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Jay Tavare

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Jay Tavare is an award winning actor whose work over the past two decades with Oscar winning directors and actors has earned him accolades and respect from his peers. His research and intense focus on authenticity helps him create unforgettable characters that he brings to life.

Some of Jay's most memorable on-screen roles are:

Pathfinder (Marcus Nispel, 2007) as Black Wing, with Karl Urban and Clancy Brown

The Missing (Ron Howard, 2003) as Kayitah, with Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones

Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella, 2003) as Swimmer, Jude Law's Cherokee half-brother and fellow Confederate army warrior

Adaptation (Spike Jonze, 2002) as Matthew Osceola, the enigmatic Seminole orchid thief opposite Meryl Streep

Into the West (Steven Spielberg, 2005 mini-series) as Chief Prairie Fire opposite Keri Russell

Street Fighter (1994) as Vega, the devilishly handsome and lethal Spanish Ninja

Unbowed (Nanci Rossov, 2000) as the defiant warrior, Waka Mani *Winner* Best Actor in the American Indian Film Festival

CSI Miami season finale*, Going Ballistic (2009) as Manny Ortega.

As guest star on the CSI Miami season finale, Jay performed all his own stunts, including an astonishing 23-story free fall which earned an Emmy nomination. Jay often prepares and performs his own stunts when the role calls for it. His impressive repertoire of physical skills, including martial arts, dancing, acrobatics, bare back riding, archery and swordsmanship, gives him the rare ability to create seamlessly believable characters.

Jay has a wealth of knowledge on American Indian history and culture due to his ongoing relationship and charitable work with several Indian nations. He writes a popular blog for The Huffington Post and has been an speaker at Brown University.

Jay honors his Apache/Navajo elders by traveling regularly to visit the youth and participate in their suicide prevention program called Honor Your Life at the Mescalero Apache reservation in New Mexico. Jay is also the celebrity spokesperson for Warming Hearts and Adopt-a-Native-Elder , a non-profit organization benefiting the Navajo elders in Utah and Arizona.

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Vatos Locos (Damian Chapa, 2011)

Pathfinder (Marcus Nispel, 2007) as Black Wing, with Karl Urban and Clancy Brown

El Padrino (Damian Chapa, 2004)

Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella, 2003) as Swimmer, Jude Law's Cherokee half-brother and fellow Confederate army warrior

Escape to Grizzly Mountain (Anthony Dalesandro, 2004) as Tukayoo

The Missing (Ron Howard, 2003) as Kayitah, with Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones

Adaptation (Spike Jonze, 2002) as Matthew Osceola, the enigmatic Seminole orchid thief opposite Meryl Streep

Street Fighter (Steven E. de Souza, 1994) as Vega, the devilishly handsome and lethal Spanish Ninja

Unbowed (Nanci Rossov, 2000) as the defiant warrior, Waka Mani *Winner* Best Actor in the American Indian Film Festival

Executive Decision (Stuart Baird, 1996)

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CSI: Miami, season finale - "Going Ballistic" (Sam Hill, 2008) guest starring as Manny Ortega, the outlaw urban arms dealer

Into the West (Steven Spielberg/Simon Wincer, 2005 mini-series) as Chief Prairie Fire opposite Keri Russell

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Into the West (Steven Spielberg, 2005 mini-series) as Chief Prairie Fire opposite Keri Russell

CSI Miami season finale, Going Ballistic (2009) as Manny Ortega.

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Jay interviews Jackie Chan

Venice Magazine

Jan/Feb, 1996

Jay Tavare on The Huffington Post

The Huffington Post - "Indian Givers"

The Huffington Post - "Geronimo"

The Huffington Post - "Divide and Conquer"

The Huffington Post - "Adopt -a-Native-Elder: When the Spirit Moves You"

The Huffington Post - "Honor Your Life"

The Huffington Post - "Life or Death: Teen Suicide on American Indian Reservations"

The Huffington Post - "Hollywood Indians"

The Huffington Post - "A Modern Day American Indian Story"

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VATOS LOCOS Lead Damian Chapa

TUROK: SON OF STONE Lead Curt Geda/Stars Media

PATHFINDER Lead Marcus Nispel/FOX

THE MISSING Lead Ron Howard/Revolution/Sony

COLD MOUNTAIN Supporting Anthony Minghella/Miramax

ADAPTATION Supporting Spike Jonze/Intermedia/Sony

EL PADRINO Supporting Damian Chapa

UNBOWED* Lead Nanci Rossov

ESCAPE TO GRIZZLY MOUNTAIN Lead Anthony Delassandro/MGM

EXECTUTIVE DECISION Supporting Stuart Baird/Warner Bros.

STREETFIGHTER Lead Steven de Sousa/Universal

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CSI: MIAMI Guest Star Bruckheimer Films/CBS

INTO THE WEST (Mini) Lead Simon Wincer/

Dreamworks/TNT

DREAM WEAVER (Pilot) Series Regular Candace Gosch/

Living Elements

ABC TALENT SHOWCASE Chris Ayers

Televised Theater and Stage

3 ROYAL COMMAND PERFORMANCES -- London Palladium

THE LENNY HENRY SPECIAL -- Brixton Threatre

Voiceover

COWBOYS AND ALIENS MGM/Feature film trailer

RED DEAD REDEMPTION Various Characters Video game

CALL OF JUAREZ Various Characters Video game

AGE OF EMPIRES Various Characters Video game

WINDTALKERS MGM/Feature film

*Best Actor - American Indian Film Festival 2000/2001

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Wolf Dog Rescue - NM

Samoyed Rescue

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