Graham Greene

Graham Greene

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1952-06-22

  • Day of Death

    2025-09-01 (73 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada

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, Greene 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.

Acting