Jeremiah Bitsui | |
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Born | 1979or1980(age 44–45) Chinle, Arizona, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
Children | 1 |
Jeremiah Bitsui (born 1979or1980) [1] is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Victor in the AMC series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul . [2]
Bitsui was born in Chinle, Arizona. [3] He is of Navajo and Omaha descent, [4] and lived on the Navajo Nation Native American reservation until the age of ten. [3] He later moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he graduated from Albuquerque High School. [3]
Bitsui has a daughter. [5] He is the co-founder of Youth Impacting Youth, a mentorship program which connects college students with youth who have experienced domestic violence. [6]
Bitsui started his career at the age of five as Mickey in the Japanese film Mickey's House. [ citation needed ]He appeared in the 1994 film Natural Born Killers and the 2005 film A Thousand Roads, which was an official Sundance Film Festival selection. [7] He is also known for his portrayal of Eagle Flies in the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2 , and the television series Bosch and Yellowstone.[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Natural Born Killers | Young Indian Boy | |
2005 | A Thousand Roads | Johnny Chee | |
2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Cholo | Uncredited |
2006 | Flags of our Fathers | Young Indian | |
2009 | High Society: A Pot Boiler | Yakob | |
2009 | Brothers | Cop | |
2010 | The Dry Land | Luis | |
2011 | The Reunion | Mexican Captain | |
2013 | Blaze You Out | Isaiah | |
2014 | After the Fall | ||
2014 | Drunktown's Finest | Sickboy | |
2021 | The Pizza Tip | Officer Ford | |
2023 | Frybread Face and Me | Uncle Roger |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Into the West | Sgt. Red Tomahawk | Episode: "Ghost Dance" |
2005 | Wildfire | Ricky Sanchez | Episode: "The Track" |
2008 | In Plain Sight | Alex | 1 episode |
2009–2011 | Breaking Bad | Victor | 8 episodes |
2011 | CSI: Miami | Luis Tafoya | Episode: "Killer Regrets" |
2011 | In Plain Sight | Gangbanger | 1 episode |
2014 | The Night Shift | Sgt. Martin/Soldier | 2 episodes |
2014 | Longmire | Chuck | 1 episode |
2015 | The Life | Matt Gallecki | 1 episode |
2017–2022 | Better Call Saul | Victor | 14 episodes |
2018 | Yellowstone | Robert Long | Episode: "Day Break" |
2018 | Dreamcatcher Bios | Self | Episode: "Wes Studi: The Man Behind Magua" |
2019–2020 | Bosch | Officer Billy Harjo | 3 episodes |
2022– | Dark Winds | Hoski | Main role |
2024 | Chicago PD | Hector Lozano | 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Eagle Flies | Also motion capture |
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But the entrepreneurial Bitsui, 33, also has a serious acting pedigree...
Though he was born in Chinle, Arizona, Bitsui spent the majority of his upbringing in Albuquerque.