Byron Chief-Moon
Actor
Biography
Byron Chief-Moon is an American actor, choreographer, dancer, playwright, and founder of the Coyote Arts Percussive Performance Association, a dance theatre company. He was born in Carlsbad, California, United States and is a member of the Kainai First Nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy in southern Alberta. Chief-Moon has made appearances in several well-known American and Canadian TV shows (such as MacGyver, North of 60, Stargate SG-1, Da Vinci's Inquest,Highlander: The Series, and appeared on Walker, Texas Ranger, as well as several feature films. He appeared in Disney's White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf, a sequel to the 1991 adventure film. Some of his dance theatre pieces have included Possessed, Dancing voices and Voices, as well as Jonesing, an experimental video dance piece. He is also known for his choreography work on the documentary Echoes of the Sisters and the dance film Quest. Chief-Moon plays the Quileute chief Taha Aki in the Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Chief-Moon is a father of three children.
Filmography
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
as Taha Aki 2010
Scary Movie 3
as Native American #2 2003
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
as Matthew 1994
Alaska
as Chip's Father 1996
The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon
as Aztec Priest 2008
The Fear: Resurrection
as Crow 1999
Kidz in the Wood
as Brandon Three Tongues 1996
Black Fox
as Standing Bear (as Byron Chief Moon) 1995
Suspicious Agenda
as Silverwing 1995
Samurai Cowboy
as Jack Eagle Eye 1994
Medicine River
as Clyde Whiteman 1993
Bloodland
as Band Councillor #1 / Drillman #1 2011