---
name: "Michael Greyeyes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-greyeyes"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 June 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T13:18:12.327788+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Greyeyes

Actor. Born 4 June 1967 in Nova Scotia, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 June 1967, Nova Scotia, Canada
- **Also known as:** Mike Greyeyes
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Greyeyes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q510139, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0340729/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/154647

## Coming up

- *Cold Country* (2027-01-03)

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*I Know This Much Is True*](https://film.one/tv/i-know-this-much-is-true.md) (63)

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## Biography

Michael Greyeyes is a Canadian actor of Plains Cree descent from the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. Born on 4 June 1967 in the Qu’Appelle Valley, he trained as a dancer at the National Ballet School of Canada and performed with the National Ballet of Canada and the Eliot Feld Ballet in New York before turning to acting in 1993.

His screen credits include the films *The New World* (2005), *Togo* (2019) and *Blood Quantum* (2019), for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor. Television roles encompass *Fear the Walking Dead*, *True Detective* and *I Know This Much Is True* (2020), in which he played Ralph Drinkwater. He has also worked as a director and choreographer and is an associate professor at York University.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *I Know This Much Is True* (2020), Fi1m 63, as Ralph Drinkwater — [page](https://film.one/tv/i-know-this-much-is-true.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Cold Country* (2027), series, Acting
- *Someone's Daughter* (2026), Acting
- *The Abandons* (2025), series, as Jack Cree
- *Meadowlarks* (2025), as Anthony
- *The American Revolution* (2025), series, as Joseph Brant / Uhhaunauwaunmut (voice)
- *40 Acres* (2025), as Galen
- *The Light Before the Sun* (2024), Director
- *The King Tide* (2024), as Marlon
- *Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai* (2023), series, as Geronimo (voice)
- *1923* (2022), series, as Hank
- *Wildhood* (2022), as Smokey
- *Firestarter* (2022), as Rainbird
- *Wild Indian* (2021), as Michael/Makwa
- *Rutherford Falls* (2021), series, as Terry Tarbell
- *I Know This Much Is True* (2020), series, as Ralph Drinkwater — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/i-know-this-much-is-true.md)
- *Togo* (2019), as Amituk
- *V Wars* (2019), series, as Jimmy Saint
- *Blood Quantum* (2019), as Traylor
- *Woman Walks Ahead* (2018), as Sitting Bull
- *Star Trek: Discovery* (2017), series, as Felix
- *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015), series, as Walker
- *True Detective* (2014), series, as Brett Woodard — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/true-detective.md)
- *Jimmy P.* (2013), as Allan
- *Kissed by Lightning* (2009), as Jessie Lightning
- *Passchendaele* (2008), as Highway
- *Cosmic Radio* (2007), Acting
- *The New World* (2005), as Rupwew
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Thomas Morris
- *The Jury* (2004), series, Acting
- *Dreamkeeper* (2003), as Thunder Spirit
- *Dreamkeeper* (2003), series, as Thunder Spirit
- *Skinwalkers* (2002), as Dr.Stone
- *Sunshine State* (2002), as Billy Trucks
- *Zig Zag* (2002), as Dale
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Sonny Brightbill
- *Sam's Circus* (2001), as Chief
- *MythQuest* (2001), series, as Strong Bear
- *The Lost Child* (2000), as Eddie
- *Race Against Time* (2000), as Johnny Black Eagle
- *Skipped Parts* (2000), as Hank Elkrunner
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as Bo Lightfeather
- *The Minion* (1998), as Gray Eagle
- *Smoke Signals* (1998), as Junior Polatkin
- *Big Bear* (1998), as Wandering Spirit
- *Firestorm* (1998), as Andy
- *The Magnificent Seven* (1998), series, as Imala
- *True Women* (1997), series, as Tarantula
- *Stolen Women, Captured Hearts* (1997), as Tokalah
- *Millennium* (1996), series, as Joe Reynard
- *Crazy Horse* (1996), as Crazy Horse
- *Rude* (1995), as Spirit Dancer
- *Dance Me Outside* (1995), as Gooch
- *Geronimo* (1993), as Juh
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Brian Falcon
- *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman* (1993), series, as Walks In The Night
- *Are You Afraid of the Dark?* (1992), series, as Shaman
- *American Experience* (1988), series, as Tecumseh
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Eddie

## Gallery

- ![Michael Greyeyes](https://film.one/media/person/707323/gallery-9520a5b85271.jpg) Michael Greyeyes — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Michael_Greyeyes_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Michael_Greyeyes_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Hardwick, Dave Erickson, Kim Dickens, Colman Domingo, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam- Carey, Sam Underwood, Daniel Sharman, Dayton Callie, Mercedes Mason an (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/707323/gallery-8a3938431b4d.jpg) Chris Hardwick, Dave Erickson, Kim Dickens, Colman Domingo, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam- Carey, Sam Underwood, Daniel Sharman, Dayton Callie, Mercedes Mason an (2017) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Chris_Hardwick%2C_Dave_Erickson%2C_Kim_Dickens%2C_Colman_Domingo%2C_Frank_Dillane%2C_Alycia_Debnam-_Carey%2C_Sam_Underwood%2C_Daniel_Sharman%2C_Dayton_Callie%2C_Mercedes_Mason_%26_Michael_Greyeyes_%2835337986003%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Hardwick, Dave Erickson, Kim Dickens, Colman Domingo, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam- Carey, Sam Underwood, Daniel Sharman, Dayton Callie, Mercedes Mason an (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/707323/gallery-a3de9e30f80f.jpg) Chris Hardwick, Dave Erickson, Kim Dickens, Colman Domingo, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam- Carey, Sam Underwood, Daniel Sharman, Dayton Callie, Mercedes Mason an (2017) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Chris_Hardwick%2C_Dave_Erickson%2C_Kim_Dickens%2C_Colman_Domingo%2C_Frank_Dillane%2C_Alycia_Debnam-_Carey%2C_Sam_Underwood%2C_Daniel_Sharman%2C_Dayton_Callie%2C_Mercedes_Mason_%26_Michael_Greyeyes_%2835754177820%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Colman Domingo, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Sam Underwood, Daniel Sharman, Dayton Callie, Mercedes Mason and Michael Greyeyes speaking at the 2017 San D](https://film.one/media/person/707323/gallery-b9996fc8c646.jpg) Colman Domingo, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Sam Underwood, Daniel Sharman, Dayton Callie, Mercedes Mason and Michael Greyeyes speaking at the 2017 San D — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Colman_Domingo%2C_Frank_Dillane%2C_Alycia_Debnam-Carey%2C_Sam_Underwood%2C_Daniel_Sharman%2C_Dayton_Callie%2C_Mercedes_Mason_%26_Michael_Greyeyes_%2835754164640%29.jpg/1280px-Colman_Domingo%2C_Frank_Dillane%2C_Alycia_Debnam-Carey%2C_Sam_Underwood%2C_Daniel_Sharman%2C_Dayton_Callie%2C_Mercedes_Mason_%26_Michael_Greyeyes_%2835754164640%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael Greyeyes](https://film.one/media/person/707323/gallery-f191a0a6b01a.jpg) Michael Greyeyes — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Greyeyes](https://film.one/media/person/707323/gallery-03b587cee5b5.jpg) Michael Greyeyes — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Greyeyes](https://film.one/media/person/707323/gallery-fccf18c7c2dd.jpg) Michael Greyeyes — Image via TMDB
- ![Dayton Callie, Mercedes Mason and Michael Greyeyes speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Fear the Walking Dead", at the San Diego Convent](https://film.one/media/person/707323/gallery-a840b1c1114d.jpg) Dayton Callie, Mercedes Mason and Michael Greyeyes speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Fear the Walking Dead", at the San Diego Convent — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Dayton_Callie%2C_Mercedes_Mason_%26_Michael_Greyeyes_%2836011934991%29.jpg/1280px-Dayton_Callie%2C_Mercedes_Mason_%26_Michael_Greyeyes_%2836011934991%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mercedes Mason and Michael Greyeyes speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Fear the Walking Dead", at the San Diego Convention Center in S](https://film.one/media/person/707323/gallery-9562588b3eef.jpg) Mercedes Mason and Michael Greyeyes speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Fear the Walking Dead", at the San Diego Convention Center in S — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Mercedes_Mason_%26_Michael_Greyeyes_%2836011957871%29.jpg/1280px-Mercedes_Mason_%26_Michael_Greyeyes_%2836011957871%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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