Kalani Queypo

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Kalani Queypo
Born (1986-09-06) September 6, 1986 (age 37)
Occupation(s)Actor, Dancer, Filmmaker
Years active1996-present

Kalani Queypo (born September 6, 1986) is an American actor best known for his role as Chacrow on Jamestown and Klah Jackson on Fear the Walking Dead .

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Biography

Kalani Queypo claimed that he grew up being "artistic". His family were dancers and he was trained in classic hula dancing. He was raised by a single mother as his father passed away when he was nine. He had initially wanted to be a lawyer and then a news anchor. When he was placed in an acting program in school, he realized he could be those two things and more. "I think that what interested me was human behavior and the way that people related to each other and I think my family really developed a great empathy with me and the arts sort of found me". After graduating high school, he began searching for acting programs until he decided to move to New York to expand his career. [1]

He found his way into starring in numerous television projects such as Into the West , Mad Men and Saints & Strangers as Squanto. He also appeared in the Terrence Malick epic The New World . [1] He appeared as Klah Jackson on Fear the Walking Dead [2] and has a major role as Chacrow in Jamestown . [3]

At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Trickster . [4]

Personal life

Queypo is a founding member of the National American Indian Committee at SAG/AFTRA. [1]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 The Juror Deer Dancer
1996Taxi BhaiyaAmol
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums New Guinea Tribesman
2005 End of the Spear Angel
2005 The New World Parahunt
2006Pow Wow DreamsCute Native GuyShort film
2007 Aztec Rex Xocozin
2007He Can't Be CaughtFredShort film
2008Ancestor EyesShort film; Director, producer and writer
2009Jason's Big ProblemDom
2010The SierraNative ManShort film
2010Love & VengeanceShort film
20116B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films
201410,000 DaysIgnacio
2015 Slow West Kotori
2015The Daughters of EveRadleyShort film
2016Movie NightShort film
2017Pandora's LakeArtShort film
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Strangers with Candy HopiEpisode: "Trail of Tears"; Uncredited
2005 Into the West White BirdEpisode: "Casualties of War"; Miniseries
2006 Bones Alex JosephEpisode: "The Skull in the Desert"
2006 The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman Russel Two CloudsEpisode: "Peyote Ugly"
201010,000 DaysIgnacioMain cast
2011 Nurse Jackie Joseph DelarondeEpisode: "Orchids and Salami"
2012Aspen the SeriesJamesMain cast
2013 Mad Men Master of Ceremonies2 episodes
2015 Saints & Strangers Squanto Miniseries
2017 Hawaii Five-0 Kanuha NoeEpisode: "Ka Laina Ma Ke One"
2017 Fear the Walking Dead Klah Jackson3 episodes
2017-2019 Jamestown ChacrowMain cast
2020 Trickster WadeTV series
Video game roles
YearTitleRole
2005 Age of Empires III Hiawatha

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