Eugene Brave Rock | |
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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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Crane | Voice Episode: "Slow and Steady Eddy/Salmon Where Are You?" [5] |
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