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Chaske Spencer 
Born Chaske Spencer
March 9, 1975
Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USAOccupation Actor Chaske Spencer (pronounced Chas-Kay; born March 9, 1975)[1] is an American actor of Native American heritage.
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Life and career
Spencer was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and grew up in Montana, Kooskia, Lapwai, and Lewiston, Idaho. His heritage includes Lakota, Nez Perce, Cherokee, Creek, French, and Dutch.[2] He has two younger sisters. He graduated from Clearwater Valley High School in 1994, where he went by the name James Spencer,[3] and acted as a young teen at the Lewiston Civic Theater. Spencer went to college at Lewis Clark State College for a year before dropping out to pursue his acting career.
He struggled doing odd jobs and taking lessons from coaches like David Gideon and Ed Kovens. Then he got a role in the 2002 film Skins, which then lead to Dreamkeeper, and Into the West.
In 2009, Spencer played werewolf Sam Uley in New Moon, based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name. He finished filming Eclipse in October 2009, reprising his role as Sam.
He is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict. He celebrated his one-year anniversary of being sober when he signed his contract for New Moon.[4]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 2002 Skins (film) Teen Rudy Movie 2003 Dreamkeeper Eagle Boy Movie 2004 Red Dead Revolver Voice Video game 2005 Into the West Voices That Carry Mini series 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Sam Uley Movie 2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Sam Uley Movie 2011 Shouting Secrets Wesley post-production Winter in the Blood Virgil First Raise pre-production The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Sam Uley post-production References
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Categories:- 1975 births
- American film actors
- Living people
- People from Lewiston, Idaho
- American people of Cherokee descent
- American people of Dutch descent
- American people of French descent
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