Graham Greene

Acting · Born 1952-06-22 in Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Graham Greene CM (June 22, 1952 – September 1, 2025) was a Canadian First Nations (Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over 50 years. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His other notable films include Thunderheart (1992), Maverick (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Skins (2002), Transamerica (2005), Casino Jack (2010), Winter's Tale (2014), The Shack (2017), and Wind River (2017). In addition to his Oscar nomination, he was a Grammy Award, Gemini Award, Canadian Screen Award, and a Dora Mavor Moore Award winner. In 2025, he received the…

Filmography

• The Green Mile as Arlen Bitterbuck
• Transamerica as Calvin Many Goats
• Dances with Wolves as Kicking Bird
• Die Hard: With a Vengeance as Joe Lambert
• All Hat as Jim Burns
• North as Alaskan Dad
• Lost in the Barrens as Mewasin
• Thunderheart as Walter Crow Horse
• Maverick as Joseph
• A Thief Of Time as Slick Nakai