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Zahn McClarnon

Acting

Born October 24, 1966 · Denver, Colorado, USA

Also known as Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon · Zahn McClamon · Zahn McLarnon

Biography

Zahn McClarnon is an American film and television actor of Native American and Irish descent. He's best known for his roles as Joe Leaphorn on AMC's series Dark Winds (in which he was also an executive producer), Big on Hulu's series Reservation Dogs, Yvon on NatGeo's miniseries Barkskins, Tulimak in the film Togo, Crow Daddy in Doctor Sleep, Hallett in the film Braven, Toshaway in AMC's The Son, The Professor in the film Bone Tomahawk, Akecheta on Westworld, Hanzee Dent on the series Fargo, Officer Mathias on A&E's Longmire, Running Fox on TNT's miniseries Into the West, and Little Big Man in the film Crazy Horse.

Awards & recognition

  • American Indian Film Festival · 2015
  • First Americans in the Arts · 2006
  • Western Heritage Award · 2006
  • First Americans in the Arts · 1996

Filmography50+ titles

The Cherokee Word for Water

2013as Deputy Jackson

Fargo

2014as Hanzee Dent

The Shield

2002as Avila

Togo

2019as Tulimak

Westworld

2016as Akecheta

Castle

2009as Ray Horton

Reservation Dogs

2021as Big

Ark: The Animated Series

2024as Thunder Comes Charging (voice)

Castlevania: Nocturne

2023as Olrox (voice)

Longmire

2012as Officer Mathias

Life

2007as Tomas Shasta

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

2002as Little Creek's Friend (voice)

Robot Chicken

2005as Snowball (voice)

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993as Walks on Cloud

Dark Winds

2022as Lt. Joe Leaphorn

Medium

2005as Alex Keeswood / Driver

Midnight, Texas

2017as Zach

Ride with Norman Reedus

2016as Self

Strong Medicine

2000as Joe Lavadour

Saving Grace

2007as Ames Blackbird

Timeless

2016as Grant Johnson

Doctor Sleep

2019as Crow Daddy

Comanche Moon

as Ermoke

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993as Red Bird

The Forever Purge

2021as Chiago

Bone Tomahawk

2015as The Professor

No Hard Feelings

2023as Gabe Sawyer, Surfing Lawyer

The Son

2017as Toshaway

The Red Road

2014as Mike Parker

Renegade

1992as Jimmy

Mekko

2015as Bill

American Experience

1988as Wampanoag man

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007ADR Voice Casting

The Silencing

2020as Blackhawk

Barkskins

2020as Yvon

Resolution

2012as Charles

Americana

2023as Ghost Eye

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

2006as Tommy Yellow Hawk

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Grey Wolf (voice)

Braven

2018as Hallett

Searchers 2.0

2007as Rusty Frobisher

Echo

2023as William Lopez (archive footage)

Ringer

2011as Bodaway Macawi

Baywatch

1989

The Last Manhunt

2022as William Johnson

History of the World: Part II

2023as Private Mingoes

Hell on the Border

2019as Sam Sixkiller

Yellow Rock

2011as Look First

Silent Fall

1994as Deputy Bear

Awful Nice

2013as Romulus