Jeremiah Bitsui

Jeremiah Bitsui
Born1979 or 1980 (age 44–45)
Chinle, Arizona, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Children1

Jeremiah Bitsui (born 1979 or 1980)[1] is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Victor in the AMC series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.[2]

Early and personal life

Bitsui was born in Chinle, Arizona.[3] He is of Navajo and Omaha descent,[4] and lived on the Navajo Nation Native American reservation until the age of ten.[3] He later moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he graduated from Albuquerque High School.[3]

Bitsui has a daughter.[5] He is the co-founder of Youth Impacting Youth, a mentorship program which connects college students with youth who have experienced domestic violence.[6]

Career

Bitsui started his career at the age of five as Mickey in the Japanese film Mickey's House. [citation needed]He appeared in the 1994 film Natural Born Killers and the 2005 film A Thousand Roads, which was an official Sundance Film Festival selection.[7] He is also known for his portrayal of Eagle Flies in the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2, and the television series Bosch and Yellowstone.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Natural Born Killers Young Indian Boy
2005 A Thousand Roads Johnny Chee
2005 Lords of Dogtown Cholo Uncredited
2006 Flags of our Fathers Young Indian
2009 High Society: A Pot Boiler Yakob
2009 Brothers Cop
2010 The Dry Land Luis
2011 The Reunion Mexican Captain
2013 Blaze You Out Isaiah
2014 After the Fall
2014 Drunktown's Finest Sickboy
2021 The Pizza Tip Officer Ford
2023 Frybread Face and Me Uncle Roger

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Into the West Sgt. Red Tomahawk Episode: "Ghost Dance"
2005 Wildfire Ricky Sanchez Episode: "The Track"
2008 In Plain Sight Alex 1 episode
2009–2011 Breaking Bad Victor 8 episodes
2011 CSI: Miami Luis Tafoya Episode: "Killer Regrets"
2011 In Plain Sight Gangbanger 1 episode
2014 The Night Shift Sgt. Martin/Soldier 2 episodes
2014 Longmire Chuck 1 episode
2015 The Life Matt Gallecki 1 episode
2017–2022 Better Call Saul Victor 14 episodes
2018 Yellowstone Robert Long Episode: "Day Break"
2018 Dreamcatcher Bios Self Episode: "Wes Studi: The Man Behind Magua"
2019–2020 Bosch Officer Billy Harjo 3 episodes
2022– Dark Winds Hoski Main role
2024 Chicago PD Hector Lozano 2 episodes

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Eagle Flies Also motion capture

References

  1. ^ Harrison, Randy (October 29, 2013). "Stories from the Set". The Albuquerque Journal. p. 9. But the entrepreneurial Bitsui, 33, also has a serious acting pedigree...
  2. ^ "Jeremiah Bitsui". IMDb. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Gomez, Adrian (July 16, 2022). "Reprising one role and stepping into another – actor Jeremiah Bitsui finds himself in familiar territory". The Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2022. Though he was born in Chinle, Arizona, Bitsui spent the majority of his upbringing in Albuquerque.
  4. ^ "Jeremiah Bitsui". Native Networks. Smithsonian Institution. 2004. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  5. ^ "'Better Call Saul' Recap: Girl, Interrupted". Rolling Stone. March 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Jeremiah Bitsui - Native Networks". www.nativenetworks.si.edu. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "A Thousand Roads". Native Networks. Smithsonian Institution. 2004. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2012.