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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) — Joe
2. A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) — Other Apache
3. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) — John Wren
4. The Host (2013) — Seeker Hawke
5. Banshee (2013) — Hoyt Rivers
6. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024) — Taklishim
7. Echo (2024) — Tvli
8. FBI: Most Wanted (2020) — Cody Sampson
9. Outer Range (2022) — Officer Edgar
10. Marshals (2026) — Miles Kittle
11. I Know This Much Is True (2020) — Nabby Drinkwater
12. The Burrowers (2008) — Tall Ute
13. Opus (2025) — Najee
14. Ransom Canyon (2025) — Jake Longbow
15. In Plain Sight (2008) — Young Fighter
16. Surrounded (2023) — Scar
17. Shangri-La Suite (2016) — Officer Gingrass
18. American Experience (1988) — Nookau
19. Tiger Eyes (2012) — Wolf - Martin Ortiz
20. ARK: The Animated Series (2024) — Mato (voice)
21. Saints & Strangers (2015) — Hobbamock
22. Graves (2016) — Russell Pratt
23. Turok: Son of Stone (2008) — Bridge Sentry (voice)
24. The Windigo (2024) — Ogichidaa
25. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (2024) — Taklishim
26. Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher (2021) — Rising Wolf
27. Sedona (2011) — Chuck
28. Burning Bodhi (2016) — Lucas
29. Minutes (2017) — John Locklear
30. The Hybrids Family (2016) — Lance Hatton
31. Once Upon a River (2019)
32. The Sixth Gun (2013) — Victor Birdsong
33. Neither Wolf Nor Dog (2016) — Delvin
34. Native Stand Up (2017) — John
35. UmoNhoN Iye: The Omaha Speaking (2018) — Self (Narrator)
36. Wind River: Rising
37. Universal VIP (2012) — The Creator
38. As Deep as the Grave — Seechi
39. Say a Little Prayer (2024) — Jared Raincloud