TATANKA MEANS
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Red Nation Film Festival
Once Upon a River
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
National Indian Gaming Association
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
American Indian Film Festival
Tiger Eyes
BEST MALE ACTOR
Dream Speakers Film Festival
Derby Kings
BEST ACTOR
Nevada International Film Festival
Derby Kings
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Red Nation Film Festival
Tiger Eyes
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES
Red Nation Film Festival
Saints & Strangers
BEST COMEDIAN
Best of the City
Albuquerque The Magazine
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
American Indian Business Leaders
Awards
Tatanka Means is an award-winning actor and stand-up comedian from Chinle, Arizona. He represents the Navajo, Oglala Lakota, Yankton Dakota and Omaha Nations. His most recent film is the Oscar nominated "Killers of The Flower Moon" directed by the legendary Martin Scorsese and is now available on AppleTV+. Means can be seen most recently in Kevin Costner's new epic western, "Horizon" as well as "Wind River: Rising" and "Opus" now streaming on HBO. He recently finished filming on the new NETFLIX series, "Ransom Canyon." Tatanka is currently filming on his new show the Yellowstone spinoff, "Y: Marshals" for CBS and Paramount Plus premiering March 1st 2026.
Off screen Tatanka travels North America performing stand-up comedy throughout Indian Country sharing the good medicine of laughter and inspiration to all ages. Tatanka was recently a featured comedian on the PBS special, "Roots of Comedy," with Jesus Trejo. Tatanka has become one of the busiest most in-demand touring Native comedians performing today.
Tatanka was named "Entertainer of The Year" by the National Indian Gaming Association. He is proud to be an alcohol & drug-free sober performer.