2006Winner
Best Performance
Apocalypto
Rudy Youngblood
Actor · Producer
Valle del Yaqui, Sonora, Mexico
September 21, 1982
Biography
Native American, of Comanche, Cree and Yaqui descent. Native name is Tee-Dee-Nae. Previously worked at construction jobs. Was selected from a general casting call to play the leading role of Jaguar Paw in the film Apocalypto (2006) by director Mel Gibson. Learned the Yucatec Maya language for his role in Apocalypto (2006). A Native dancer who has performed with the American Indian Dance Theater.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2018Nominee
Best Performance
Attrition
2019Nominee
Best Performance
Hell on the Border
Career Highlights
2016Highlight
Best Performance
Crossing Point
2015Highlight
Best Performance
Wind Walkers
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Apocalypto
Attrition
Hell on the Border