Zahn McClarnon
Biography
Zahn McClarnon is an American film and television actor of Native American and Irish descent. Born on October 24, 1966, in Denver, Colorado, he has established a prominent career in television and film. He is credited with seventy-one known credits in his acting career. Also known by the name Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon, he is recognized for his extensive work across various networks and streaming platforms in both supporting and leading roles.
Career overview
Zahn McClarnon's extensive television career features prominent roles across numerous networks and streaming services. He portrayed Officer Mathias on A&E's Longmire, Hanzee Dent on the series Fargo, and Akecheta on Westworld. On AMC, he starred as Toshaway in The Son and as Joe Leaphorn on Dark Winds, a series in which he also served as an executive producer. His additional television credits include Big on Hulu's Reservation Dogs, Yvon on NatGeo's miniseries Barkskins, and Running Fox on TNT's miniseries Into the West.
In film, McClarnon has appeared in a variety of features. His movie roles include Little Big Man in Crazy Horse, The Professor in Bone Tomahawk, Hallett in Braven, Crow Daddy in Doctor Sleep, and Tulimak in Togo.
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- Americana (2025) as Ghost Eye
- Echo (2024) as William Lopez (archive footage)
- Echo (2024) as William Lopez
- ARK: The Animated Series (2024) as Thunder Comes Charging (voice)
- In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin (2024) as Self
- No Hard Feelings (2023) as Gabe Sawyer, Surfing Lawyer
- Castlevania: Nocturne (2023) as Olrox (voice)
- History of the World: Part II (2023) as Private Mingoes
- Hail to the Breadsticks! (2023) as Self
- Dark Winds (2022) as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
- Dark Winds (2022) Executive Producer
- Dark Winds (2022) Director
- The Last Manhunt (2022) as William Johnson
- Hawkeye (2021) as William Lopez
- The Forever Purge (2021) as Chiago
- Reservation Dogs (2021) as Big
- The Silencing (2020) as Blackhawk
- Barkskins (2020) as Yvon
- Doctor Sleep (2019) as Crow Daddy
- Togo (2019) as Tulimak
- Hell on the Border (2019) as Sam Sixkiller
- Braven (2018) as Hallett
- The Son (2017) as Toshaway
- Midnight, Texas (2017) as Zach
- Westworld (2016) as Akecheta
- Westworld (2016) Stunts
- Timeless (2016) as Grant Johnson
- Ride with Norman Reedus (2016) as Self
- Neither Wolf Nor Dog (2016) as Billy
- Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls (2016) as Self
- In Embryo (2016) as Michael
- Bone Tomahawk (2015) as The Professor
- Mekko (2015) as Bill
- Fargo (2014) as Hanzee Dent
- The Red Road (2014) as Mike Parker
- Strike One (2014) as Muerto O.G.
- Resolution (2013) as Charles
- Big Thunder (2013) as Sheriff Parker
- Awful Nice (2013) as Romulus
- The Cherokee Word for Water (2013) as Deputy Jackson
- Longmire (2012) as Officer Mathias
- Ringer (2011) as Bodaway Macawi
- The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy (2011) as Quanah Parker
- Yellow Rock (2011) as Look First
- Castle (2009) as Ray Horton
- Not Forgotten (2009) as Calvo
- Repo Chick (2009) as Savage
- Comanche Moon (2008) as Ermoke
- Saving Grace (2007) as Ames Blackbird
- Life (2007) as Tomas Shasta
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) ADR Voice Casting
- Searchers 2.0 (2007) as Rusty Frobisher
- The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) as Tommy Yellow Hawk
- Medium (2005) as Alex Keeswood / Driver
- Robot Chicken (2005) as Snowball (voice)
- Into the West (2005) as Running Fox
- Momentum (2003) as Hawk
- The Shield (2002) as Octavio
- The Shield (2002) as Avila
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) as Little Creek's Friend (voice)
- Strong Medicine (2000) as Joe Lavadour
- Lakota Moon (1999) as Sky Walker
- A Town Has Turned to Dust (1998) as Tommy Tall Bear
- Dangerous Minds (1996)
- Crazy Horse (1996) as Little Big Man
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Grey Wolf (voice)
- Chicago Hope (1994) as George Burroughs
- Silent Fall (1994) as Deputy Bear
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) as Walks on Cloud
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Little Bear
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Red Bird
- Cooperstown (1993) as Young Raymond
- Renegade (1992) as Jimmy
- Baywatch (1989)
- American Experience (1988) as Wampanoag man
- Ghostkiller as Chastke Ghostkiller
- The Red Man's View as Masaka