Jon Santaanta Proudstar (January 3, 1967) is an American actor, comic book writer, and director best known for So Close To Perfect (2009), Young Guns II (1990), Wastelander (2018).
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1989: Billy The Kid as Henchmen
- 1990: Madhouse as Shoot 'Em
- 1993: Bodies Rest And Motion as Station Attendant
- 1993: Geronimo as Zuni Warrior
- 1993: Horse Opera as Native Warrior
- 1994: The Accident as Native Male
- 1995: A Boy Called Hate as War Bonnet Bartender
- 2000: The Lost Child as John Harry
- 2000: Backroads as David
- 2002: Legend Of The Phantom Rider as Bear Claw
- 2002: Skinwalkers as Davis Nakai
- 2003: Shut Eye as Sammy
- 2004: Border Warz as Cassel
- 2006: Cut Off as Security Guard
- 2007: Four Sheets To The Wind as Jim
- 2008: Red 71 as Gill
- 2008: Sweet Love And Deadly as Brad Grainer
- 2009: Barking Water as Roger
- 2009: So Close To Perfect as Jon (also producer, writer, and director)
- 2009: Jackrabbit Sky as Brian Oquitoa
- 2013: Cowboys And Indians as Horsefeather
- 2017: Wastelander Alternate Edit as Solek
- 2018: Wastelander as Solek (also producer)
Television Roles
- 1990: The Young Riders as Lead Native Warrior
- 1995: Legend as Rain Pony
- 1998: Walker, Texas Ranger as Billy Iron Hand
- 2002: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet as Chip Saugus
- 2002: Skinwalkers The Navajo Mysteries as Davis Nakai
- 2005: Into the West as Yellow Earring
- 2021: Reservation Dogs as Leon
Shorts
- 2005: Goodnight Irene as Middle-age Man
- 2005: Dude Vision as Jon (also writer and director)
- 2008: Yes Is Better Than No as Manny
- 2009: Gorgonzola as Dad
- 2010: Muscle as Boss
- 2013: Running Dear as Alex Maddox
- 2013: Mohawk Midnight Runners as Brutus
- 2015: Bloodlines as Father
- 2016: Cameron as Dragging Canoe
Misc.
- 1990: Young Guns II (Stand-In)
- 1993: Jericho Fever (Stand-In)
- 1994: Pontiac Moon (Stand-In)
- 1997: Vanishing Point (Stand-In)
- 1997: Perdita Durango (Stand-In)
- 2005: Miracle At Sage Creek (Production Coordinator)
Comic Books
- 1996: Tribal Force
- 2013: Graphic Classics volume Native American Classics
