Graham Greene
Actor

Graham Greene

Graham Greene

Date of birth
Date of death
Age at death
73
Place of birth
Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
Canada
Occupations
actor, musician
Languages
English

Biography

Graham Greene CM (June 22, 1952 – September 1, 2025) was a Canadian First Nations (Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over 50 years. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

His other notable films include Thunderheart (1992), Maverick (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Skins (2002), Transamerica (2005), Casino Jack (2010), Winter's Tale (2014), The Shack (2017), and Wind River (2017).

In addition to his Oscar nomination, he was a Grammy Award, Gemini Award, Canadian Screen Award, and a Dora Mavor Moore Award winner. In 2025, he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award.

From Wikipedia.

Awards

  • Dora Mavor Moore Awards1989
  • Earle Grey Award2004
  • Member of the Order of Canada2015
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film2025 Seeds

Nominations

  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor1991 Dances with Wolves

Education and awards: Wikidata information may be incomplete. Wikidata · Updated: 2026-10-24

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