Gary Dale Farmer is a Native-Canadian character actor with plenty of
character. With over 100 Film and TV appearances attached to his
resume, and plenty more in the pipeline, Gary has shown he can adapt
easily to any genre when necessary. He is from Ohsweken, Ontario,
He is a member of the Cayuga nation and Wolf Clan, and studied photography and Film
at both the Syracuse University and Ryerson Polytechnic University. He
then began a successful career as an actor, first taking small roles in
movies such as
Police Academy - Dümmer als die Polizei erlaubt (1984), the
John Schlesinger film
Das Ritual (1987) with
Martin Sheen, the
Matt Dillon vehicle,
Chicago Blues (1987), and
Renegades - Auf eigene faust (1989) starring
Kiefer Sutherland and
Lou Diamond Phillips.
By the early 1990s, Gary was starring in more substantial roles. He
portrayed Cowboy Dashee in the
Robert Redford- produced
thriller, Canyon Cop (1991) -
again opposite Lou Diamond Phillips
and starred with Corey Feldman andCorey Haim in the drama
Blown Away (1993).
Lou Diamond Phillips cast Gary in
his directorial debut
Sioux City - Amulett der Rache (1994) and
Ernest R. Dickerson cast him in the
first
Geschichten aus der Gruft (1989)
horror movie
Ritter der Dämonen (1995)
with Billy Zane: Gary played a small town
deputy. He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his
memorable performance as Nobody in the
Jim Jarmusch independent western
Dead Man (1995), in which he starred
opposite Johnny Depp, and again for his role
in Smoke Signals (1998).
Jim Jarmusch re-prised Gary's role as the
Native-American spiritual guide - Nobody - for his next film,
Ghost Dog - Der Weg des Samurai (1999),
and Frank Oz cast him alongside
Marlon Brando and
Robert De Niro in
The Score (2001). Gary continues to
work steadily as an actor and has also moved behind the camera - he has
directed a few projects, including an episode of the
Nick Knight - Der Vampircop (1992) TV
series, episode 'Father Figure' (1992).
Gary formed his own band: 'Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers'. They
play the blues and have released two CDs.
