Jeremiah Bitsui
Jeremiah Bitsui | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 or 1980 (age 44–45) Chinle, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Children | 1 |
Jeremiah Bitsui (born 1979 or 1980)[1] is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Victor in the AMC series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul .[2]
Early and personal life
[edit ]Bitsui was born in Chinle, Arizona.[3] He is of Navajo and Omaha descent,[4] and lived on the Navajo Nation Native American reservation until the age of ten.[3] He later moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he graduated from Albuquerque High School.[3]
Bitsui has a daughter.[5] He is the co-founder of Youth Impacting Youth, a mentorship program which connects college students with youth who have experienced domestic violence.[6]
Career
[edit ]Bitsui started his career at the age of five as Mickey in the Japanese film Mickey's House. [citation needed ]He appeared in the 1994 film Natural Born Killers and the 2005 film A Thousand Roads, which was an official Sundance Film Festival selection.[7] He is also known for his portrayal of Eagle Flies in the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2 , and the television series Bosch and Yellowstone.[citation needed ]
Filmography
[edit ]Film
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers | Young Indian Boy | |
| 2005 | A Thousand Roads | Johnny Chee | |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Cholo | Uncredited |
| 2006 | Flags of our Fathers | Young Indian | |
| 2009 | High Society: A Pot Boiler | Yakob | |
| 2009 | Brothers | Cop | |
| 2010 | The Dry Land | Luis | |
| 2011 | The Reunion | Mexican Captain | |
| 2013 | Blaze You Out | Isaiah | |
| 2014 | After the Fall | ||
| 2014 | Drunktown's Finest | Sickboy | |
| 2021 | The Pizza Tip | Officer Ford | |
| 2023 | Frybread Face and Me | Uncle Roger |
Television
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Into the West | Sgt. Red Tomahawk | Episode: "Ghost Dance" |
| 2005 | Wildfire | Ricky Sanchez | Episode: "The Track" |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight | Alex | 1 episode |
| 2009–2011 | Breaking Bad | Victor | 8 episodes |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Luis Tafoya | Episode: "Killer Regrets" |
| 2011 | In Plain Sight | Gangbanger | 1 episode |
| 2014 | The Night Shift | Sgt. Martin/Soldier | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Longmire | Chuck | 1 episode |
| 2015 | The Life | Matt Gallecki | 1 episode |
| 2017–2022 | Better Call Saul | Victor | 14 episodes |
| 2018 | Yellowstone | Robert Long | Episode: "Day Break" |
| 2018 | Dreamcatcher Bios | Self | Episode: "Wes Studi: The Man Behind Magua" |
| 2019–2020 | Bosch | Officer Billy Harjo | 3 episodes |
| 2022– | Dark Winds | Hoski | Main role |
| 2024 | Chicago PD | Hector Lozano | 2 episodes |
| 2025 | American Primeval | Grey Fox | 3 episodes |
Video games
[edit ]| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Eagle Flies | Also motion capture |
References
[edit ]- ^ Harrison, Randy (October 29, 2013). "Stories from the Set". The Albuquerque Journal . p. 9.
But the entrepreneurial Bitsui, 33, also has a serious acting pedigree...
- ^ "Jeremiah Bitsui". IMDb. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ^ a b c Gomez, Adrian (July 16, 2022). "Reprising one role and stepping into another – actor Jeremiah Bitsui finds himself in familiar territory". The Albuquerque Journal . Retrieved October 8, 2022.
Though he was born in Chinle, Arizona, Bitsui spent the majority of his upbringing in Albuquerque.
- ^ "Jeremiah Bitsui". Native Networks. Smithsonian Institution. 2004. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
- ^ "'Better Call Saul' Recap: Girl, Interrupted". Rolling Stone . March 24, 2020.
- ^ "Jeremiah Bitsui - Native Networks". www.nativenetworks.si.edu. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "A Thousand Roads". Native Networks. Smithsonian Institution. 2004. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2012.