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Chaske Spencer
Spencer in 2011
Born (1975-03-09) March 9, 1975 (age 49)
Tahlequah, Oklahoma, U.S.
OccupationActor

Chaske Spencer (pronounced Chess-Kay; born March 9, 1975)[citation needed] is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Sam Uley in The Twilight Saga film series (2009–2012), Teddo in the acclaimed film Wild Indian, and for his recurring role as Deputy Billy Raven in the Cinemax original series Banshee.

Life and career

Spencer was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and grew up in Montana, as well as Kooskia, Lapwai, and Lewiston, Idaho. He has two younger sisters. His heritage includes Lakota, Nez Perce, Cherokee, Muscogee, French, and Dutch. He is a member of the Fort Peck Tribe.[1][2] He graduated from Clearwater Valley High School in 1994, where he went by the name James Spencer.[3][better source needed] As a young teen, he started acting in productions at the Lewiston Civic Theater. Spencer attended college at Lewis–Clark State College for a year, and considered a career in photography.[4] He eventually dropped out of Lewis–Clark State College to pursue his acting career.

Spencer did odd jobs while taking acting lessons from coaches David Gideon and Ed Kovens.[5][6] He got a role in the 2002 film Skins, which then led to Dreamkeeper, and Into the West.

During his teens, Spencer had struggles with substance abuse and alcoholism. He continued to drink heavily during his college years.[7] He later developed an addiction to cocaine and heroin, and checked into rehab.[5][8] While in rehab, Spencer stopped taking drugs. He nearly gave up on acting before his agent called him to audition for New Moon, the sequel to Twilight.[8]

In 2009, Spencer played werewolf Sam Uley in New Moon, based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name. He reprised his role in Eclipse, Breaking Dawn – Part 1, and Breaking Dawn – Part 2.[9]

In 2015, Spencer was cast in the recurring role of Billy Raven in the Banshee TV series, after making his debut one year prior in the web series Banshee Origins.[10]

Spencer was selected in 2021 to star alongside Emily Blunt in The English TV series, produced for Amazon Prime Video and BBC One.[11]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Skins Teen Rudy Movie
2003 Dreamkeeper Eagle Boy Movie
2004 Red Dead Revolver Voice: Shadow Wolf / Chief Running Moon / Duellist Video game
2005 Into the West Voices That Carry Episodes: "Ghost Dance"
Miniseries
2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Sam Uley Movie
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Movie
2011 Shouting Secrets Wesley Movie
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Sam Uley Movie
2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Movie
The Frontier Eli TV Movie
2013 Winter in the Blood Virgil First Raise Movie
2014 The Hero Pose Joe Short
Desert Cathedral Duran Palouse Movie
Banshee Origins Deputy Billy Raven TV mini-series
The Jingle Dress John Red Elk Movie
2015 Addiction: A 60's Love Story Chaska Movie
2015–2016 Banshee Deputy Billy Raven TV series
2017 Walking Out Sun Bear Movie
Longmire Mr. Dawson Episode: “No Greater Character Endorsement”
Woman Walks Ahead Chaska Movie
2017–2018 Sneaky Pete Chayton Dockery 8 episodes
2019–2020 Blindspot Dominic Masters 9 episodes
2019 The Society Mr. Pfeiffer Episode: "What Happened"
Jessica Jones Jace Montero 2 episodes
2021 Wild Indian Teddo Movie
2022 The English Sgt. Eli Whipp/Wounded Wolf 6 episodes
2023 Echo TBA TV series
TBA Indian Summer Wez McKendrick Movie

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Work Outcome
2014 The Short Film Awards SOFIE Award Best Actor in a Short Film Hero Pose Won

References

  1. ^ Interview with a New Moon Werewolf | BettyConfidential.com Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Sweet, Brandi (June 1, 2011). ""Twilight: New Moon" and "Twilight: Eclipse" Actor Chaske Spencer Speaks Out on Getting Healthy in Indian Country". Let's Move! Bureau of Indian Education, Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on December 16, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "Alumni". Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  4. ^ "Chaske Spencer". TVGuide.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Berry, Carol (March 19, 2013). "Chaske Spencer: A Native Actor Who Left Addiction Behind". Indian Country Today Media Network. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "Chaske Spencer Biography". Buddy TV. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "Twilight actor Chaske Spencer has battled addiction; speaks to 900 at Plachta Auditorium | Central Michigan Life". November 6, 2010. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ a b "Twilight star shares his story of struggle with substance abuse". The Daily Illini. November 5, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  9. ^ Sciretta, Peter (March 23, 2009). "Summit Casts New Moon's Wolf Pack". /Film. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  10. ^ Schilling, Vincent (January 9, 2015). "Chaske Spencer Joins Cast of 'Banshee' as Officer Billy Raven". Indian Country Today Media Network. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  11. ^ Kanter, Jake (May 11, 2021). "'The English': Chaske Spencer, Rafe Spall Among Cast Joining Emily Blunt In BBC/Amazon Western Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
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