Gary Farmer

Gary Farmer

Known for
Acting
Born
June 12, 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Gary Dale Farmer (born June 12, 1953) is a versatile and esteemed Native-Canadian actor known for his compelling performances on screen. Born in Ohsweken, Ontario, Farmer has made significant contributions to film and television. He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his memorable performance as Nobody in the Jim Jarmusch independent western Dead Man (1995), in which he starred opposite Johnny Depp, and again for his role in Smoke Signals (1998). Gary reprised his role as Nobody for Jim Jarmusch again in "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), and Frank Oz cast him alongside Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro in The Score (2001). Recently Gary showed off his comedy chops as Uncle Brownie on "Reservation Dogs." Farmer's ability to portray diverse characters with authenticity and nuance has earned him acclaim in the entertainment industry. His passion for storytelling and his commitment to his craft have established him as a respected and influential figure in the world of acting.

Known For

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Filmography

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Lord Have Mercy! poster

Lord Have Mercy!

TV · as Marty C Marten · 13 eps

2027
Margie Claus poster

Margie Claus

Movie · as (voice)

2026
How We Stand

How We Stand

Movie

2026
Ghost Lake poster

Ghost Lake

Movie · as Chairman Stone

2024
Hey, Viktor! poster

Hey, Viktor!

Movie

2024
An Ode for Leviticus poster

An Ode for Leviticus

Movie · as Leviticus

2023
Quantum Cowboys poster

Quantum Cowboys

Movie · as Calvin

2023
The Curse poster

The Curse

TV · as James Toledo · 3 eps

2022
Heritage Minutes: Tom Longboat poster

Heritage Minutes: Tom Longboat

Movie · as Tom Longboat (voice)

2022
Our Flag Means Death poster

Our Flag Means Death

TV · as Chief Mabo · 1 ep

2022
The English poster

The English

TV · as John Clarke · 2 eps

2021
Run Woman Run poster

Run Woman Run

Movie · as himself

2021
Blood Brothers poster

Blood Brothers

Movie · as Smoke

2021
Resident Alien poster

Resident Alien

TV · as Dan Twelvetrees · 30 eps

2021
Reservation Dogs poster

Reservation Dogs

TV · as Uncle Brownie · 5 eps

2021
Rutherford Falls poster

Rutherford Falls

TV · as Earl · 2 eps

2020
First Cow poster

First Cow

Movie · as Totillicum

2020
The Dark Divide poster

The Dark Divide

Movie · as Densmore

2020
Cowboys poster

Cowboys

Movie · as Robert Spottedbird

2019
Blood Quantum poster

Blood Quantum

Movie · as Moon

2019
Santa Fake poster

Santa Fake

Movie · as Santa

2019
Blackwater poster

Blackwater

Movie · as Charles Goodman

2019
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw poster

The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw

Movie · as Oliver Yellowdog

2017
Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam poster

Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam

Movie · as Narrator

2016
Graves poster

Graves

TV · 1 ep

2015
Zoo poster

Zoo

TV · as Anik · 2 eps

2014
Rez Carz poster

Rez Carz

Movie · as (voice)

2014
Winter in the Blood poster

Winter in the Blood

Movie · as Lame Bull

2014
The Red Road poster

The Red Road

TV · as Mac · 1 ep

2013
Jimmy P. poster

Jimmy P.

Movie · as Jack

2012
Path of Souls poster

Path of Souls

Movie · as Eddie Benton Benai

2012
Longmire poster

Longmire

TV · as Aaron Two Rivers · 2 eps

2011
Good Neighbours poster

Good Neighbours

Movie · as Brandt

2011
California Indian poster

California Indian

Movie · as Rich Knight

2011
A Bird of the Air poster

A Bird of the Air

Movie · as Charles Ballard

2011
Foreverland poster

Foreverland

Movie · as Moe

2010
A Windigo Tale poster

A Windigo Tale

Movie · as Harold

2010
Ink: A Tale of Captivity

Ink: A Tale of Captivity

Movie · as Alderman

2009
The Timekeeper poster

The Timekeeper

Movie · as Cook

2008
Elijah poster

Elijah

Movie · as Ray

2008
Swing Vote poster

Swing Vote

Movie · as Curly

2007
Disappearances poster

Disappearances

Movie · as Herny Coville

2007
All Hat poster

All Hat

Movie · as Billy Caan

2007
Intervention poster

Intervention

Movie · as Bob

2007
Moose TV poster

Moose TV

TV · 8 eps

2006
One Night with You poster

One Night with You

Movie · as Momo

2006
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis poster

Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

TV · as Alan Montour · 2 eps

2005
Trudell poster

Trudell

Movie · as Self - Actor, Friend

2005
3 Needles poster

3 Needles

Movie · as Winker at Support Group

2004
A Thief Of Time poster

A Thief Of Time

Movie · as Captain Largo

2004
The Republic of Love poster

The Republic of Love

Movie · as Ted

2004
Evergreen poster

Evergreen

Movie · as Jim

2004
This Is Wonderland poster

This Is Wonderland

TV · 2 eps

2003
Twist poster

Twist

Movie · as Fagin

2003
Dreamkeeper poster

Dreamkeeper

Movie · as Iktome

2003
The Big Empty poster

The Big Empty

Movie · as Indian Bob

2003
Coyote Waits poster

Coyote Waits

Movie · as Captain Largo

2003
Dreamkeeper poster

Dreamkeeper

TV · as Iktome · 2 eps

2002
Skins poster

Skins

Movie · as Verdell Weasel Tail

2002
Angels Don't Sleep Here poster

Angels Don't Sleep Here

Movie · as Lou Washington

2002
Adaptation. poster

Adaptation.

Movie · as Buster Baxley

2001
Delivering Milo poster

Delivering Milo

Movie · as Max

2001
The Score poster

The Score

Movie · as Burt

2001
Route 666 poster

Route 666

Movie · as Shaman

2001
The Job poster

The Job

TV · 1 ep

2001
Mutant X poster

Mutant X

TV · as Dr. Marcus · 1 ep

2001
Dice poster

Dice

TV · as Ernie Ross · 6 eps

2000
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

Movie · as Buster

1999
Heater poster

Heater

Movie · as Ben

1999
Touched poster

Touched

Movie · as George

1999
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai poster

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Movie · as Nobody

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Jack Lone Feather · 1 ep

1998
Smoke Signals poster

Smoke Signals

Movie · as Arnold Joseph

1998
Stolen Heart poster

Stolen Heart

Movie · as Whitaker

1997
Lilies poster

Lilies

Movie · as Timothée

1996
Moonshine Highway poster

Moonshine Highway

Movie · as Hooch Wilson

1996
The Pretender poster

The Pretender

TV · as Vincent LaPahie · 1 ep

1996
The Rez poster

The Rez

TV · as Chief Tom · 13 eps

1995
Dead Man poster

Dead Man

Movie · as Nobody

1995
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight poster

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Movie · as Deputy Bob Martel

1994
Henry & Verlin poster

Henry & Verlin

Movie · as Henry

1994
Sioux City poster

Sioux City

Movie · as Russell White

1993
Collateral Damage

Collateral Damage

Movie · as Glen

1993
Blown Away poster

Blown Away

Movie · as Detective Anderson

1993
Ed and His Dead Mother poster

Ed and His Dead Mother

Movie · as Big Lar

1993
Big Comfy Couch poster

Big Comfy Couch

TV · as Wobbly · 2 eps

1992
The Dark Wind poster

The Dark Wind

Movie · as Cowboy Albert Dashee

1992
Forever Knight poster

Forever Knight

TV · as Capt. Joe Stonetree · 70 eps

1991
Plymouth poster

Plymouth

Movie · as Todd

1990
Sparks: The Price of Passion poster

Sparks: The Price of Passion

Movie · as Pete

1990
Still Life poster

Still Life

Movie · as Billy

1989
Powwow Highway poster

Powwow Highway

Movie · as Philbert Bono

1989
Renegades poster

Renegades

Movie · as George Storm

1988
Blue City Slammers poster

Blue City Slammers

Movie · as Doug

1988
China Beach poster

China Beach

TV · 1 ep

1987
The Believers poster

The Believers

Movie · as Mover

1987
The Big Town poster

The Big Town

Movie · as Duke

1986
Christmas Eve poster

Christmas Eve

Movie · as Jody

1986
Doing Life poster

Doing Life

Movie · as First Prisoner

1986
Unnatural Causes poster

Unnatural Causes

Movie · as (uncredited)

1985
The Undergrads poster

The Undergrads

Movie · as Castro

1985
Going to War

Going to War

Movie · as Old Mike

1984
Police Academy poster

Police Academy

Movie · as Sidewalk Store Owner

1984
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank poster

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

Movie · as Tooby

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Wilson · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Tooby · 1 ep

1979
The Littlest Hobo poster

The Littlest Hobo

TV · 1 ep

1976
For the Record poster

For the Record

TV · 1 ep