Moses Brings Plenty

Moses J. Brings Plenty (born September 4, 1969) , known professionally as Mo Brings Plenty, is an Oglala Lakota television, film, and stage actor, as well as a traditional drummer and singer. He is best known for his portrayal as Mo in the Paramount Network series Yellowstone, and the sequel, Marshals.

Early life and family Moses Brings Plenty was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation, in South Dakota.

His nephew Cole Brings Plenty portrayed Pete Plenty Clouds in two episodes of 1923. Cole was found dead on April 5, 2024, at the age of 27, after having been reported missing five days prior.

Acting career As an actor, Brings Plenty has played bit parts in Hidalgo, Thunderheart, and Pirates of the Caribbean.

In addition to doing theater work in Nebraska, he also portrayed an Apache warrior in the 2011 science fiction western film Cowboys & Aliens and Shep Wauneka in Jurassic World Dominion in 2022.

Brings Plenty plays Mo in the Paramount series Yellowstone. His role has grown through each season, finally becoming a series regular in season five. He is also the show's Native affairs coordinator, working with tribes to ensure that the Native languages and cultures are represented correctly.

Moses Brings Plenty was one of the experts who tested and displayed the weapons and tactics used by Oglala Lakota war leader Crazy Horse in an episode of the third season of Spike TV's Deadliest Warrior. He appeared in the sixth episode of the fourth season of AMC's Hell on Wheels. He also appeared in all seven episodes of the 2020 historical drama miniseries, The Good Lord Bird.

Moses has also appeared in 2023's Lawmen: Bass Reeves, on Paramount Network.

Music, dance, and modeling career Brings Plenty played drums for the band Brulé, who combines traditional Native American drums and flute with contemporary musical instruments. He performs with and drums for the Many Moccasins Dance Troupe, based in Winnebago, Nebraska, that combines modern Native American dance with powwow dances.

He has performed for charity events such as Project Lighthouse, who provides warm clothing and bedding to northern Indian reservations.

Brings Plenty has been a vocal opponent of the development of an A.I. data center near his ranch in Osawatomie, Kansas.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Rez Bomb Johnny 2011 Cowboys & Aliens Apache Warrior #2 2013 The Cherokee Word for Water Charlie Soap 2022 Jurassic World Dominion Shep Wauneka 2023 Dead Man's Hand Mahto

Television Year(s) Title Role Notes 2007 The Wild West Crazy Horse Episode: "Custer's Last Stand" 2011 Deadliest Warrior Himself Episode: "Crazy Horse vs. Pancho Villa" 2012 American Experience Crazy Horse Episode: "Custer's Last Stand" 2014 House of Cards Chief Whitehall Episode: "Chapter 21" Hell on Wheels White Feather Episode 6: "Bear Man" 2016 The American West Sitting Bull 8 episodes 2018 The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen Blackfish Episode 1: "Into The Wilderness" 2018–2024 Yellowstone Mo 39 episodes 2020 The Good Lord Bird Ottawa Jones 2023 Lawmen: Bass Reeves Minco Dodge 2026 Marshals Mo Main role

Awards and achievements On April 12, 2024, Brings Plenty was honored with a New Horizon Award, a lifetime achievement award given out at the annual Western Heritage Awards at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Brings Plenty dedicated the award to his nephew, Cole.