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Chaske Spencer
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Spencer in 2011
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Oklahoma, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Chaske Spencer is an American actor. He became well-known for playing Sam Uley in the Twilight movies from 2009 to 2012. He was even nominated for a British Academy Television Award for his acting in the TV show The English in 2022.
Chaske Spencer has also appeared in many films like Shouting Secrets (2011) and Woman Walks Ahead (2017). On TV, he had important roles in shows such as Banshee (2014–2016) and Blindspot (2019–2020).
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Early life and growing up
Chaske Spencer was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He spent his childhood in different places, including Montana and several towns in Idaho. He has two younger sisters.
His family background is very rich and diverse. He has heritage from the Lakota, Nez Perce, Cherokee, Muscogee, French, and Dutch cultures. He is officially part of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Montana through his mother.
Chaske finished high school in 1994. When he was a young teenager, he started acting in plays at the Lewiston Civic Theater. He went to Lewis–Clark State College for a year and thought about becoming a photographer. But he decided to leave college to follow his dream of acting.
Acting career
Before becoming a famous actor, Chaske Spencer worked different jobs. At the same time, he took acting lessons from coaches David Gideon and Ed Kovens.
His first big movie role was in 2002. He played a younger version of a character in the film Skins. After that, he appeared in other movies like Dreamkeeper and the TV miniseries Into the West.
Becoming a Twilight star
In 2009, Chaske got the role of werewolf Sam Uley in New Moon. This was the second movie in the Twilight series, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer.
He continued to play Sam Uley in the next Twilight films: Eclipse, Breaking Dawn – Part 1, and Breaking Dawn – Part 2. These movies made him very well-known.
Other notable roles
Chaske Spencer won two "Best Actor" awards at the American Indian Film Festival. He received these awards for his roles in the 2011 movie Shouting Secrets and the 2013 film Winter in the Blood. He also appeared in the 2014 movie Desert Cathedral.
He played Deputy Billy Raven in the web series Banshees Origins in 2014. He then played the same character in the main TV show Banshee from 2015 to 2016.
In 2017, Chaske starred in the film Woman Walks Ahead. He also had a recurring role as Chayton Dockery in the Amazon Prime series Sneaky Pete. Later, he played Dominic Masters in the TV show Blindspot from 2019 to 2020.
In 2021, Spencer starred in the thriller film Wild Indian. For this role, he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. The next year, he starred with Emily Blunt in the Western TV show The English. This show was made for Amazon Prime Video and BBC One. His performance earned him a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor.
Video games
Chaske Spencer also lent his voice to the video game Red Dead Revolver in 2004.
Personal life
Chaske Spencer almost gave up on acting at one point. But then, his agent called him to audition for New Moon. This audition changed his career path and led him to his famous role.
See also
In Spanish: Chaske Spencer para niños
