Chaske Spencer

Chaske (pronounced Chess-Kay) Spencer is a First Nation descendant of the Lakota (Sioux) Nation. He stars as the co-lead opposite Emily Blunt in Hugo Blick's limited series *The English*. Most recently, he starred in the feature film *Wild Indian*, which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. For his performance, Chaske was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards. Up next, Chaske stars in Disney+'s new Marvel series *Echo* (2023).

Chaske is well known for his portrayal of 'Sam Uley' in *The Twilight Saga: New Moon*, *Eclipse*, and *Breaking Dawn I and II*. He also starred in the Susanna White-directed feature *Woman Walks Ahead*, opposite Jessica Chastain and Sam Rockwell, which made its World Premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. His television credits include *NatGeo's* *Barkskins*, *NBC's* *Blindspot*, *Netflix's* *Jessica Jones*, the Emmy award-winning *Cinemax* series *Banshee*, *Netflix's* *Longmire*, and the *Amazon* series *Sneaky Pete* with Bryan Cranston.