Age: 42
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Tokala Black Elk is an Oglala Lakota actor and activist, a direct descendant of the holy man Black Elk, who gained recognition for his roles in Taylor Sheridan's Westerns, including Sam Stands Alone in Yellowstone (2018) and a Lakota warrior in 1883 (2022). In 2024 and through early 2026, he transitioned to comedy as a series regular in the NBC sitcom Happy's Place, starring as Takoda, a mild-mannered waiter and handyman who was recently revealed to be the frontman of a heavy metal band. His 2025 credits include a starring role as Buffalo Run in the Netflix limited series American Primeval. Beyond his screen work, he is a certified teacher of the Lakota language and a long-time advocate for Indigenous representation, having notably testified before the U.S. Senate at age 13 regarding the naming of the Little Bighorn Battlefield.
Tokala Black Elk
Kuzco
for Kuzco in The Emperor's New Groove (Live Action)
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Kuzco is the young, selfish, and overly-pampered emperor of the Inca Empire who lives the high-life and routinely punishes those who displease him, such as having an elderly man defenestrated for the crime of "throwing off his groove". One day, Kuzco meets with Pacha, a kind peasant and village leader, and tells him that he plans to demolish his hilltop family home to build himself a lavish summer home called "Kuzcotopia". Pacha protests, but is quickly dismissed. That evening, Kuzco's conniving adviser, Yzma, plots to take over as empress by hosting a dinner (her trick of secretly poisoning Kuzco as her revenge for him firing her for stealing his job running orders), but due to a mislabeled vial, her muscular but clumsy and oafish henchman Kronk Pepikrankenitz inadvertently spikes Kuzco's wine with the wrong potion, turning him into a llama. After knocking Kuzco out, Yzma orders Kronk to dispose of him in a river. However, after doing so, Kronk has a crisis of conscience at the last second and saves Kuzco, but misplaces him on a cart belonging to Pacha. Upon returning home, Pacha does not tell his family about Kuzco's decision. After awakening from the bag on the cart and scaring Pacha, Kuzco blames Pacha for his transformation and orders Pacha to return him to the palace. Pacha agrees, but only if Kuzco agrees to build Kuzcotopia elsewhere. Kuzco refuses the offer and decides to go by himself against Pacha's warnings, but quickly ends up getting
