Michael Spears is an Indigenous American actor, born in Chamberlain, South Dakota, U.S.A. He is a member of the Kul Wičaša Lakota from the Lower Brulé Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. His acting debut was in the film "Dances With Wolves" as Otter. His appearances in film and TV include "Skins," "Into The West," "Yellow Rock," "Longmire," Cyril Morin's "The Activist," "1883," and "1923." Spears has an American Photographic Artists (APA) Award for best subject matter in a film. He co-hosted the American Indian Film Institute Awards in 2013.
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Sitting Bull (2025)
Guest starring as Sitting Bull
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Never Give In (May 28, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: Nations Collide (May 27, 2025)
National Parks: USA (2024)
Starring as Narrator
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Zion (Sep 22, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Olympic (Sep 15, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Yellowstone (Sep 15, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Everglades (Sep 8, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Katmai (Sep 8, 2024)
1923 (2022)
Guest starring as Runs His Horse
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: A Dream and a Memory (Apr 6, 2025)
- Episode 2x06: The Mountain Teeth of Monsters (Mar 30, 2025)
- Episode 2x05: Only Gunshots to Guide Us (Mar 23, 2025)
- Episode 2x04: Journey the Rivers of Iron (Mar 16, 2025)
- Episode 2x03: Wrap Thee in Terror (Mar 9, 2025)
- Episode 2x02: The Rapist is Winter (Mar 2, 2025)
- Episode 2x01: The Killing Season (Feb 23, 2025)
- Episode 1x08: Nothing Left to Lose (Feb 26, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: The Rule of Five Hundred (Feb 19, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Nature's Empty Throne (Dec 25, 2022)
1883 (2021)
Guest starring as Comanche Trader
- Episode 1x08: The Weep of Surrender (Feb 13, 2022) [Co-Star]
Longmire (2012)
Guest starring as Mica Dullknife
- Episode 1x09: Dogs, Horses, and Indians (Aug 5, 2012)