Jay Tavare
# Jay Tavare

Jay Tavare /ˈtævɑːˈreɪ/ is a Native American actor and a former blogger for Huffington Post. He is known for portraying Vega in the 1994 film adaptation of the video game Street Fighter, and its video game tie-in.

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | Street Fighter | Vega | |
| 1996 | Executive Decision | Nabill | |
| 1999 | Unbowed | Waka Mani | |
| 2000 | Escape to Grizzly Mountain | Tukayoo | |
| 2002 | Adaptation | Matthew Osceola | |
| 2003 | The Missing | Kayitah | |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Swimmer | |
| 2003 | El Padrino | Special Agent Sanchez | |
| 2007 | Pathfinder | Black Wing | |
| 2008 | Turok: Son of Stone | Koba | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2011 | Vatos Locos | Jimmy Cavera | Direct-to-video |
| 2014 | Off Track | Pui | Short |
| 2015 | The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) | Inmate 346 | |
| 2015 | Bone Tomahawk | Sharp Teeth | |
| 2015 | The Revenant | | Uncredited |
| 2015 | The Fifth Sum | Moctezuma | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | Into the West | Chief Prairie Fire | Episode: "Manifest Destiny" |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Manny Ortega | Episode: "Going Ballistic" |
| 2012 | Longmire | Reuben Lamebull | Episode: "Dogs, Horses and Indians" |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | Street Fighter: The Movie | Vega | Console |
| 1995 | Street Fighter: The Movie | Vega | Arcade |
| 2005 | Gun | Stone Hand / Native American 2 | |
| 2009 | Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood | Running River | |
| 2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Pedestrian / Background Character | |
| 2015 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Code Talker | |
