Martin Sensmeier

Sensmeier was born in Anchorage, Alaska, to Raymond and Eva Sensmeier, but was raised in Yakutat. His father is German-Tlingit and his mother is Koyukon-Athabascan from Ruby, Alaska on the Yukon River. Martin’s paternal grandfather was Gilbert Michael Sensmeier. He was born in Indiana, and was of German descent.

Sensmeier joined the cast in the second (2018) season of the HBO television series Westworld, in the recurring role of Wanahton.

In 2017, Sensmeier was cast in the lead role in the biopic, The Chickasaw Rancher portraying Montford Johnson, the man who built a ranching empire near the Chisholm Trail.

He began his professional career as a welder before working on an oil rig for Doyon Drilling. He eventually quit to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles. Sensmeier began work as a professional model before entering into acting. His first feature film was the sci-fi thriller Encounter, which has yet to be released. He appeared in a leading role, as one of the "seven", in the 2016 feature film The Magnificent Seven.

Martin Sensmeier (born June 27, 1985) is an American actor of Native Alaskan descent belonging to the Tlingit and Koyukon Athabascan people. He is one of the stars of the 2016 remake The Magnificent Seven.