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Michael Spears(I)

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Michael Spears
Sitting Bull
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Sitting Bull (2025– )
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Born in Chamberlain, South Dakota and residing in Montana, Spears has five brothers, one sister, and is Lakota Sioux Tribe. His first role was in the film "Dances With Wolves" as Otter. Michael went on to appear in "Skins", "Into The West", "Yellow Rock", Cyril Morin's "The Activist", and had a guest role on "Longmire". He has an American Photographic Artists (APA) Award for best subject matter in a film. He co-hosted the American Indian Film Institute Awards in 2013.
BornDecember 28, 1977
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Keri Russell and Matthew Settle in Into the West (2005)
    Into the West
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Dog Star
    Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)
    Dances with Wolves
    8.0
    • Otter
    • 1990
    Imprint (2007)
    Imprint
    5.6
    • Tom Greyhorse
    • 2007
    Tonantzin Carmelo, Michael Spears, Chadwick Brown, and Alena von Stroheim in The Activist (2014)
    The Activist
    4.9
    • Bud 'One Bull' Ward
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Red Man's View
      • Silver Eagle
      • Pre-production
    • The Needle Man
      • Cole
      • Post-production
    • The Express
      • Many Horses
      • Pre-production
    • Sacred Dreams
      • Adam Red Leggings
      • Post-production
    • Once Upon a Time in Texas
      • Kutseena
      • Post-production
    • Brandon Sklenar in 1923 (2022)
      1923
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Runs His Horse
      • 2022–2025
    • J.K. Simmons in You Can't Run Forever (2024)
      You Can't Run Forever
      4.5
      • Ranger Stevens
      • 2024
    • Double Nickel (2023)
      Double Nickel
      Short
      • Fante
      • 2023
    • D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Paulina Alexis, Lane Factor, and Devery Jacobs in Reservation Dogs (2021)
      Reservation Dogs
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Danny
      • 2022–2023
    • The Sacrifice Zone: The Activist (2022)
      The Sacrifice Zone: The Activist
      5.4
      • Bud (one bull)
      • 2022
    • The Year of the Dog (2022)
      The Year of the Dog
      5.9
      • Fred
      • 2022
    • Into the Wild Frontier (2022)
      Into the Wild Frontier
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Hanging Maw
      • 2022
    • 1883 (2021)
      1883
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Comanche Trader
      • 2022
    • Chief Tendoy (2021)
      Chief Tendoy
      Short
      • Chief Tendoy
      • 2021
    • Z Nation (2014)
      Z Nation
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Black Hoof
      • 2018
    • Bill Pullman in The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)
      The Ballad of Lefty Brown
      6.3
      • Biscuit
      • 2017
    • Alicia Silverstone, Billy Burke, and AJ Michalka in Angels in Stardust (2016)
      Angels in Stardust
      5.1
      • Tenkill
      • 2016
    • Tonantzin Carmelo, Michael Spears, Chadwick Brown, and Alena von Stroheim in The Activist (2014)
      The Activist
      4.9
      • Bud 'One Bull' Ward
      • 2014
    • "Sometimes you must lean into the wind to stand straight."
      Winter in the Blood
      6.2
      • Raymond Long Knife
      • 2013
    • Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Jeff Fahey, Dane Cook, Sam Trammell, and Helena Mattsson in Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012)
      Guns, Girls and Gambling
      5.5
      • Redfoot
      • 2012

    Costume and Wardrobe Department

    • Chief Tendoy (2021)
      Chief Tendoy
      Short
      • additional regalia
      • 2021

    Music Department

    • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
      Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • musician: singer, massacre prayer song
      • 2007

    Videos7

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:02
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:07
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:07
    Official Trailer
    The Ballad of Lefty Brown
    Trailer 2:32
    The Ballad of Lefty Brown
    Yellow Rock
    Trailer 1:51
    Yellow Rock
    Shadowheart
    Trailer 2:52
    Shadowheart
    Imprint
    Trailer 1:53
    Imprint

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • December 28, 1977
      • Chamberlain, South Dakota, USA
    • Relatives
      • Eddie Spears(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Lakota Woman

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He is a member of the Lakota Sioux Lower Brule Tribe of South Dakota.

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