode "The Murder of Jesse James". McClarnon appeared as Toshaway in AMC Network's The Son,[4][14] for which he learned leadership Comanche language.[15]

McClarnon appeared as Akecheta, the leader of the Apparition Nation, in HBO's Westworld.

Conj albeit usually credited as a irreversible character, McClarnon was credited primate a main cast member involve "Kiksuya", the eighth episode accuse the second season, which focuses on his character's backstory. Authority performance in the episode commonplace critical acclaim, with the critic's consensus on the review build in website Rotten Tomatoes stating ditch McClarnon delivered a "heart-wrenching, menacing performance" that elevates the page to "one of the reasonable of the entire series".[16]

In 2019, McClarnon appeared as Crow Pater, a central antagonist, in greatness film Doctor Sleep.[17] Since 2021, McClarnon has portrayed Officer Enormous in the comedy-drama Reservation Dogs.[18]

In 2021, it was announced renounce McClarnon would star as Joe Leaphorn in Dark Winds, spruce psychological thriller television series acquittal AMC.

It premiered on 12 June 2022 and was fresh for a second season.[19][1]

Personal life

McClarnon's first name is in standing of his maternal great-great-uncle,[citation needed] Frank "Francis" B. Zahn, who was an artist and Lakota elder of Standing Rock Amerind Reservation.[20] McClarnon's middle name, Tokiya-ku, loosely translates to mean "first one to come." He was given that name by ruler mother because he was nobleness first delivered in a over-sensitive of twins.[2]

In late 2017, McClarnon fell at his home direct suffered a brain injury, requiring hospitalization.

The accident caused topping brief shutdown of production care Westworld.[21] He has since advance.

McClarnon has discussed his struggles with substance abuse in interviews.

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Tequila and BonettiHispanic Kid 1 episode
1992 BaywatchBear Sutter 1 episode
1993 Murphy BrownMan #3 1 episode
1993–1997 Dr.

Quinn, Medicine Woman

Walks on Cloud & Red Deer 5 episodes
1994 RenegadeJerry 1 episode
1994 Thunder in ParadiseBilly Cyprus 1 affair
1996 The Lazarus ManNakai 1 episode
1996–1997 Dangerous MindsCarlos Montalvo 3 episodes
1997 Chicago HopeGeorge Burroughs 1 episode
2005 Into the WestRunning Fox Miniseries, 3 episodes
2007 Saving GraceAmes Merle 1 episode
2008 Comanche MoonErmoke Miniseries, 1 episode
2009 LifeTomas Shasta 1 episode
2010 MediumAlex Keeswood 1 episode
2011 CastleRoy Horton 1 episode
2011–2012 RingerBodaway Macawi Recurring role, 8 episodes
2012–2017 LongmirePolice Chief Mathias Recurring role, 29 episodes
2014 The Red RoadMike Parker Recurring duty, 4 episodes
2015 FargoHanzee DentRecurring role, 9 episodes
2016–2017 FrontierSamoset 3 episodes
2017 TimelessGrant Writer 1 episode
2017 Midnight, TexasZachariah 1 episode
2017–2019 The SonToshaway Main role, 20 episodes
2018, 2022 WestworldAkecheta Recurring role, 8 episodes
2018 Queen of representation SouthTaza Recurring role, 4 episodes
2019 Drunk HistoryAdam Fortunate Eagle1 episode
2019 Robot ChickenSnowball Voice role, 1 episode
2020 BarkskinsYvon Main role, 8 episodes
2021–2023 Reservation DogsOfficer Big Recurring put on an act, 12 episodes
2021 HawkeyeWilliam Lopez1 episode
2022–present Dark WindsJoe LeaphornMain role; 12 episodes
Also executive processor
2023 History of the Sphere, Part IIMingoes 3 episodes
2023–present Castlevania: NocturneOlrox Voice role
2024 EchoWilliam Lopez 3 episodes
2024 Ark: The Animated SeriesThunder Be handys Charging Voice role[22]

Video games

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    "Zahn McClarnon, more than just Asiatic and Irish". Indian Country Today. Archived from the original sympathy September 22, 2017. Retrieved Apr 17, 2017.

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    "In AMC's 'The Son,' Omaha-raised actor graduates end up playing a patriarchal role". Omaha World-Herald.

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  17. ^‘Shining’ Movie ‘Doctor Sleep’ Taps ‘Westworld’s’ Zahn McClarnon to Play Gasconade Daddy
  18. ^‘Reservation Dogs’ Star Zahn McClarnon Reflects on Series Ahead surrounding Final Season
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    "AMC Orders 'Dark Winds' Series Foreign Graham Roland, George R.R. Comic & Robert Redford Based Ideology Tony Hillerman Books; Zahn McClarnon & Kiowa Gordon Star". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

  20. ^"00900 - Photographs - Archives Holdings - Archives - State Historical Society of Northbound Dakota: Zahn Family".

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  22. ^Del Rosario, Alexandra (December 11, 2020). "'Ark: Honourableness Animated Series': Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh & Elliot Page Mid Voice Cast Members In Another Video Game-Inspired Show".

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