Jeremiah Bitsui

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Jeremiah Bitsui
Born1979or1980(age 44–45)
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Children1

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]

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Early and personal life

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]

Career

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 ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Natural Born Killers Young Indian Boy
2005A Thousand RoadsJohnny Chee
2005 Lords of Dogtown CholoUncredited
2006 Flags of our Fathers Young Indian
2009High Society: A Pot BoilerYakob
2009 Brothers Cop
2010 The Dry Land Luis
2011 The Reunion Mexican Captain
2013Blaze You OutIsaiah
2014 After the Fall
2014 Drunktown's Finest Sickboy
2021The Pizza TipOfficer Ford
2023 Frybread Face and Me Uncle Roger

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Into the West Sgt. Red TomahawkEpisode: "Ghost Dance"
2005 Wildfire Ricky SanchezEpisode: "The Track"
2008 In Plain Sight Alex1 episode
2009–2011 Breaking Bad Victor 8 episodes
2011 CSI: Miami Luis TafoyaEpisode: "Killer Regrets"
2011 In Plain Sight Gangbanger1 episode
2014 The Night Shift Sgt. Martin/Soldier2 episodes
2014 Longmire Chuck1 episode
2015The LifeMatt Gallecki1 episode
2017–2022 Better Call Saul Victor14 episodes
2018 Yellowstone Robert LongEpisode: "Day Break"
2018Dreamcatcher BiosSelfEpisode: "Wes Studi: The Man Behind Magua"
2019–2020 Bosch Officer Billy Harjo3 episodes
2022– Dark Winds HoskiMain role
2024 Chicago PD Hector Lozano2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Eagle FliesAlso motion capture

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References

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