Cody Lightning
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Cody Lightning is a Cree Native American
actor
.
He is son of Georgina Lightning
, and brother of William Lightning and Crystle Lightning
.
Nominated for the Young Artist Award in 1999 for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor, for Smoke Signals
(1998).
Won American Indian Film Festival
Movie Award in 2007 for Best Actor in Four Sheets to the Wind
(2007).
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
He is son of Georgina Lightning
Georgina Lightning
Georgina Lightning is a Native American film director, screen-writer, and actress. Lightning was born in Edmonton, Canada, and is a Mushwatchees Cree, registered with the Samson Band of the Hobbema Indian Reservation near Edmonton. She was raised off of the reservation.In 2007 she was featured...
, and brother of William Lightning and Crystle Lightning
Crystle Lightning
Crystle Lea Lightning is a First Nations actress and model. Born Crystle Lea Light, she holds dual citizenship with the United States and Canada and is a Plains Cree member...
.
Nominated for the Young Artist Award in 1999 for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor, for Smoke Signals
Smoke Signals (film)
Smoke Signals is an independent film directed and co-produced by Chris Eyre and with a screenplay by Sherman Alexie, based on the short story "This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona" from his book Lone Ranger and Tonto: Fistfight in Heaven. It won several awards and accolades, and was...
(1998).
Won American Indian Film Festival
American Indian Film Festival
The American Indian Film Festival is an annual non-profit film festival in San Francisco. It is the world's oldest venue dedicated to Native American films and prepared the way for the 1979 formation of the American Indian Film Institute....
Movie Award in 2007 for Best Actor in Four Sheets to the Wind
Four Sheets to the Wind
Four Sheets to the Wind is a 2007 independent drama film written and directed by Sterlin Harjo.-Cast:* Cody Lightning – Cufe Smallhill* Tamara Podemski – Miri Smallhill* Laura Bailey – Francie* Jeri Arredondo – Cora Smallhill* Jon Proudstar – Jim...
(2007).
Selected filmography
- The BraveThe BraveThe Brave is a film adapted from the Gregory McDonald novel of the same title directed by and starring Johnny Depp.This film was Depp's directorial debut. He co-wrote the screenplay with his brother, directed and acted in it. The film was first shown at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival where it...
(1997) - Smoke SignalsSmoke Signals (film)Smoke Signals is an independent film directed and co-produced by Chris Eyre and with a screenplay by Sherman Alexie, based on the short story "This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona" from his book Lone Ranger and Tonto: Fistfight in Heaven. It won several awards and accolades, and was...
(1998) - ManicManic (film)Manic is a 2001 American drama film directed by Jordan Melamed and written by Michael Bacall and Blayne Weaver. It was shown at several film festivals in 2001 and 2002, including the Sundance Film Festival. The region 1 DVD was released January 20, 2004...
(2001) - DreamkeeperDreamkeeperDreamkeeper is a 2003 film written by John Fusco and directed by Steve Barron. The main plot of the film is the conflict between a Lakota elder and storyteller named Pete Chasing Horse and his Lakota grandson, Shane Chasing Horse...
(2003) - BrickBrick (film)Brick is a 2005 American neo-noir film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It was Johnson's directorial debut and won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival...
(2005) - Four Sheets to the WindFour Sheets to the WindFour Sheets to the Wind is a 2007 independent drama film written and directed by Sterlin Harjo.-Cast:* Cody Lightning – Cufe Smallhill* Tamara Podemski – Miri Smallhill* Laura Bailey – Francie* Jeri Arredondo – Cora Smallhill* Jon Proudstar – Jim...
(2007)
See also
- Georgina Lightning (mother)Georgina LightningGeorgina Lightning is a Native American film director, screen-writer, and actress. Lightning was born in Edmonton, Canada, and is a Mushwatchees Cree, registered with the Samson Band of the Hobbema Indian Reservation near Edmonton. She was raised off of the reservation.In 2007 she was featured...
- Crystle Lightning (sister)Crystle LightningCrystle Lea Lightning is a First Nations actress and model. Born Crystle Lea Light, she holds dual citizenship with the United States and Canada and is a Plains Cree member...
External links
- NativeCelebs.com Cody Lightning - Native American actors, movies. For fans and professionals.
- IMDB.com IMDB profile for Cody Lightning