Kalani Queypo | |
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Occupation(s) | Actor, Dancer, Filmmaker |
Years active | 1996-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 .
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]
Queypo is a founding member of the National American Indian Committee at SAG/AFTRA. [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | The Juror | Deer Dancer | |
1996 | Taxi Bhaiya | Amol | |
2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | New Guinea Tribesman | |
2005 | End of the Spear | Angel | |
2005 | The New World | Parahunt | |
2006 | Pow Wow Dreams | Cute Native Guy | Short film |
2007 | Aztec Rex | Xocozin | |
2007 | He Can't Be Caught | Fred | Short film |
2008 | Ancestor Eyes | — | Short film; Director, producer and writer |
2009 | Jason's Big Problem | Dom | |
2010 | The Sierra | Native Man | Short film |
2010 | Love & Vengeance | Short film | |
2011 | 6B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films | ||
2014 | 10,000 Days | Ignacio | |
2015 | Slow West | Kotori | |
2015 | The Daughters of Eve | Radley | Short film |
2016 | Movie Night | Short film | |
2017 | Pandora's Lake | Art | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Strangers with Candy | Hopi | Episode: "Trail of Tears"; Uncredited |
2005 | Into the West | White Bird | Episode: "Casualties of War"; Miniseries |
2006 | Bones | Alex Joseph | Episode: "The Skull in the Desert" |
2006 | The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman | Russel Two Clouds | Episode: "Peyote Ugly" |
2010 | 10,000 Days | Ignacio | Main cast |
2011 | Nurse Jackie | Joseph Delaronde | Episode: "Orchids and Salami" |
2012 | Aspen the Series | James | Main cast |
2013 | Mad Men | Master of Ceremonies | 2 episodes |
2015 | Saints & Strangers | Squanto | Miniseries |
2017 | Hawaii Five-0 | Kanuha Noe | Episode: "Ka Laina Ma Ke One" |
2017 | Fear the Walking Dead | Klah Jackson | 3 episodes |
2017-2019 | Jamestown | Chacrow | Main cast |
2020 | Trickster | Wade | TV series |
Year | Title | Role |
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2005 | Age of Empires III | Hiawatha |
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