Eugene Brave Rock
Eugene Brave Rock | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1978 (age 45–46) Stand Off, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Eugene Brave Rock is a Canadian actor and stunt man. Brave Rock started as an actor, before being trained as a stuntman; he later appeared in various minor television roles before landing his first major film role as Chief in Wonder Woman.[1][2]
Biography
Brave Rock grew up on the Kainai Nation reserve in Alberta and attended the Plains Indian Cultural Survival School in Calgary, where he landed his first role in a play.[1] He was later trained as a stuntman, and performed for the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in Disneyland Paris. Upon his return to Calgary, Brave Rock worked on several television productions as a stuntman and actor, taking on minor roles in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Heartland, Blackstone, Klondike and Hell on Wheels.[1] When The Revenant began filming in Alberta, Brave Rock and his brother were recruited to train native stuntmen; it was during this time he was contacted by the producers of Wonder Woman, who invited him to audition for a role. Though Brave Rock was not confident of his audition, he was cast in the film a month later.[3][4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Revenant | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | stunts | |
| 2017 | Wonder Woman | Chief Napi | Patty Jenkins | |
| 2020 | The Corruption of Divine Providence | Chief Bird | Jeremy Torrie | |
| 2021 | Montana Story | Mukki | Scott McGehee and David Siegel | |
| 2023 | The Oath | Cohor | Darin Scott |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | ||
| 2016 | Hell on Wheels | Ute Indian | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Jamestown | [1] | |
| 2021–present | Resident Alien | Shane | |
| 2022–present | Dark Winds | Frank Nakai | |
| 2022–present | That Dirty Black Bag | The Stranger | |
| 2023 | Spirit Rangers
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Crane | Voice Episode: "Slow and Steady Eddy/Salmon Where Are You?"[5] |
References
- ^ a b c d Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald (2016-08-06). "Eugene Brave Rock, actor from Kainai First Nation, to appear in DC's Wonder Woman". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- ^ Vincent Schilling (2016-08-02). "Mystery Native Superhero in DC's 'Wonder Woman' is Eugene Brave Rock". Indian Country Media Network. Archived from the original on 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- ^ Friend, David (2017-06-08). "Blood Tribe actor from Alberta on bringing his language to 'Wonder Woman'". Canada's National Observer. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ Volmers, Eric (2017-06-02). "How a First Nations First World War hero from Alberta helped Eugene Brave Rock find his character in blockbuster, Wonder Woman". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ Joey Clift [@joeytainment] (May 3, 2023). "Spirit Rangers Season 2 comes out May 8th and we just announced a bunch of our voice cast!! It was so fun working with all of these Native and Indigenous superstars and I can't wait for ya'll to hear them in the new episodes! #SpiritRangers" (Tweet). Retrieved September 16, 2023 – via Twitter.
External links
- Eugene Brave Rock at IMDb
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