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Tokala Black Elk

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Tokala Black Elk
It follows the gritty and adventurous exploration of the birth of the American West, the violent collisions of cults, religion, and men and women fighting for control of the new world.
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American Primeval (2025)
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Tokala Black Elk was born in 1984 in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, USA. He is an actor, known for Happy's Place (2024), American Primeval (2025) and 1883 (2021).
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Born1984
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      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Reba McEntire, Rex Linn, Melissa Peterman, Tokala Black Elk, Pablo Castelblanco, and Belissa Escobedo in Happy's Place (2024)
    Happy's Place
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Takoda
    American Primeval (2025)
    American Primeval
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Buffalo Run
    1883 (2021)
    1883
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Lakota Warrior
    Yellowstone (2018)
    Yellowstone
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Sam Stands Alone

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    Actor

    • Reba McEntire, Rex Linn, Melissa Peterman, Tokala Black Elk, Pablo Castelblanco, and Belissa Escobedo in Happy's Place (2024)
      Happy's Place
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Takoda
      • 2024–2025
    • American Primeval (2025)
      American Primeval
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Buffalo Run
      • 2025
    • Outer Range (2022)
      Outer Range
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Officer Daniel
      • 2024
    • 1883 (2021)
      1883
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Lakota Warrior
      • 2022
    • Anne Heche, Peter Facinelli, Amy Smart, Trace Adkins, Paz Vega, Addison Metcalf, Shaylee Mansfield, Sofia Vassilieva, Lena Harmon, Ginger Gilmartin, Laura Spencer, Lisandro Boccacci, Leesa Neidel, Rita Scranton, Allyson Cristofaro, and Ashtyn Barlow Nguyen in 13 Minutes (2021)
      13 Minutes
      4.7
      • Steve
      • 2021
    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Shawn
      • 2021
    • Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)
      Cyberpunk 2077
      8.5
      Video Game
      • (voice)
      • 2020
    • Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (2020)
      Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
      8.1
      Video Game
      • Uncle Warbonnet (voice)
      • 2020
    • Oscar Cardenas in A Dark Foe (2020)
      A Dark Foe
      4.0
      • Young Cradle
      • 2020
    • John Malkovich, Josh Hartnett, and Bérénice Marlohe in Valley of the Gods (2019)
      Valley of the Gods
      4.6
      • Navajo Newscaster
      • 2019
    • The Bygone (2019)
      The Bygone
      5.6
      • Bear
      • 2019
    • Yellowstone (2018)
      Yellowstone
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Sam Stands Alone
      • 2018
    • Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner in Wind River (2017)
      Wind River
      7.7
      • Sam Littlefeather (as Tokala Clifford)
      • 2017
    • MYTH (2016)
      MYTH
      Short
      • K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo (as Tokala Clifford)
      • 2016
    • Not on My Mountain (2015)
      Not on My Mountain
      Short
      • Rafe Taltree
      • 2015

    Additional Crew

    • Westworld (2016)
      Westworld
      8.4
      TV Series
      • voice actor
      • adr voice
      • 2018
    • Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, and Wes Studi in Hostiles (2017)
      Hostiles
      7.2
      • adr voice (as Tokala Clifford)
      • 2017
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)
      The Revenant
      8.0
      • adr voice (as Tokala Clifford)
      • 2015

    Verified affiliations

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    SAG-AFTRA

    Videos9

    Tokala Black Elk Clifford Demo Reel
    Demo Reel 1:31
    Tokala Black Elk Clifford Demo Reel
    Tokala Displaying Wahukeza Napaslipa with a fighting staff
    Demo Reel 0:30
    Tokala Displaying Wahukeza Napaslipa with a fighting staff
    Tokala Displaying Wahukeza Napaslipa with a fighting staff
    Demo Reel 0:30
    Tokala Displaying Wahukeza Napaslipa with a fighting staff
    Trailer for the movie "Swelter"
    Demo Reel 2:25
    Trailer for the movie "Swelter"
    Trailer for HBO's "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
    Demo Reel 1:41
    Trailer for HBO's "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
    Tokala in ABC's "DreamKeeper"
    Demo Reel 0:55
    Tokala in ABC's "DreamKeeper"
    Red Band Trailer
    Trailer 1:17
    Red Band Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Gerald Tokala Clifford
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • 1984
      • Pine Ridge, South Dakota, USA

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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      Tokala is a direct descendant of the Lakota (Sioux) Holy Man Black Elk on his mother's side.

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