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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