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American actor

Gregg Rainwater
Born (1966-02-27) February 27, 1966 (age 58)
Flint, Michigan, USA
OccupationActor

Gregg Rainwater (born February 27, 1966) is an American actor who is best known for his roles as half-Kiowa Buck Cross on The Young Riders (1989–1992) and T. Hawk in Street Fighter (1994).

He later starred in Ocean Tribe, guest-starred on Walker, Texas Ranger and Promised Land, and has done a lot of voice work, including Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Justice League Unlimited, Gargoyles, and Young Justice. He has also worked three seasons as an art director for America's Got Talent, and in April 2010 worked as Art Director on "American Idol - Idol Gives Back", for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Rainwater is a singer as well, and has toured England with the Warren Youth Chorale.

Personal life

Rainwater describes himself as having Osage, Cherokee, Irish, and Filipino descent. He has said his grandfather was a Native American from Arkansas.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1989-1992 The Young Riders Running Buck Cross 67 episodes
1994 Walker, Texas Ranger David Little Eagle Johnson Episode: "The Legend of Running Bear"
Street Fighter Sergeant T. Hawk
1995-1996 Gargoyles Coyote Trickster, Natsilane, young Peter Maza Voice, 2 episodes
1997 Promised Land Arthur Yazzi Episode: "The Outrage"
Ocean Tribe Noah
1998 Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World Additional voices
1999 How Does Anyone Get Old? Gene
Foreign Correspondents Marcel Uncredited
Pepper Ann Bob, Andy Voice, episode: "Dances with Ignorance/Girl Power"
2000 Max Steel Jake Nez Voice, 3 episodes
2004 Justice League Unlimited Long Shadow, Mike Voice, episode: "Ultimatum"
2012-2013 Young Justice Tye Longshadow Voice, 3 episodes

Audio books

Year Title Role
2015 Rain of the Ghosts Alonso Cacique, Billy Zekaris

References

  1. ^ Stacy Smith, "‘Young Rider’ Embraces Ethnic Responsibility", Gannett Westchester Newspapers (April 16, 1991). Retrieved 2009-10-21
  2. 50 Years of the Television Western. By Ronald Jackson (author). Published by AuthorHouse (April 23, 2008). Pp. 330-331. ISBN 978-1-4343-5925-4.
  3. Sandy Greer, "Native Americans Still Battling Stereotyping", Broadcast Weekly (April 21, 1990). Retrieved 2009-10-21
  4. Gregg Rainwater at IMDb
  5. Kay Gardella, "Buck Starts Here on Young Riders", NY Daily News TV Week (July 22–28, 1990). Retrieved 2009-10-21

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