Actor profile

Zahn McClarnon

24th October 1966 Denver, Colorado, USA Acting

Zahn McClarnon is an American film and television actor of Native American and Irish descent. He's best known for his roles as Joe Leaphorn on AMC's series Dark Winds (in which he was also an executive producer), Big on Hulu's series Reservation Dogs, Yvon on NatGeo's miniseries Barkskins, Tulimak in the film Togo, Crow Daddy in Doctor Sleep, Hallett in the film Braven, Toshaway in AMC's The Son, The Professor in the film Bone Tomahawk, Akecheta on Westworld, Hanzee Dent on the series Fargo, Officer Mathias on A&E's Longmire, Running Fox on TNT's miniseries Into the West, and Little Big Man in the film Crazy Horse.

33 Movies 38 TV Shows 73 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Americana poster

Americana 15th August 2025 as Ghost Eye

Hail to the Breadsticks! poster

Hail to the Breadsticks! 25th June 2023 as Self

No Hard Feelings poster

No Hard Feelings 15th June 2023 as Gabe Sawyer, Surfing Lawyer

The Last Manhunt poster

The Last Manhunt 18th November 2022 as William Johnson

The Forever Purge poster

The Forever Purge 30th June 2021 as Chiago

The Silencing poster

The Silencing 18th July 2020 as Blackhawk

Togo poster

Togo 20th December 2019 as Tulimak

Hell on the Border poster

Hell on the Border 13th December 2019 as Sam Sixkiller

Doctor Sleep poster

Doctor Sleep 30th October 2019 as Crow Daddy

Braven poster

Braven 1st February 2018 as Hallett

Neither Wolf Nor Dog poster

Neither Wolf Nor Dog 1st October 2016 as Billy

In Embryo poster

In Embryo 16th June 2016 as Michael

Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls poster

Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls 23rd February 2016 as Self

Bone Tomahawk poster

Bone Tomahawk 23rd October 2015 as The Professor

Mekko poster

Mekko 12th June 2015 as Bill

Strike One poster

Strike One 23rd October 2014 as Muerto O.G.

The Cherokee Word for Water poster

The Cherokee Word for Water 1st May 2013 as Deputy Jackson

Awful Nice poster

Awful Nice 8th March 2013 as Romulus

Resolution poster

Resolution 25th January 2013 as Charles

Big Thunder poster

Big Thunder 1st January 2013 as Sheriff Parker

Yellow Rock poster

Yellow Rock 1st November 2011 as Look First

The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy poster

The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy 3rd March 2011 as Quanah Parker

Not Forgotten poster

Not Forgotten 11th September 2009 as Calvo

Repo Chick poster

Repo Chick 9th September 2009 as Savage

Searchers 2.0 poster

Searchers 2.0 31st August 2007 as Rusty Frobisher

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines poster

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines 9th September 2006 as Tommy Yellow Hawk

Momentum poster

Momentum 26th March 2003 as Hawk

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron poster

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 24th May 2002 as Little Creek's Friend (voice)

Lakota Moon poster

Lakota Moon 22nd May 1999 as Sky Walker

A Town Has Turned to Dust poster

A Town Has Turned to Dust 27th June 1998 as Tommy Tall Bear

Crazy Horse poster

Crazy Horse 7th July 1996 as Little Big Man

Silent Fall poster

Silent Fall 28th October 1994 as Deputy Bear

Cooperstown poster

Cooperstown 26th January 1993 as Young Raymond

In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin poster

In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin 15th May 2024 as Self

ARK: The Animated Series poster

ARK: The Animated Series 21st March 2024 as Thunder Comes Charging (voice)

Echo poster

Echo 9th January 2024 as William Lopez (archive footage)

Echo poster

Echo 9th January 2024 as William Lopez

Castlevania: Nocturne poster

Castlevania: Nocturne 28th September 2023 as Olrox (voice)

History of the World: Part II poster

History of the World: Part II 6th March 2023 as Private Mingoes

Dark Winds poster

Dark Winds 12th June 2022 as Lt. Joe Leaphorn

Hawkeye poster

Hawkeye 24th November 2021 as William Lopez

Reservation Dogs poster

Reservation Dogs 9th August 2021 as Big

Barkskins poster

Barkskins 25th May 2020 as Yvon

Midnight, Texas poster

Midnight, Texas 24th July 2017 as Zach

The Son poster

The Son 8th April 2017 as Toshaway

Timeless poster

Timeless 3rd October 2016 as Grant Johnson

Westworld poster

Westworld 2nd October 2016 as Akecheta

Ride with Norman Reedus poster

Ride with Norman Reedus 12th June 2016 as Self

Fargo poster

Fargo 15th April 2014 as Hanzee Dent

The Red Road poster

The Red Road 27th February 2014 as Mike Parker

Longmire poster

Longmire 3rd June 2012 as Officer Mathias

Ringer poster

Ringer 13th September 2011 as Bodaway Macawi

Castle poster

Castle 9th March 2009 as Ray Horton

Comanche Moon poster

Comanche Moon 13th January 2008 as Ermoke

Life poster

Life 26th September 2007 as Tomas Shasta

Saving Grace poster

Saving Grace 23rd July 2007 as Ames Blackbird

Into the West poster

Into the West 10th June 2005 as Running Fox

Robot Chicken poster

Robot Chicken 20th February 2005 as Snowball (voice)

Medium poster

Medium 3rd January 2005 as Alex Keeswood / Driver

The Shield poster

The Shield 12th March 2002 as Octavio

The Shield poster

The Shield 12th March 2002 as Avila

Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine 23rd July 2000 as Joe Lavadour

Dangerous Minds poster

Dangerous Minds 30th September 1996

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 12th March 1995 as Grey Wolf (voice)

Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope 18th September 1994 as George Burroughs

Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger 21st April 1993 as Little Bear

Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger 21st April 1993 as Red Bird

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman poster

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 1st January 1993 as Walks on Cloud

Renegade poster

Renegade 19th September 1992 as Jimmy

Baywatch poster

Baywatch 23rd April 1989

American Experience poster

American Experience 4th October 1988 as Wampanoag man