Greyeyes, Michael 1967–

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GREYEYES, Michael 1967–

PERSONAL

Full name, Michael Joseph Charles Greyeyes; born June 4, 1967, in Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada, to the Plains Cree Nation; married Nancy Leroszewski (a ballet dancer); children: Eva Rose. Education: Studied at National Ballet School of Canada, 1977–84; Kent State University, M.F.A., acting, 2003.

Addresses: Agent— Gold Liedtke and Associates, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505. Manager— Marshak/Zachary Co., 8840 Wilshire Blvd., 1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Actor and dancer. National Ballet of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, member of company, 1987–90; Feld Ballet, New York City, principal dancer and choreographer, 1990–93; Tipiskaki Goroh (dance company), cofounder, 1994. USA Film Festival, member of panel of judges, 2003.

Awards, Honors: Canada Council grant, 1996; First Americans in the Arts awards, best actor, 1996, for Crazy Horse, and 1997, for Stolen Women: Captured Hearts; Americans in the Arts Award, best supporting actor in a television movie or special, 2001, for "The Lost Child," Hallmark Hall of Fame ; First Americans in the Arts Award, best actor in a film, c. 2000, for Skipped Parts.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Movies:

Juh, Geronimo, TNT, 1993.

Title role, Crazy Horse, TNT, 1996.

Chief Tokalah, Stolen Women: Captured Hearts, CBS, 1997.

Eddie, "The Lost Child," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 2000.

Johnny Black Eagle, Race against Time, TNT, 2000.

Dr. Stone, Skinwalkers, PBS, 2002.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Frank, "The Hero," The Four Directions, CBC (Canada), 1994.

Tarantula, True Women, CBS, 1997.

Delchaney, Rough Riders (also known as Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders ), TNT, 1997.

Wandering spirit, Big Bear, syndicated, 1998.

Thunder spirit, DreamKeeper, ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Shaman, "The Tale of the Manaha," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, 1995.

Rod, "The Outrage," Promised Land, CBS, 1997.

Walks in the Night, "Moment of Truth: Parts 1 & 2," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1997.

Walks in the Night, "Before the Dawn," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1997.

Walks in the Night, "His Father's Son," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1997.

Joe Reynard, "A Single Blade of Grass," Millennium, Fox, 1997.

Imala, "Ghosts of the Confederacy" (premiere episode), The Magnificent Seven, CBS, 1998.

Brian Falcon, "Team Cherokee: Parts 1 & 2," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1999.

The brave, "Cincinnati," Harsh Realm, Fox, 2000.

Beau Lightfeather, "The Good, the Bad, and the Cursed," Charmed, The WB, 2001.

Strong Bear, "Red Wolf's Daughter," MythQuest, 2001.

"Graveyard Shift," Body and Soul, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Cohost, Aboriginal Achievement Awards, 1999.

Interviewee, Buffalo Tracks, Aboriginal People's Television Network, 2001.

Appeared in He Who Dreams: Michael Greyeyes on the Powwow Trail, CBC (Canada); voice (in English and Cree) for Little Bear, CBC.

Television Work; Specials:

Choreographer for He Who Dreams: Michael Greyeyes on the Powwow Trail, CBC (Canada).

Film Appearances:

Gooch, Dance Me Outside, A–Pix Entertainment, 1994.

Spirit dancer, Rude, A–Pix Entertainment, 1995.

Howkan, The League of Old Men, 1998.

Junior Polatkin, Smoke Signals (also known as This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona and Le secret des cendres ), Miramax, 1998.

Andy, Firestorm, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

Gray Eagle, The Minion (also known as Fallen Knight and Guerrier des tenebres ), Touchstone Home Video, 1998.

Hank Elkrunner, Skipped Parts (also known as The Wonder of Sex ), Trimark Pictures, 2000.

Dale, ZigZag, Silver Nitrate Films, 2002.

Billy Trucks, Sunshine State, Sony Pictures Classics, 2002.

Film Work:

(Uncredited) Choreographer, Rude, A–Pix Entertainment, 1995.

Stage Appearances:

Ancient Rivers (multi–disciplinary work), 1992.

Nanabush and the bingo master, The Rez Sisters, 1994.

Night Traveller, Tipiskaki Goroh, Canada Dance Festival, Ottawa, Ontario, 1994.

A Child of 10,000 Years, Tipiskaki Goroh, Canada Dance Festival, 1994.

Chief Bromden, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Porthouse Theatre, Cleveland, OH, 2002.

Performed as a dancer in Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and modern works by George Balanchine, Kenneth MacMillan, John Cranko, and Glen Tetley, all with National Ballet of Canada, Toronto, Ontario; performed in Bloom's Wake (also known as Dew upon Their Feet ), Common Ground, and other works with Feld Ballet, New York City, early 1990s.