Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon (born October 24, 1966, Hunkpapa Lakota) is a
Native American actor of half-Irish descent. Born in Denver, Colorado,
he lived in various places in the West, and visited his maternal
grandparents at the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana.Zahn
started acting in high school. Professionally, he is best known for
his performances as Police Chief Mathias in the Western crime drama
series Longmire, Hanzee Dent in the second season of Fargo, and
Akecheta in the second season of Westworld.McClarnon was born in
Denver, Colorado, the son of a Hunkpapa Lakota mother and a father of
Irish ancestry. He grew up near Browning, Montana, where his father
worked at Glacier National Park for the National Park Service. He
would often visit the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, where his mother
grew up, and often lived with his maternal grandparents on weekends
and for longer visits. His mother lived on the Rosebud Indian
Reservation in South Dakota. When his father was relocated to Omaha,
Nebraska, for work, the family lived in the Joslyn Castle and Dundee
neighborhood.McClarnon said that he grew up in Nebraska, South Dakota,
North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, and Montana. McClarnon has a
fraternal twin brother. He said that his childhood was "rough".
Native American actor of half-Irish descent. Born in Denver, Colorado,
he lived in various places in the West, and visited his maternal
grandparents at the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana.Zahn
started acting in high school. Professionally, he is best known for
his performances as Police Chief Mathias in the Western crime drama
series Longmire, Hanzee Dent in the second season of Fargo, and
Akecheta in the second season of Westworld.McClarnon was born in
Denver, Colorado, the son of a Hunkpapa Lakota mother and a father of
Irish ancestry. He grew up near Browning, Montana, where his father
worked at Glacier National Park for the National Park Service. He
would often visit the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, where his mother
grew up, and often lived with his maternal grandparents on weekends
and for longer visits. His mother lived on the Rosebud Indian
Reservation in South Dakota. When his father was relocated to Omaha,
Nebraska, for work, the family lived in the Joslyn Castle and Dundee
neighborhood.McClarnon said that he grew up in Nebraska, South Dakota,
North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, and Montana. McClarnon has a
fraternal twin brother. He said that his childhood was "rough".
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