Zahn McClarnon is one of the few Native American actors in Hollywood. He is of Lakota-Irish descent. Her outstanding looks have earned her several specific roles. Having started his acting career in 1992, McClarnon’s filmography is quite extensive. However, he is best known for his role as Hanzee Dent in the second season of the television series “Fargo” of the television series “Fargo”, an anthology of dark drama and crime, which premiered in 2014.
Notable titles by Zahn include, among others, Spirit: The Cimarron Stallion (2002) and Bone Tomahawk (2015).
Zahn is also known for his recurring role on the A&E/Netflix TV series Longmire. In recent years he has starred in TV shows like Frontier (2016), Timeless (2017) and The Son (2017).
Read on to learn more about Zahn McClarnon’s background including his parents, twin brother, wife, and entire family.
Zahn McClarnon Bio, Twin Brother, Parents, Family
Zahn was born as Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon on October 24, 1966, in Denver, Colorado. His middle name translates to “the first to come,” while his first name, Zahn, is a tribute to his great-great-great-uncle, an artist who was an elder on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Zahn has a fraternal twin brother.
His mother is Hunkpapa Lakota (one of the Native American groups) and grew up on the Standing Rock Reservation. Zahn’s father is of Irish descent and previously worked in Glacier National Park for the National Park Service.
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Zahn has already explained that he has German blood in him. “My father was Irish and I also have some German blood. I’m just a dog. I think we’re all pigs,” he told American Cowboy.
While his mother lived on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, Zahn was raised by his grandparents. Zahn explained that his childhood was tough. He grew up in the northern plain states including Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, and Montana.
He attended a public school which he says made him feel left out. Early in his life, Zahn became addicted to drugs and alcohol, something he believes to be in his blood as his mother and brother were also alcoholics.
However, Zahn, like his mother, remained pure and was officially sober in 2000, at the age of 34. Unfortunately, his addiction gave him a heart attack at the age of 33. He should therefore continue to take medication for the rest of his life.
His mother is also sober and currently teaches therapy at a rehabilitation clinic in Rosebud, South Dakota.
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Acting career
Zahn’s passion for entertainment started when he was a kid. At age 11, he began participating in sweat lodge ceremonies and sun dances. While attending Central Omaha High School, Zahn was influenced by his drama teacher, Peggy Stommes. He graduated from high school in 1986, at the age of 20.
As a teenager, Zahn starred in a local play production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Chanticleer Theater in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He later revealed that this role made him fall in love with the actor. “I did a play at the Chanticleer Theater in Council Bluffs and was hooked,” he told Omaha.com.
Shortly after graduating from high school, Zahn moved to Los Angeles in the early 90s to improve his playing chances.
In Los Angeles, he began by creating small parts in television series, including; Tequila and Bonetti (1992), Baywatch (1992), In Living Color (1993), Renegade (1994), etc. He also appeared in a few television movies.
From the new millennium 2000, Zahn started to appear in several feature films, among them Skins (2002), Momentum (2003), Repo Chick (2009), Resolution (2013), etc.
Zahn got his first regular role on the 2012 series of Longmire which ended in 2017. However, his biggest achievement came in Fargo. Zahn received much critical acclaim for his role as Hanzee Dent.
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Speaking of the groundbreaking role with Omaha, Zahn said; “’Fargo’ opened a lot of doors for me. And it was a great show to work on. Great people, the writing is amazing. Noah (Hawley, “Fargo” showrunner) is one of the best on TV right now.
The role got him featured on top sites such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Hollywood Reporter. More importantly, it brought him more acting gigs.
For his role in AMC’s western series The Son, Zahn had to learn the Comanche language.
Zahn McClarnon Married / Wife
Ever since his big breakup with Fargo, fans have become increasingly curious as to whether Zahn is married to anyone. Sadly, Zahn never revealed this information to the media, not even social media. At his age, many believe he has a family, but simply choose to hide them from the prying eyes of the media.
Zahn McClarnon Height: 5ft 6in: 1.68m.
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