Gary Dale Farmer (born June 12, 1953) is an Indigenous Canadian actor and musician best known for his role as Nobody in Dead Man and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, as well as for his work pioneering the development of First Nations media in Canada.
He was born in Ohsweken, Ontario into the Cayuga Nation and Wolf Clan of the Iroquois. His first acting role was in the play On The Rim Of A Curse, while his first major television role was in Spirit Bay. He later earned a recurring role as police captain Joe Stonetree in Forever Knight, and later went on to perform in both the film and television adaptations of Tony Hillerman's novels.
Aside from acting, Farmer also has a blues band called Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers, which has released two CDs, Love Songs and Other Issues in 2007 and Lovesick Blues in 2009.
Works:
Films- Blood Quantum
- Demon Knight
- First Cow
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
- Henry & Verlin
- Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
- Smoke Signals
- Twist
Television
