Kalani Queypo


Kalani Queypo is an American actor best known for his role as Chacrow on Jamestown and Klah Jackson on Fear the Walking Dead.

Biography

Kalani Queypo claimed that he grew up being "artistic". His family were dancers and he was trained in classic hula dancing. He was raised by a single mother as his father died when he was nine. He had initially wanted to be a lawyer and then a news anchor. When he was placed in an acting program in school, he realized he could be those two things and more. "I think that what interested me was human behavior and the way that people related to each other and I think my family really developed a great empathy with me and the arts sort of found me". After graduating high school, he began searching for acting programs until he decided to move to New York to expand his career.
He found his way into starring in numerous television projects such as Into [the West (miniseries)|Into the West], Mad Men and Saints & Strangers as Squanto. He also appeared in the Terrence Malick epic The [New World (2005 film)|The New World]. He appeared as Klah Jackson on Fear the Walking Dead and has a major role as Chacrow in Jamestown.
At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Trickster.

Personal life

Queypo is a founding member of the National American Indian Committee at SAG/AFTRA.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Strangers with CandyHopiEpisode: "Trail of Tears"; Uncredited
2005Into the WestWhite BirdEpisode: "Casualties of War"; Miniseries
2006BonesAlex JosephEpisode: "The Skull in the Desert"
2006The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie WoodmanRussel Two CloudsEpisode: "Peyote Ugly"
201010,000 DaysIgnacioMain cast
2011Nurse JackieJoseph DelarondeEpisode: "Orchids and Salami"
2012Aspen the SeriesJamesMain cast
2013Mad MenMaster of Ceremonies2 episodes
2015Saints & StrangersSquantoMiniseries
2017Hawaii Five-0Kanuha NoeEpisode: "Ka Laina Ma Ke One"
2017Fear the Walking DeadKlah Jackson3 episodes
2017–2019JamestownChacrowMain cast
2020TricksterWadeTV series
2022Curious GeorgePool AttendantVoice: 1 episode

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Age [of Empires III]Hiawatha
2022Wylde FlowersThomas LightfootVoice
2023Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom LibertyShankVoice
2024Indiana Jones and the Great CirclePeruvian PorterMotion capture
2025Metroid Prime 4: BeyondReger TokabiVoice