Michael Greyeyes Biography (1967-)

Full name, Michael Joseph Charles Greyeyes; born June 4, 1967, in Qu'AppelleValley, Saskatchewan, Canada, to the Plains Cree Nation; married Nancy Leroszewski (a ballet dancer); children: Eva Rose. Addresses: Agent: Gold Liedtke and Associates, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505.; Manager: Marshak/Zachary Co., 8840 Wilshire Blvd., 1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality
Canadian
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, dancer
Birth Details
June 4, 1967
Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Juh, Geronimo, TNT, 1993
  • Title role, Crazy Horse, TNT, 1996
  • Chief Tokalah, Stolen Women: Captured Hearts, CBS, 1997
  • Eddie, "The Lost Child," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 2000
  • Johnny Black Eagle, Race against Time, TNT, 2000
  • Dr. Stone, Skinwalkers, PBS, 2002
  • Miniseries
  • Frank, "The Hero," The Four Directions, CBC (Canada), 1994
  • Tarantula, True Women, CBS, 1997
  • Delchaney, Rough Riders (also known as Teddy Roosevelt and theRough Riders), TNT, 1997
  • Wandering spirit, Big Bear, syndicated, 1998
  • Thunder spirit, DreamKeeper, ABC, 2003
  • Episodic
  • Shaman, "The Tale of the Manaha," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, 1995
  • Rod, "The Outrage," Promised Land, CBS, 1997
  • Walks in the Night, "Moment of Truth: Parts 1 & 2," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1997
  • Walks in the Night, "Before the Dawn," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,CBS, 1997
  • Walks in the Night, "His Father's Son," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,CBS, 1997
  • Joe Reynard, "A Single Blade of Grass," Millennium, Fox, 1997
  • Imala, "Ghosts of the Confederacy" (premiere episode), The MagnificentSeven, CBS, 1998
  • Brian Falcon, "Team Cherokee: Parts 1 & 2," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1999
  • The brave, "Cincinnati," Harsh Realm, Fox, 2000
  • Beau Lightfeather, "The Good, the Bad, and the Cursed," Charmed, The WB, 2001
  • Strong Bear, "Red Wolf's Daughter," MythQuest, 2001
  • "Graveyard Shift," Body and Soul, 2002
  • Specials
  • Cohost, Aboriginal Achievement Awards, 1999
  • Interviewee, Buffalo Tracks, Aboriginal People's Television Network, 2001
  • Appeared in He Who Dreams: Michael Greyeyes on the Powwow Trail, CBC (Canada); voice (in English and Cree) for Little Bear, CBC.
  • Television Work
  • Specials
  • Choreographer for He Who Dreams: Michael Greyeyes on the Powwow Trail, CBC (Canada).
  • Film Appearances
  • Gooch, Dance Me Outside, A-Pix Entertainment, 1994
  • Spirit dancer, Rude, A-Pix Entertainment, 1995
  • Howkan, The League of Old Men, 1998
  • Junior Polatkin, Smoke Signals (also known as This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona and Le secret des cendres), Miramax,1998
  • Andy, Firestorm, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
  • Gray Eagle, The Minion (also known as Fallen Knight and Guerrier des tenebres), Touchstone Home Video, 1998
  • Hank Elkrunner, Skipped Parts (also known as The Wonder of Sex), Trimark Pictures, 2000
  • Dale, ZigZag, Silver Nitrate Films, 2002
  • Billy Trucks, Sunshine State, Sony Pictures Classics, 2002
  • Film Work
  • (Uncredited) Choreographer, Rude, A-Pix Entertainment, 1995
  • Stage Appearances
  • Ancient Rivers (multi-disciplinary work), 1992
  • Nanabush and the bingo master, The Rez Sisters, 1994
  • Night Traveller, Tipiskaki Goroh, Canada Dance Festival, Ottawa, Ontario, 1994
  • A Child of 10,000 Years, Tipiskaki Goroh, Canada Dance Festival, 1994
  • Chief Bromden, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Porthouse Theatre,Cleveland, OH, 2002
  • Performed as a dancer in Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, SwanLake, and modern works by George Balanchine, Kenneth MacMillan, John Cranko, and Glen Tetley, all with National Ballet of Canada, Toronto, Ontario; performed in Bloom's Wake (also known as Dew upon Their Feet), Common Ground, and other works with Feld Ballet, New York City, early 1990s.
  • Stage Choreographer
  • Night Traveller, Tipiskaki Goroh, Canada Dance Festival, Ottawa, Ontario, 1994
  • A Child of 10,000 Years, Tipiskaki Goroh, Canada Dance Festival, 1994
  • Buffalo Jump, Soundstreams Canada, 1996
  • Songs, Centre for Indigenous Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, 1998
  • Choreographer for Glory of the Morning and other New York City productions.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Videos
  • Performer and choreographer, A Nation Is Coming, 1997
  • WRITINGS
  • Stage Plays
  • Nunatsuaq, produced in a staged reading, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Electronic
    • Michael Greyeyes Official Information Site, http://www.michael-greyeyes.com, November 10, 2003