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Tatanka Means

Tatanka Means

Actor · Born February 19, 1985 (41) · Porcupine, South Dakota, USA

Tatanka Wanbli Sapa Xila Sabe Means [Black Buffalo Eagle] is a Native American actor, comedian, boxer, entrepreneur, and activist of Oglala Lakota, Omaha, and Dine descent. He is best known for his roles in Saints & Strangers and Tiger Eyes. Tatanka is one of nine children of Oglala Lakota activist Russell Means, a leader of the American Indian Movement, and himself an actor.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 19, 1985 (41)
From
Porcupine, South Dakota, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Tatanka Means' films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Survival
23%
Bonds
21%
Society
19%
Morality
7%
Power
4%
Coming of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3
Threshold guardian
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
5
Dread
3
Warm
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tatanka Means' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tatanka Means' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Marshals(2026)

    Show 14 episodes · as Miles Kittle

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Ransom Canyon(2025)

    Show 18 episodes · as Jake Longbow

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Opus(2025)

    as Najee

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Say a Little Prayer(2024)

    as Jared Raincloud

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2(2024)

    as Taklishim

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1(2024)

    as Taklishim

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Ark: The Animated Series(2024)

    Show 14 episodes · as Mato (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Windigo(2024)

    as Ogichidaa

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Echo(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Tvli

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Killers of the Flower Moon(2023)

    as John Wren

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Surrounded(2023)

    as Scar

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Outer Range(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Edgar

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher(2021)

    as Rising Wolf

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • I Know This Much Is True(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nabby Drinkwater

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • FBI: Most Wanted(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Cody Sampson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Liberator(2020)

    Show as Private Otaktay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a River(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Native Stand Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as John

  • Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as John Locklear

  • Shangri-La Suite(2016)

    as Officer Gingrass

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Graves(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Russell Pratt

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Neither Wolf Nor Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Delvin

  • The Hybrids Family(2015)

    as Lance Hatton

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Burning Bodhi(2015)

    as Lucas

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Saints & Strangers(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hobbamock

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials(2015)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A Million Ways to Die in the West(2014)

    as Other Apache

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Sixth Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Victor Birdsong

  • The Host(2013)

    as Seeker Hawke

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Banshee(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hoyt Rivers

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Tiger Eyes(2012)

    as Wolf - Martin Ortiz

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Universal VIP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Creator

  • Sedona(2011)

    as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • More Than Frybread(2011)

    as Buddy Begay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Burrowers(2008)

    as Tall Ute

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • In Plain Sight(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Fighter

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Turok: Son of Stone(2008)

    as Bridge Sentry (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • American Experience(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Nookau

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • As Deep as the Grave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Seechi

  • Wind River: Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 36 of them dated from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

The Liberator (2020)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

Marshals (2026)

Film career

19882026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 38: 38 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Tatanka Means' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Say a Little Prayer (2024)

96th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Banshee (2013)

Midcredits 96th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tatanka Means' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles13–52 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tatanka Means work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tatanka Means' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luke Grimes shares the most, 2.

Actors