Career
He is probably most well known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" (Lakota: Pȟehíŋ Otȟáte) in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves. Grant, a Native American, was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska. He portrayed "Chingachgook" on the syndicated television series Hawkeye and also had guest roles in a television series such as Due South, Two, and the Stargate SG-1 (episode "Spirits").
He also portrayed the famous warrior Crazy Horse in the 1991 television movie Son of the Morning Star.
He has been very active in youth activities and had served on the Native American Advisory Board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He has five grown children, three from a previous marriage, and two from previous relationships.
He later moved to southern California.