Editing Graham Greene (actor)

{{Short description|First Nations actor (b. 1952)}}
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|honorific_suffix = [[Member of the Order of Canada|CM]] 
|name             = Graham Greene
|image            = GrahamGreene1998.jpg
|caption          = Greene in 1998
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|birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1952|06|22}}
|birth_place      = [[Six Nations of the Grand River|Six Nations Reserve]], [[Ohsweken, Ontario]], Canada
|nationality      = [[Oneida First Nation]]<br />[[Canadians|Canadian]]
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|spouse           = {{marriage|Hilary Blackmore|1990}}
|years_active     = 1976–present
|occupation       = Actor
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'''Graham Greene''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|CM}} (born June 22, 1952) is a [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] ([[Oneida people|Oneida]]) actor and recording artist, active in film, television, and theatre. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in [[Kevin Costner]]'s ''[[Dances with Wolves]]'' (1990), which earned him an [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]. Other notable films include ''[[Thunderheart]]'' (1992), ''[[Maverick (film)|Maverick]]'' (1994), ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]'' (1995), ''[[The Green Mile (film)|The Green Mile]]'' (1999), ''[[Skins (2002 film)|Skins]]'' (2002), ''[[Transamerica (film)|Transamerica]]'' (2005), ''[[Casino Jack]]'' (2010), ''[[Winter's Tale (film)|Winter's Tale]]'' (2014), ''[[The Shack (2017 film)|The Shack]]'' (2017), and ''[[Wind River (film)|Wind River]]'' (2017).

In addition to his Oscar nomination, Greene is a [[Grammy Award]], [[Gemini Award]], and a [[Dora Mavor Moore Award]] winner. In 2025, he received the [[Governor General's Performing Arts Award]].

==Early life and career==
Greene is an [[Oneida people|Oneida]] born in [[Ohsweken, Ontario|Ohsweken]], on the [[Six Nations 40, Ontario|Six Nations Reserve]] in [[Ontario]], the son of John, a paramedic and maintenance man, and Lillian Greene.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Graham Greene bio|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of World Biography|date=April 18, 2006}}</ref> He lived in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], as a young man.<ref name=GGREENE>{{cite web|title=The Greatest Hamiltonian|url=http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1145310633727&call_pageid=1020420665036&col=1014656511815|last=Hemsworth|first=Wade|date=April 18, 2006|access-date=May 23, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927194209/http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton%2FLayout%2FArticle_Type1&c=Article&cid=1145310633727&call_pageid=1020420665036&col=1014656511815|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> Before moving into acting, he worked as a draftsman, steelworker and welder.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia - Greene, Graham |url=https://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Greene,%20Graham |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=www.canadiantheatre.com}}</ref>

He worked as an audio technician for rock bands based in Newfoundland and Labrador,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Shea |first1=Courtney |date=2017-03-03 |title=Graham Greene: The RD Interview |url=https://www.readersdigest.ca/culture/graham-greene-rd-interview/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Reader's Digest Canada |language=en-US}}</ref> and later related that musician [[Crowbar (Canadian band)|Kelly Jay]] repeatedly encouraged him to try out for a play.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=August 15, 1994 |title=On Location Preview |url=https://playbackonline.ca/1994/08/15/3694-19940815/ |access-date=2022-12-14}}</ref>

A common misconception is that he graduated from the Toronto-based [[Centre for Indigenous Theatre]]'s Native Theatre School program. As he noted in a 2012 interview, he "helped run it, as executive director of a school-supporting local arts organization".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=One of Canada's most gifted, iconic actors |url=https://playbackonline.ca/hall-of-fame/inductees/one-of-canadas-most-gifted-iconic-actors/ |access-date=2022-12-13}}</ref> By the 1970s he began performing in professional theatre in Toronto and England and in 1976 he participated in the [[University of Western Ontario]]'s touring workshop performance of [[James Reaney]]'s ''Wacousta.''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Miller |first=Mary Jane |date=1981-01-01 |title=James Reaney, "Wacousta!": A melodrama in three acts with a description of its development in workshops |url=https://www.utpjournals.press/doi/abs/10.3138/tric.2.1.71 |journal=Theatre Research in Canada |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=71–75 |doi=10.3138/tric.2.1.71 |issn=1196-1198}}</ref>

His television debut was in an episode of ''[[The Great Detective]]'' in 1979,<ref>{{Citation |title="The Great Detective" The Black Curse (TV Episode 1979) - IMDb |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0768407/?ref_=nm_flmg_eps_tt_1 |language=en-US |access-date=2022-12-13}}</ref> and his film debut was in 1983 in ''[[Running Brave]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Running Brave (1983) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086220/ |language=en-US |access-date=2022-12-13}}</ref> On viewing his first television role, Greene stated that it was "awful", and that it prompted him to start learning to act as a profession.<ref name=":3" />

==Career==
=== Theatre ===
Greene frequently worked at the [[Native Earth Performing Arts]], and is well known for his performance in ''[[Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing]]'' as the affable drunk Pierre St. Pierre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mirvish.com: Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing |url=https://www.mirvish.com/learn/show-archives/dry-lips-oughta-move-to-kapuskasing |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=www.mirvish.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> He has also performed in ''The Crackwalker'' and ''[[Michael Hollingsworth (writer)|History of the Village of the Small Huts]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia - The Crackwalker |url=https://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=The%20Crackwalker |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=www.canadiantheatre.com}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Citation |title=Graham Greene {{!}} TeAta |url=http://www.teatamovie.com/Cast-Crew/Cast/Graham-Greene |access-date=2022-12-14}}</ref>

In 2007, he appeared as [[Shylock]] in the [[Stratford Shakespeare Festival]] production of ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' as well as ''[[Breakfast with Scot]]''.<ref name=":0" />

=== Television ===
In 1984 and 1986, Greene appeared in the First Nations' CBC TV series ''[[Spirit Bay]]'' as Pete "Baba" Green. The show was one of the first to show aboriginal life and the interactions between the native and white cultures.<ref>"Native actors finally have dramatic vehicle" by Tony Atherton, ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Montreal Gazette]]'' (26 Sept, 1993) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|432485173}}</ref>

In the early 1990s he found guest-star work in several television series. As Leonard Quinhagak on ''[[Northern Exposure]]'' he portrayed a [[Shamanism|shaman]] that helped care for the residents. As a practitioner of shamanism, his character came into direct conflict with the show's other doctor, a traditionally trained professional that (initially) had little use for unorthodox ways.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northern Exposure: Leonard Quinhagak |url=https://www.moosechick.com/leonard.html |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=www.moosechick.com}}</ref>

He was cast as Edgar "K.B." Montrose, an explosives enthusiast, on ''[[The Red Green Show]]''. His character was asked what he thought of the movie ''Dances with Wolves,'' replying "...the native guy (himself as 'Kicking Bird') was OK. Should have gotten the Oscar. But the rest of it was a yawn!" Greene would portray this character periodically throughout most of the series run, from 1994 through 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Graham Greene |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001295/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1992, Greene played the role of [[Ishi]], the last [[Yahi]], in the [[HBO]] drama ''[[The Last of His Tribe]],''<ref name="LAT">{{cite news |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-20-vw-4294-story.html |title=Makers of HBO's 'Tribe' Given a Warm Reception|date=March 20, 1992 |first=Bill |last=Higgins}}</ref> and in 1994, he began appearing as Mr. Crabby Tree in the children's series ''[[The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon]].''<ref name=":2" />

Greene guested on the sketch comedy show ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]]'' in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=» The Royal Canadian Air Farce |url=https://canadiancomedyhall.com/the-royal-canadian-air-farce/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730130348/https://canadiancomedyhall.com/the-royal-canadian-air-farce/ |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |access-date=July 30, 2022 |website=Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame |language=en}}</ref> Between 1997 and 2001 he hosted the [[True crime (genre)|reality crime]] documentary show ''[[Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science (TV Series 1997–2001) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182575/fullcredits |access-date=2022-12-14}}</ref>

He starred in the short-lived television series ''[[Wolf Lake]]'' in 2001 as Sherman Blackstone along with [[Lou Diamond Phillips]]. In 2002 and 2004, he co-starred in two made-for-TV films that were an attempt at launching a revival of the long-running Canadian series ''[[The Beachcombers]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='The Beachcombers' at 50: Star Jackson Davies Reflects on the Classic Canadian Series |url=https://www.everythingzoomer.com/arts-entertainment/2022/10/08/the-beachcombers-at-50-star-jackson-davies-reflects-on-the-classic-canadian-series/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=www.everythingzoomer.com |language=en}}</ref> He also guest starred in five episodes of ''[[Being Erica]]'' as Dr. Arthur in 2010-11.

He appeared as himself in a parody of the famous Lakota-brand pain reliever commercials, on [[CBC Television]]'s ''[[Rick Mercer Report]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Lakota Spoof | date=July 19, 2006 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o5A0VGvnXg |language=en |access-date=2022-12-14}}</ref>

In 2006, Greene presented the documentary series ''[[The War that Made America]]'', about the [[Seven Years' War]] ([[French and Indian War]]) of the mid–18th century in North America.

He was a guest star in an episode of the TV series ''[[Numbers season 2#Episodes|Numb3rs]]'' as a [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] chief.

At the urging of actor Lou Diamond Phillips, Greene was cast as a recurring guest star on ''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]'', which ran for six seasons from 2012 to 2017 on [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] and [[Netflix]]. As Malachi Strand, Greene was able to enjoy playing a villain, with the actor stating "Playing villains is fun. Being nice all the time; it's boring.".<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Parke |first=Henry C. |title=From Kicking Bird to Malachi |url=https://truewestmagazine.com/article/from-kicking-bird-to-malachi/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=True West Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, Greene guest-starred as "Maximus" in the ''[[Reservation Dogs]]'' episode of the same name, as well as episodes 8 and 10. He also guest-starred in episode 6 of ''[[The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]''.

In 2024, Mr. Greene guest starred in a series, "Tulsa King" S2Ep9,''Triad'' where he appeared as a medicine man by the name, "Old Smoke".

=== Movies ===

==== ''Dances with Wolves'' ====
Greene's [[Academy Award]]–nominated role as Kicking Bird ([[Lakota language|Lakota]]: ''Ziŋtká Nagwáka'') in the 1990 film ''[[Dances with Wolves]]'' showcased his talents to audiences beyond his native Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Busy Actor Has Little Time to Celebrate Oscar Nomination |url=https://vitacollections.ca/sixnationsarchive/3176873/data |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=vitacollections.ca |language=en}}</ref> In an interview with CineMovie, Greene recounts a story of being tossed from a horse during production. When director Costner asked if he wanted a break, the actor retorted that he was more interested in finding the horse for payback.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Haas |first=Lupe R. |title=Actor Graham Greene Reflects On His Long Career, His Latest Role As A Killer, and the Worst Films About Native Americans |url=https://cinemovie.tv/Interviews/Actor-Graham-Greene-Reflects-On-His-Long-Career-His-Latest-Role-As-A-Killer-and-the-Worst-Films-About-Native-Americans |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=CineMovie |language=en-gb}}</ref> He stated that it was difficult for him to learn how to speak the Lakota language properly. Having not grown up speaking a native language, he said "...I couldn't figure out how they ordered their language. Its structure is totally foreign to English or French."<ref name=":3" />

He appeared in the contemporary action-mystery film, ''[[Thunderheart]]'' (1992), playing Walter Crow Horse, a gruff, savvy local cop living on an Indian reservation. He was quick to sign up for the movie, stating "I love [[Badlands National Park|the Badlands]]. My agent said, 'I got a film for you. It's in [[South Dakota]]. And you have to ride a motorcycle.' I said, 'I'm in.' 'Want to read it?' 'Don't have to.'"<ref name=":4" />

In 1994's ''[[Maverick (film)|Maverick]],'' Greene elicited good reviews as the sidekick to [[Mel Gibson]]. At a screening of the movie the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' noted that Greene, "[as a] thoroughly modern Native American who exploits his position as a tourist attraction for Russian adventurers", got the most laughs.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1994-05-26 |title=Western Humor of 'Maverick' Is Aces: No Bluffing Needed |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-26-ol-62352-story.html |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

Greene also acted alongside [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]] in the 1995 film ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]'', where he played Detective Joe Lambert.

==== ''The Green Mile'' ====
Greene was featured as Arlen Bitterbuck who was convicted of murder, awaiting execution on death row in the Oscar-nominated ''[[The Green Mile (film)|The Green Mile]]'' (1999). The character was an elder of the [[Washita tribe|Washita Tribe]] and a member of a Cherokee Council,<ref>{{Cite web |last=szfreiberger |date=2022-02-04 |title=The Green Mile by Stephen King |url=https://docs-books.com/2022/02/04/the-green-mile-by-stephen-king/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Doc's Books |language=en}}</ref> his nickname was "The Chief".<ref>{{Cite web |title=LitCharts |url=https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-green-mile/characters/arlen-the-chief-bitterbuck |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=LitCharts |language=en}}</ref> The character's execution is the first witnessed in the movie, and is depicted from start to finish. As it is the first depiction of an execution in the movie, Greene's death is noted as being a fairly accurate portrayal of the procedure.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Dyer |first=Emilie |title=Execution ritual: Media representations of execution and the social construction of public opinion regarding the death penalty. |year=2011 |type=MA thesis |publisher=University of Louisville |url=https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/388/ |doi=10.18297/etd/388 |via=ThinkIR|doi-access=free }}</ref>

Greene co-starred as Slick Nakai with [[Adam Beach]] and [[Wes Studi]] in the film ''[[A Thief of Time]]'' (2004) and ''[[Coyote Waits]]'', both adapted from [[Tony Hillerman]] novels of the same names and produced by [[Robert Redford]].

==== ''Transamerica'' ====
[[File:Graham Greene CTM interview 2022.jpg|thumb|upright|Graham Greene in [[Theatre Museum Canada|CTM]] interview 2022]]
In 2005, he played the potential love interest of the female lead in ''[[Transamerica (film)|Transamerica]]''. A review of the movie praises Greene's performance as having "charming earthiness" but also notes that his character is allowed to find the transgender character attractive as "he's allowed to be open-minded because he's a Navajo -- in other words, a spiritually open-minded outsider, as opposed to your typical Middle American."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zacharek |first=Stephanie |date=2005-12-02 |title="Transamerica" |url=https://www.salon.com/2005/12/02/transamerica/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Salon |language=en}}</ref>

Greene worked with [[Aaron Sorkin]] on ''[[Molly's Game]]'' in 2017. In his role as a judge, the actor recalled "Aaron, the director, was looking at me sitting behind the bench. I had a puzzled look on my face. He said, 'Are you all right?' I said, 'Yeah. I've just never seen the bench from this side before.'"<ref name=":4" />

Greene was cast in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] miniseries ''[[Echo (miniseries)|Echo]]'' in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marvel's Echo: Oscar Nominee Graham Greene Cast in Hawkeye Spinoff |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/marvel-echo-hawkeye-spinoff-casts-graham-greene-alaqua-cox-disney-plus/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=TV Shows |date=March 14, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Other work ===
Greene provided the pre-recorded narration for ''[[Tecumseh#Art and other media|Tecumseh]]!'', the highly acclaimed outdoor show held in [[Chillicothe, Ohio|Ohio]], based upon the life of the illustrious [[Shawnee]] [[Tecumseh|chief of that name]]. He portrayed [[Sitting Bull]] in a short ''Historica'' vignette.<ref>{{cite web |title=First Nations: Sitting Bull |url=http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10174 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317062645/http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10174 |archive-date=March 17, 2007 |access-date=May 23, 2007 |publisher=Historica}}</ref>

In 2018, Greene acted as the beleaguered Native-American elder Chief Rains Fall in the western-themed video game ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Harold |date=October 14, 2018 |title=The Making of Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption 2 |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/10/the-making-of-rockstar-games-red-dead-redemption-2.html |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]] |language=en-us}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Greene and his wife Hilary Blackmore live outside of Toronto with a "small army of cats".<ref name=":6" /> They were married in 1990, and have four children together.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} He enjoys writing, building boats and playing golf, noting "I just want to go and play, I don't care who's looking. It's a game where you get to play against yourself."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kramer |first=Gary M. |date=2021-07-28 |title=Actor Graham Greene on how fear & golf relate: "It's a game where you get to play against yourself" |url=https://www.salon.com/2021/07/28/graham-greene-a-dark-foe/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Salon |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> He has stated that he has no interest in migrating south to California for roles. "There's no reason to live there. A working actor can live anywhere as long as you have a phone, a fax, and know where the airport is."<ref name=":2" /> Regarding his time playing Mr. Crabby Tree (and the follow-up role in the pre-teen show ''[[Eric's World]])'' he noted "I spent a year paying penance doing kids' shows."

When discussing roles of native people, Greene noted that he would like to see depictions of "his people" as more than stoic: "My people are very funny."<ref name=":5" />

In 1997, Greene suffered a [[major depressive episode]], and had to be hospitalized after a police encounter.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Barry |last=Brown |title=Actor Graham Greene Treated After Possible Suicide Attempt |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/actor-graham-greene-treated-after-possible-suicide-attempt/article_932fe1f2-9973-591a-93a6-457c742b3b40.html |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Buffalo News |date=March 23, 1997 |language=en}}{{subscription required}}</ref> He recovered after help from [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

In June 2008, he was awarded an [[Honorary degree|honorary doctor]] of law degree from the Brantford campus of [[Wilfrid Laurier University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wilfrid Laurier Headlines |url=http://legacy.wlu.ca/news_detail.php?grp_id=0&nws_id=4136 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721184121/http://legacy.wlu.ca/news_detail.php?grp_id=0&nws_id=4136 |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |access-date=March 13, 2015}}</ref>

He was appointed a [[Member of the Order of Canada]] (CM) in the [[2015 Canadian honours]].<ref>{{cite web |date=July 1, 2015 |title=Four Nova Scotians among Order of Canada honourees |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/1296405-four-nova-scotians-among-order-of-canada-honourees |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701204920/http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/1296405-four-nova-scotians-among-order-of-canada-honourees |archive-date=July 1, 2015 |access-date=August 22, 2021 |publisher=The Chronicle-Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Graham Greene |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-10947 |website=[[Governor-General of Canada]] |access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
[[File:Graham Greene March 2015.jpg|thumb|upright|Graham Greene at [[Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]] 2015]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Running Brave]]''
| Eddie
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Revolution (1985 film)|Revolution]]''
| Ongwata
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Powwow Highway]]''
| Vietnam Veteran
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Dances with Wolves]]''
| Kicking Bird
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Clearcut (film)|Clearcut]]''
| Arthur
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1992
| ''[[Thunderheart]]''
| Walter Crow Horse
|
|-
| ''[[Rain Without Thunder]]''
| Author on History
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Benefit of the Doubt (1993 film)|Benefit of the Doubt]]''
| Calhoun
|
|-
|rowspan=5| 1994
| ''[[Camilla (1994 film)|Camilla]]''
| Hunt Weller
|
|-
| ''[[Savage Land (1994 film)|Savage Land]]''
| Skyano
|
|-
| ''[[Maverick (film)|Maverick]]''
| Joseph
|
|-
| ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]''
| Alaskan Dad
|
|-
| ''[[Rugged Gold (1994 film)|Rugged Gold]]''
| Samuel Smith
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]''
| Detective Joe Lambert
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Sabotage (1996 film)|Sabotage]]''
| Nicholas Tollander
|
|-
| 1997
| data-sort-value="Education of Little Tree, The" | ''[[The Education of Little Tree (film)|The Education of Little Tree]]''
| Willow John
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Shattered Image]]''
| Detective
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 1999
| ''[[Grey Owl (film)|Grey Owl]]''
| Jim Bernard
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Green Mile, The" | ''[[The Green Mile (film)|The Green Mile]]''
| Arlen Bitterbuck
|
|-
| ''[[Misery Harbour]]''
| Burly
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Desire (2000 film)|Desire]]''
| Connor
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2001
| ''[[Lost and Delirious]]''
| Joe Menzies
|
|-
| ''[[Christmas in the Clouds]]''
| Earl
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2002
| ''[[Duct Tape Forever]]''
| Edgar K.B. Montrose
|
|-
| ''[[Snow Dogs]]''
| Peter Yellowbear
|
|-
| ''[[Skins (2002 film)|Skins]]''
| Mogie Yellow Lodge
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Phil the Alien]]''
| Wolf
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Transamerica (film)|Transamerica]]''
| Calvin Many Goats
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2007
| ''[[All Hat]]''
| Jim Burns
|
|-
| ''[[Just Buried]]''
| Henry Sanipass
|
|-
| ''[[Breakfast with Scot]]''
| Bud Wilson
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Turok: Son of Stone (film)|Turok: Son of Stone]]''
| Lost Land Shaman / Elder #1
| Voice role
|-
| 2009
| data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: New Moon, The" | ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]''
| [[List of Twilight characters#Harry Clearwater|Harry Clearwater]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2010
| ''[[Casino Jack]]''
| Bernie Sprague
|
|-
| ''[[Gunless]]''
| Two Dogs
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2013
| ''[[Chasing Shakespeare]]''
| Mr. Mountain
|
|-
| ''[[Atlantic Rim (film)|Atlantic Rim]]''
| Admiral Hadley
| Direct to video
|-
| ''[[Maïna]]''
| Mishte-Napeu
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2014
| ''[[Winter's Tale (film)|Winter's Tale]]''
| Humpstone John
|
|-
| ''[[Corner Gas: The Movie]]''
| Fisherman
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2017
| ''[[Wind River (film)|Wind River]]''
| Tribal Police Chief Ben Shoyo
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Shack, The" | ''[[The Shack (2017 film)|The Shack]]''
| Male Papa
|
|-
| ''[[Molly's Game]]''
| Judge Dustin Foxman
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Through Black Spruce (film)|Through Black Spruce]]''
| Leo
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Astronaut (2019 film)|Astronaut]]''
| Len
|
|-
| 2020
| data-sort-value="Dark Foe, A" | ''[[A Dark Foe]]''
| The Cradle
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2021
| ''[[Antlers (2021 film)|Antlers]]''
| Warren Stokes
|
|-
|''[[Defining Moments (film)|Defining Moments]]''
| Dr. Kelly
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Wolf and the Lion, The" | ''[[The Wolf and the Lion (film)|The Wolf and the Lion]]''
| rowspan="2" | Joe
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Squealer (2023 film)|Squealer]]''
| 
|-
| rowspan=3| 2024
| ''[[Seeds (2024 film)|Seeds]]''
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Birds Who Fear Death, The" | ''[[The Birds Who Fear Death]]''
| Chief Ed
| 
|-
| data-sort-value="Great Salish Heist, The" | ''[[The Great Salish Heist]]''
| Chief Roy
| 
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Sweet Summer Pow Wow]]''
| M.C.
| 
|-
| TBA
|''[[Ice Fall]]''
| 
| Post-production 
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Read All About It! (TV series)|Read All About It!]]''
| John Norton
| rowspan="2" | 1 episode
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Spirit Bay]]''
| Pete "Baba" Green
|-
| 1986-1988
| data-sort-value="Campbells, The" | ''[[The Campbells]]''
| Iroquois Chief
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| ''[[Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future]]''
| Cherokee
| rowspan="2" | 1 episode
|-
| ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]''
| Paulo
|-
| 1988
| ''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]''
| Dan Jackson
| Miniseries, 5 episodes
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Where the Spirit Lives]]''
| Komi's Father
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| 1990
| ''Lost in the Barrens''
| Mewasin
|-
| 1991
| ''[[L.A. Law]]''
| Dan Wauneka
| 1 episode
|-
| 1992; 1994
| ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
| Sheriff Sam Keeyani / Peter Henderson
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1992
| data-sort-value="Last of His Tribe, The" | ''[[The Last of His Tribe]]''
| Ishi
| Television film
|-
| 1992-1993
| ''[[Northern Exposure]]''
| Leonard
| Recurring role, 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1993
| ''[[Cooperstown (film)|Cooperstown]]''
| Raymond Maracle
| Television film
|-
| ''[[North of 60]]''
| Rico Nez
| 1 episode
|-
| data-sort-value="Broken Chain, The" | ''[[The Broken Chain]]''
| Peace Maker (Spirit)
| Television film
|-
| 1994-1997
| data-sort-value="Adventures of Dudley the Dragon, The" | ''[[The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon]]''
| Mr. Crabby Tree
| Recurring role, 17 episodes
|-
| 1994-2006
| data-sort-value="Red Green Show, The" | ''[[The Red Green Show]]''
| Edgar K.B. Montrose
| Recurring role, 19 episodes
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Lonesome Dove: The Series]]''
| Red Hawk
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]''
| Chief Brown Bear
| Voice role, 1 episode
|-
| data-sort-value="Liberty Street" | ''[[Liberty Street (TV series)|Liberty Street]]''
| Mr. Jones
| rowspan="2" | 1 episode
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
| Chief Weapons Officer
|-
| data-sort-value="Pathfinder, The" | ''[[The Pathfinder (1996 film)|The Pathfinder]]''
| Chingachgook
| Television film
|-
| 1997-2001
| ''[[Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science]]''
| Himself - Host
| Main role, 65 episodes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Big Wolf on Campus]]''
| Ferryman
| 1 episode
|-
| 2000-2001
| ''[[Cover Me (American TV series)|Cover Me]]''
| Michael Nighthorse
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2001-2002
| ''[[Wolf Lake]]''
| Mr. Sherman Blackstone
| Main role, 9 episodes
|-
| 2002
| data-sort-value="New Beachcombers, The" | ''[[The New Beachcombers]]''
| Colin Reid
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[Mister Sterling]]''
| Senior Senator Jackson
| 1 episode
|-
| ''[[Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion]]''
| Elijah Cobb
| Miniseries, 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2005
| data-sort-value="Collector, The" | ''[[The Collector (Canadian TV series)|The Collector]]''
| George
| 1 episode
|-
| ''[[Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story]]''
| Lloyd Blackburn
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Into the West (miniseries)|Into the West]]''
| [[Conquering Bear]]
| Miniseries, 1 episode
|-
| ''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numb3rs]]''
| Chief James Clearwater
| 1 episode
|-
| ''[[Buffalo Dreams]]''
| John Blackhorse
| Television film
|-
| 2006
| ''[[This is Wonderland]]''
| Paul Hilliard
| 1 episode
|-
| 2010-2011
| ''[[Being Erica]]''
| Dr. Arthur
| Recurring role, 5 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Family Tree (TV series)|Family Tree]]''
| Chief Running Bull
| 1 episode
|-
| 2013-2015
| ''[[Defiance (TV series)|Defiance]]''
| Rafe McCawley
| Main role, 28 episodes
|-
| 2014-2017
| ''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]''
| Malachi Strand
| Recurring role, 12 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale]]''
| Thomas Topaz
| 1 episode
|-
| data-sort-value="Detour, The" | ''[[The Detour (TV series)|The Detour]]''
| Narvin
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[Project Blue Book (TV series)|Project Blue Book]]''
| David
|1 episode
|-
| ''[[Goliath (TV series)|Goliath]]''
| Littlecrow
| Recurring role, 7 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Blue Ridge (2020 film)|Blue Ridge]]''
| Cliff McGrath
| Television film
|-
| 2021
| ''[[American Gods (TV series)|American Gods]]''
| Whiskey Jack
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2022
| ''[[1883 (TV series)|1883]]''
| Spotted Eagle
| Miniseries, 1 episode
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| data-sort-value="Last of Us, The" | ''[[The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]''
| [[Characters of The Last of Us (TV series)#Marlon and Florence|Marlon]]
| Episode: "[[Kin (The Last of Us)|Kin]]"
|-
| ''[[Reservation Dogs]]''
| Maximus
| Episode: "[[Reservation Dogs#Season 3 (2023)|Maximus]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024
| ''[[Echo (miniseries)|Echo]]''
| Skully
| Main role, miniseries 
|-
| ''[[Tulsa King]]''
| Old Smoke
| Episode: "Triad" S2E9
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''
| Rains Fall
| Voice and [[motion capture]]
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Years
! Award
! Category
! Production
! Result
! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|1989
|[[Dora Mavor Moore Award|Dora Mavor Moore]] 
|Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Leading Role
|''Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing''.
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=TAPA - Recipients |date=April 13, 2021 |url=https://tapa.ca/doras/recipients/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
|-
| 1991 
| [[Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] 
| ''Dances with Wolves''
| {{nom}} 
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Citation |first=Jeremy |last=Odden |title=Graham Greene as Edgar Montrose references Dances With Wolves |date=March 22, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hL2bnY8Ak |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109200735/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hL2bnY8Ak&gl=US&hl=en |access-date=January 1, 2018 |archive-date=November 9, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994 
| rowspan="2" | [[Gemini Awards]] 
| Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series 
| data-sort-value="Adventures of Dudley the Dragon, The" | ''The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/1994/03/14/3301-19940314/ "Boys wins the night"] at [[Playback (magazine)|playbackonline.ca]]</ref>
|-
|Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress
| ''[[North of 60]]'' 
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/1994/02/14/3246-19940214/ "The 1994 Gemini nominees"] at [[Playback (magazine)|playbackonline.ca]]</ref>
|-
| [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards|2000]]
| [[Grammy Award]]s|| [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children|Best Spoken Word Album for Children]]
| ''Listen to the Storyteller''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/graham-greene/12836 |title=Grahame Greene {{!}} Artist |access-date=13 December 2022 |website=[[Grammy Awards]] }}</ref>
|-
| [[19th Gemini Awards|2004]]
| [[Gemini Awards]]|| [[Earle Grey Award]]|| rowspan="2" | Lifetime Achievement
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite news |last=Dixon |first=Guy |date=2004-11-17 |title=Greene getting Grey honours at Gemini Awards |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/greene-getting-grey-honours-at-gemini-awards/article1007332/ |access-date=2022-12-13}}</ref>
|-
| 2006
| [[Reelworld Film Festival]]
| Award of Excellence
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |year=2006 |title=The Sixth Annual Reelworld Film Festival |url=https://www.reelworld.ca/_files/ugd/9b78d3_4b1118b9a9a24257ab4a5172fe9af84e.pdf |website=Reelworld Screen Institute}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| RNCI Red Nation Awards
| Outstanding Supporting Actor
| ''Longmire''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://www.rednationff.com/2016-nominees-announced/ "2016 Winners and Nominees" ] at [[Red Nation Film Festival|www.rednationff.com]]</ref>
|-
| 2025
| colspan=2| [[Governor General's Performing Arts Award]]
| 
| {{won}}
| <ref>Cassandra Szklarski, [https://www.rmoutlook.com/film-news/music-producer-bob-ezrin-actor-graham-greene-among-governor-generals-performing-arts-laureates-10259702 "Music producer Bob Ezrin, actor Graham Greene among Governor General's performing arts laureates"]. ''[[Rocky Mountain Outlook]]'', February 20, 2025.</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Notable Aboriginal people of Canada|Notable Indigenous people of Canada]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|1295|Graham Greene}}
* {{discogs artist|Graham Greene (2)}}
* [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/graham-greene Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca]

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