Gregg Rainwater

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).[1][2][3]

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.[4] 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.[1][5]

Personal life

Rainwater describes himself as having Osage, Cherokee, Irish, and Filipino descent. He has said his grandfather was a Native American from Arkansas.[1]

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. ^ a b c 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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