Kalani Queypo (born September 6, 1986) is an American actor best known for his role as Chacrow on Jamestown and Klah Jackson on Fear the Walking Dead.
Biography Kalani Queypo claimed that he grew up being "artistic". His family were dancers and he was trained in classic hula dancing. He was raised by a single mother as his father died when he was nine. He had initially wanted to be a lawyer and then a news anchor. When he was placed in an acting program in school, he realized he could be those two things and more. "I think that what interested me was human behavior and the way that people related to each other and I think my family really developed a great empathy with me and the arts sort of found me". After graduating high school, he began searching for acting programs until he decided to move to New York to expand his career.
He found his way into starring in numerous television projects such as Into the West, Mad Men and Saints & Strangers as Squanto. He also appeared in the Terrence Malick epic The New World. He appeared as Klah Jackson on Fear the Walking Dead and has a major role as Chacrow in Jamestown.
At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Trickster.Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
Personal life Queypo is a founding member of the National American Indian Committee at SAG/AFTRA.
Filmography + Film rolesYearTitleRoleNotes1996The JurorDeer Dancer1996Taxi BhaiyaAmol2001The Royal TenenbaumsNew Guinea Tribesman2005End of the SpearAngel2005The New WorldParahunt2006Pow Wow DreamsCute Native GuyShort film2007Aztec RexXocozin2007He Can't Be CaughtFredShort film2008Ancestor EyesShort film; Director, producer and writer2009Jason's Big ProblemDom2010The SierraNative ManShort film2010Love & VengeanceShort film20116B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films201410,000 DaysIgnacio2015Slow WestKotori2015The Daughters of EveRadleyShort film2016Movie NightShort film2017Pandora's LakeArtShort film
+ Television rolesYearTitleRoleNotes2000Strangers with CandyHopiEpisode: "Trail of Tears"; Uncredited2005Into the WestWhite BirdEpisode: "Casualties of War"; Miniseries2006BonesAlex JosephEpisode: "The Skull in the Desert"2006The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie WoodmanRussel Two CloudsEpisode: "Peyote Ugly"201010,000 DaysIgnacioMain cast2011Nurse JackieJoseph DelarondeEpisode: "Orchids and Salami"2012Aspen the SeriesJamesMain cast2013Mad MenMaster of Ceremonies2 episodes2015Saints & StrangersSquantoMiniseries2017Hawaii Five-0Kanuha NoeEpisode: "Ka Laina Ma Ke One"2017Fear the Walking DeadKlah Jackson3 episodes2017–2019JamestownChacrowMain cast2020TricksterWadeTV series2022Curious GeorgePool AttendantVoice: 1 episode
+ Video game rolesYearTitleRoleNotes2005Age of Empires IIIHiawatha2022Wylde FlowersThomas LightfootVoice2023Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom LibertyShankVoice2024Indiana Jones and the Great CirclePeruvian PorterMotion capture2025Metroid Prime 4: BeyondReger TokabiVoice
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