Michael Greyeyes

Michael Greyeyes (born June 4, 1967) is a Canadian First Nations (Muskeg Lake Cree Nation) actor, dancer, choreographer, director, and educator.

In 1996, Greyeyes portrayed Crazy Horse in the television film Crazy Horse. In 2018, Greyeyes portrayed Sitting Bull in Woman Walks Ahead to critical acclaim. He has also had TV roles on Fear the Walking Dead, True Detective and I Know This Much Is True. In 2021–2022, he had a main role in the Peacock sitcom Rutherford Falls. He had a recurring role in the first season of the Paramount+ western series 1923. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for his performance in the zombie film Blood Quantum.

In 2010, Greyeyes founded Signal Theatre, a company that explores intercultural and transdisciplinary live performance. As artistic director and choreographer, he has overseen the creation of three major works, including From thine eyes (Harbourfront Centre), Nôhkom (The Banff Centre), and A Soldier's Tale (Fleck Dance Theatre), a work examining the aftermath of war upon soldiers and their families. He has said that he "was not interested in staging ethnicity." A Soldier's Tale was co-produced by The National Arts Centre and The Canada Dance Festival and opened the 2014 Canada Dance Festival in Ottawa at the NAC Theatre. Signal Theater has also produced installations and performance art works, such as Winter Home, which premiered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Greyeyes won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for his performance in the zombie film Blood Quantum. He has played the main role of Terry Thomas, CEO of a fictional tribe's casino on the Peacock TV series Rutherford Falls (2021-2022).

In 2021 Greyeyes was signed to a first look deal with Blumhouse Productions. Greyeyes appears as John Rainbird in the 2022 film Firestarter, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name.

In 2023 he participated as one of the panelists in Canada Reads, championing Emily St. John Mandel's novel Station Eleven.

He has directed episodes of the television series Acting Good. In 2024 his first short film, The Light Before the Sun, premiered at the Hamilton Film Festival.

Personal life Greyeyes is an associate professor of theatre at York University. He is married to Nancy Latoszewski. They have two children, Micah and Lilia, born in 2002 and 2004. Outstanding Performance in a New Series Rutherford Falls Outstanding Lead Performance Wild Indian

Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series Rutherford Falls Best Male Lead Wild Indian