Kalani Queypo
Born (1986-09-06) September 6, 1986 (age 37)
Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, Dancer, Filmmaker
Years active1996-present

Kalani Queypo (born September 6, 1986) is an American actor best known for his role as Chacrow on Jamestown and Klah Jackson on Fear the Walking Dead.

Biography

Kalani Queypo claimed that he grew up being "artistic". His family were dancers and he was trained in classic hula dancing. He was raised by a single mother as his father passed away when he was nine. He had initially wanted to be a lawyer and then a news anchor. When he was placed in an acting program in school, he realized he could be those two things and more. "I think that what interested me was human behavior and the way that people related to each other and I think my family really developed a great empathy with me and the arts sort of found me". After graduating high school, he began searching for acting programs until he decided to move to New York to expand his career.[1]

He found his way into starring in numerous television projects such as Into the West, Mad Men and Saints & Strangers as Squanto. He also appeared in the Terrence Malick epic The New World.[1] He appeared as Klah Jackson on Fear the Walking Dead[2] and has a major role as Chacrow in Jamestown.[3]

At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Trickster.[4]

Personal life

Queypo is a founding member of the National American Indian Committee at SAG/AFTRA.[1]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1996 The Juror Deer Dancer
1996 Taxi Bhaiya Amol
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums New Guinea Tribesman
2005 End of the Spear Angel
2005 The New World Parahunt
2006 Pow Wow Dreams Cute Native Guy Short film
2007 Aztec Rex Xocozin
2007 He Can't Be Caught Fred Short film
2008 Ancestor Eyes — Short film; Director, producer and writer
2009 Jason's Big Problem Dom
2010 The Sierra Native Man Short film
2010 Love & Vengeance Short film
2011 6B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films
2014 10,000 Days Ignacio
2015 Slow West Kotori
2015 The Daughters of Eve Radley Short film
2016 Movie Night Short film
2017 Pandora's Lake Art Short film
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Strangers with Candy Hopi Episode: "Trail of Tears"; Uncredited
2005 Into the West White Bird Episode: "Casualties of War"; Miniseries
2006 Bones Alex Joseph Episode: "The Skull in the Desert"
2006 The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman Russel Two Clouds Episode: "Peyote Ugly"
2010 10,000 Days Ignacio Main cast
2011 Nurse Jackie Joseph Delaronde Episode: "Orchids and Salami"
2012 Aspen the Series James Main cast
2013 Mad Men Master of Ceremonies 2 episodes
2015 Saints & Strangers Squanto Miniseries
2017 Hawaii Five-0 Kanuha Noe Episode: "Ka Laina Ma Ke One"
2017 Fear the Walking Dead Klah Jackson 3 episodes
2017-2019 Jamestown Chacrow Main cast
2020 Trickster Wade TV series
Video game roles
Year Title Role
2005 Age of Empires III Hiawatha

References

  1. ^ a b c Bachman, Debbi (June 21, 2016). "An Exclusive Talk Nerdy With Us Interview with Kalani Queypo". Talk Nerdy With Us. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Sun, Rebecca (November 1, 2018). "Native Actors Q'orianka Kilcher and Kalani Queypo to Host L.A. Skins Fest Gala (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Schilling, Vincent (May 15, 2018). "Kalani Queypo talks about portraying Chacrow in Jamestown and speaking Pamunkey". Indian Country Today. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.

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