Chaske Spencer (pronounced Chas-Kay; born March 9, 1975) is an American actor of Native American heritage
Life and career
Spencer was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and grew up in Montana, Kooskia, Lapwai, and Lewiston, Idaho. His heritage includes Lakota, Nez Perce, Cherokee, Creek, French, and Dutch; he is a member of the Fort Peck Tribe, and has two younger sisters. He graduated from Clearwater Valley High School in 1994, where he went by the name James Spencer, and acted as a young teen at the Lewiston Civic Theater. Spencer went to college at Lewis Clark State College for a year before dropping out to pursue his acting career.He struggled doing odd jobs and taking lessons from coaches like David Gideon and Ed Kovens. Then he got a role in the 2002 film Skins, which then lead to Dreamkeeper, and Into the West.
In 2009, Spencer played werewolf Sam Uley in New Moon, based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name. He finished filming Eclipse in October 2009, reprising his role as Sam.
He is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict. He celebrated his one-year anniversary of being sober when he signed his contract for New Moon.
Fun Facts
Chaske is a Native American Indian or First Nation descendant of Lakota (Sioux) Nation.
He shares a house in a Brooklyn, N.Y. neighborhood with Five O'Clock Heroes bass player Adam Morse.
His heroes are The "Champ" ALI, Crazy Horse, Bob Marley, Steve McQueen, Bruce Lee, and Lance Armstrong.
His favorite books are The Legend of Crazy Horse, A Spy by Nature, Bright Lights Big City, The Outsiders, All The Pretty Horses, and Scar Tissue.
His favorite movies are With Out Limits, The Dark Knight, Casino Royal, Miami Vice, Raiders of The Lost Ark, Pulp Fiction, (both) Kill Bill, Superbad, Iron Man, The Big Lebowski, I Am Legend, ALI, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
His favorite music artists are Jay Z, Gun n Roses, My Morning Jacket, Miles Davis, Steve Wonder, Kings of Leon, The National, Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Stones, Jane's Addiction, Q Tip, John Legend, The Black Keys, T.I., Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, anything Motown. Ryan Adams.
He enjoys sky diving, new music, film, Native American culture, politics, world issues, travel, books, and people.
He has two younger sisters.
He had to put on 15 pounds of muscle for the film "New Moon".
On preparing for his role in "New Moon" he and the others ate like their characters, fueling up on seven protein meals a day.
He shares a house in a Brooklyn, N.Y. neighborhood with Five O'Clock Heroes bass player Adam Morse.
His heroes are The "Champ" ALI, Crazy Horse, Bob Marley, Steve McQueen, Bruce Lee, and Lance Armstrong.
His favorite books are The Legend of Crazy Horse, A Spy by Nature, Bright Lights Big City, The Outsiders, All The Pretty Horses, and Scar Tissue.
His favorite movies are With Out Limits, The Dark Knight, Casino Royal, Miami Vice, Raiders of The Lost Ark, Pulp Fiction, (both) Kill Bill, Superbad, Iron Man, The Big Lebowski, I Am Legend, ALI, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
His favorite music artists are Jay Z, Gun n Roses, My Morning Jacket, Miles Davis, Steve Wonder, Kings of Leon, The National, Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Stones, Jane's Addiction, Q Tip, John Legend, The Black Keys, T.I., Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, anything Motown. Ryan Adams.
He enjoys sky diving, new music, film, Native American culture, politics, world issues, travel, books, and people.
He has two younger sisters.
He had to put on 15 pounds of muscle for the film "New Moon".
On preparing for his role in "New Moon" he and the others ate like their characters, fueling up on seven protein meals a day.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Skins (film) | Teen Rudy | Movie |
| 2003 | Dreamkeeper | Eagle Boy | Movie |
| 2004 | Red Dead Revolver | Voice | Video game |
| 2005 | Into the West | Voices That Carry | Mini series |
| 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Sam Uley | Movie |
| 2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Sam Uley | Movie |
| 2011 | Shouting Secrets | Wesley | post-production |
| Winter in the Blood | Virgil First Raise | pre-production | |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn | Sam Uley | post-production |
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