Apesanahkwat
Actor · Born January 19, 1949 (77) · Menominee Reservation, Wisconsin, USA
Apesanahkwat is an enrolled member of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin. He has been elected tribal chairman of his tribe 8 times, which is unprecedented. Apesanahkwat served in the US marine corps, and is a Vietnam combat veteran as well. Apesanahkwat is widely considered by his peers to be one of the foremost knowledgeable originators of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), which defined the Natiwell Nations' involvement in national gaming as known today. Apesanahkwat exemplifies the attributes of a traditionalist, as well as a progressive activist who exists for the true empowerment of his people and their well-being. An experienced orator on the political and social nuances of the native experience in America, he is also a motivational speaker promoting language, culture and native spirituality, as well as education, anti-gangs, anti-smoking, drugs and alcohol rehabilitation. An accomplished actor, Apesanahkwat has appeared in films and starred in numerous television shows. Apesanahkwat is also a champion northern traditional dancer, who competes in powwows throughout the U.S. and Canada and he is a 2nd degree Ogitchidaa (warrior) of the Three Fires Midawin (medicine lodge) society.
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Biography from IMDb.
- January 19, 1949 (77)
- Menominee Reservation, Wisconsin, USA
- Actor
- 10 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Apesanahkwat's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Apesanahkwat's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Apesanahkwat's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Wind River(2017)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Ray Donovan(2013)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Longmire(2012)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Nightbeasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Skinwalkers(2002)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Siringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Sioux City(1994)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Babylon 5(1993)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Northern Exposure(1990)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Bagdad Cafe(1987)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Annie Oakley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Johnny Appleseed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Tall Tales & Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Career shape
Star power in the 75th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1985 to 2017; peak year 2017.
Film career
Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1987Screen debut· Bagdad Cafe
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Apesanahkwat's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved6
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.