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Michael Spears

Acting Born Dec 28, 1977 Chamberlain, South Dakota, USA 24 credits

Biography

Michael Spears (born December 28, 1977) is an Indigenous American actor. He is a member of the Kul Wičaša Lakota from the Lower Brulé Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.

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Known for

1923

as Runs His Horse

1883

as Comanche Trader
Film

Dances with Wolves

as Otter

Full filmography

  • 1923 (2022) as Runs His Horse
  • Longmire (2012) as Mica Dullknife
  • Z Nation (2014) as Black Hoof
  • 1883 (2021) as Comanche Trader
  • Dances with Wolves (1990) as Otter
  • Reservation Dogs (2021) as Danny
  • Into the West (2005) as Dog Star
  • You Can't Run Forever (2024) as Ranger Stevens
  • The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017) as Biscuit
  • Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012) as Redfoot
  • The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy (2011) as Kutseena
  • Shadowheart (2009) as Washakie
  • Angels in Stardust (2014) as Tenkill
  • The Broken Chain (1993) as Young Lohaheo
  • Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994) as Stat Man
  • Yellow Rock (2011) as Broken Wing
  • Winter in the Blood (2014) as Raymond Long Knife
  • The Broken Cord (1992) as Adam 2
  • Ghostkiller as Shakopee
  • The Activist (2014) as Bud 'One Bull' Ward
  • The Red Man's View as Silver Eagle
  • The Year of the Dog (2022) as Fred
  • The Sacrifice Zone (2022)
  • Imprint (2007) as Tom Greyhorse