Graham Greene (actor)

Graham Greene ( born June 22, 1952 in Ohsweken at Six Nation Reserve, Ontario, the son of Lilian and John Greene) is a Canadian actor and is derived from the Oneida Indians.

Life

Greene is not grew up with the desire to become a film actor. Initially, he worked in the 1970s as a sound engineer for Canadian rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1974, Greene graduated from training at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre 's Native Theatre School in Toronto and began to collect Acting experience in Toronto and England.

1983, Greene made ​​his feature film debut in the sports drama Run For Your Life - A Sioux wins for his brothers ( original title: Running Brave ). In 1985 he had a small role opposite Al Pacino in Revolution.

He received worldwide recognition in 1990. Alongside Kevin Costner he played Kicking Bird ( Kicking Bird) in The Dances with Wolves and was nominated for an Oscar.

In the aftermath Greene had regularly important supporting roles in Hollywood productions (eg, Maverick or The Green Mile ) and guest appearances on various TV series like LA Law, Murder, She Wrote, The Outer Limits - The unknown dimension or Northern Exposure.

Although Greene often plays the Indians because of his background in movies, both in and outside the Western genre, Greene does not see itself as a pioneer and an ambassador of the Indians.

Besides his work for film and television Greene is also a stage actor.

Filmography (selection)

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