Byron Chief-Moon is an Aboriginal Canadian actor, choreographer, dancer, playwright, and founder of the Coyote Arts Percussive Performance Association, a dance theatre company.

Early life and education

Chief-Moon was born in Carlsbad, California, and is a member of the Kainai Nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy in southern Alberta.[1]

Career

Chief-Moon has made appearances in several well-known American and Canadian TV shows (such as MacGyver, North of 60, Stargate SG-1, Da Vinci's Inquest, Highlander: The Series, and appeared on Walker, Texas Ranger, as well as several feature films.

He appeared in Disney's White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf, a sequel to the White Fang.[2]

Some of his dance theatre pieces have included Possessed, Dancing voices and Voices, as well as Jonesing, an experimental video dance piece. He is also known for his choreography work on the documentary Echoes of the Sisters and the dance film Quest. Chief-Moon plays the Quileute chief Taha Aki in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.[3]

Personal life

Chief-Moon is a father of three children.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Samurai Cowboy Jack Eagle Eye
1994 White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf Matthew
1994 Max Bobby One Spot
1995 Suspicious Agenda Silverwing
1995 Gunfighter's Moon Julio
1996 Alaska Chip's Father
1999 The Fear: Resurrection Crow
2000 Shadow Hours Chatuga
2003 Little Brother of War Blaine
2003 Scary Movie 3 Native American #2
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Hunter #2
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Taha Aki

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1987, 1989 MacGyver Sammy / Joe Whales 2 episodes
1990 Bordertown White Feather Episode: "White Feather"
1991 Max Glick Telephone company worker Episode: "Das Winnebago"
1993 Medicine River Clyde Whiteman Television film
1993–1995 North of 60 Louis Claybank 3 episodes
1994 Hawkeye Swift Hand Episode: "The Child"
1994 Tales of the Wild Woonga Episode: "Chasseurs de loups, chasseurs d'or"
1995 Children of the Dust Chief Walks-The-Clouds 2 episodes
1995 The X-Files Father Episode: "Anasazi"
1995 Black Fox Standing Bear Television film
1995 Kidz in the Wood Brandon Three Tongues
1995 The Commish Clyde Smoke Episode: "In the Shadows of the Gallows"
1996 Highlander: The Series Jim Coltec Episode: "Something Wicked"
1996–1999 Walker, Texas Ranger Joseph Ironhorse / Red Bear 3 episodes
1997 Millennium Felton Episode: "A Single Blade of Grass"
1998 Stargate SG-1 Elder #2 Episode: "Spirits"
1998–1999 Da Vinci's Inquest Goose Flowers 3 episodes
2001 Come l'America Doug Television film
2001 MythQuest Chaczal Episode: "Quetzalcoatl"
2004 Quest Lead Dancer Television film
2008 The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon Aztec Priest
2010 Sanctuary Spirit Being 2 episodes
2011–2013 Health Nutz Chief Floyd Two-Rivers 10 episodes


References

  1. ↑ "Byron Chief-Moon". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  2. ↑ Pitts, Michael R. (2012-12-13). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0090-1.
  3. ↑ Hudson, Dale (2017-05-18). Vampires, Race, and Transnational Hollywoods. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-2309-0.
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