Morris Birdyellowhead

{{Short description|Canadian actor}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=March 2013}} {{BLP one source|date=November 2021}} }} '''Morris Birdyellowhead''', also known as '''Morris Bird''', is an Indigenous Canadian actor best known for his portrayal of Flint Sky in the 2006 epic film ''Apocalypto'', directed by Mel Gibson.

==Personal life== He is a member of the Paul First Nation in Alberta.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.paulfirstnation.com/default.aspx?ID=Actors | title=Morris Bird Yellowhead | work=List of Actors | publisher=Paul First Nation | accessdate=20 December 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715053318/http://www.paulfirstnation.com/default.aspx?ID=Actors | archive-date=15 July 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Morris now resides on his reserve raising children and working as an auto mechanic.

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2003|| ''Dreamkeeper'' || || |- |2005|| ''Into the West'' || Good Shield || |- |2005|| ''Broken Trail'' || Fox-Hide Brave || Episode "Part Two" |- |2006|| ''Apocalypto'' || Flint Sky || |- |2007|| ''Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee'' || American Horse || TV movie |- |2007|| ''September Dawn'' || Chief Kanosh || |- |2007|| ''Elijah'' || Charcoal || TV movie |- |2011|| ''Hell on Wheels'' || Bull Skull || Episode: "Bread and Circuses" |- |2015|| ''Diablo'' || Pitikwa || |- |2016|| ''Lost Face'' || Yakaga || |- |2021||''The Secret History of the Wild West'' || Low Horn || Episode "Old Soul" |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=1955464|name=Morris Birdyellowhead}}

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