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name: "Tatanka Means"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tatanka-means"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 February 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 70
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:38.612502+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."
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# Tatanka Means

Actor. Born 19 February 1985 in Porcupine, South Dakota, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 February 1985, Porcupine, South Dakota, USA
- **Active:** 2023–present
- **Also known as:** Tatanka Wanbli Sapa Xila Sabe Means

## Biography

Tatanka Means is an American actor and comedian. He was born on 19 February 1985 in Rapid City, South Dakota, and is of Oglala Lakota, Omaha, Yankton Dakota and Diné descent. He is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and grew up in Chinle, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation. He is the son of activist and actor Russell Means.

Means began acting in the mid-2000s and has appeared in films including *The Host* (2013), *A Million Ways to Die in the West* (2014), *Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials* (2015), *Killers of the Flower Moon* (2023) as John Wren, and *Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1* (2024) as Taklishim. His television credits include *The Son* (2017), *Banshee*, *Outer Range* and *Echo* (2024). He is also a stand-up comedian.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1* (2024), Fi1m 55, as Taklishim — [page](https://film.one/film/horizon-an-american-saga-chapter-1.md)
- *Killers of the Flower Moon* (2023), Fi1m 86, as John Wren — [page](https://film.one/film/killers-of-the-flower-moon.md)

## Also known for

- *Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials* (2015), Joe
- *A Million Ways to Die in the West* (2014), Other Apache
- *The Host* (2013), Seeker Hawke
- *Banshee* (2013), Hoyt Rivers
- *Echo* (2024), Tvli
- *FBI: Most Wanted* (2020), Cody Sampson
- *Outer Range* (2022), Officer Edgar
- *Marshals* (2026), Miles Kittle

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