Eric Schweig is a Canadian / North American actor of Native American descent (birth name Ray Dean Thrasher).
| Eric Schweig | |
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| Schweig, Eric | |
| Birth name | Ray dean thrasher |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Inuvik , Northwest Territories |
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| Profession | , , |
| Career | 1989 - |
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Born June 19, 1967 . Best known for the role of Uncas in the movie "The Last of the Mohicans" by Michael Mann (1992).
Childhood and Early Years
Eric Schweig was born in Inuika in the Northwest Territories . His family is of mixed origin ( Inuit , Germans, Portuguese). Eric was the eldest of seven brothers and sisters, taken from their native Indian mother and adopted by white families as part of the Canadian government’s assimilation of the Indian population.
The mother of Switzerland died of alcoholism in 1989. According to Schweig himself, she did not take alcohol in her mouth before the children were taken from her. The actor never met her.
As an adult, he found one of his uncles and maintains a relationship with him.
Immediately after birth, Switzerland was adopted by an English-speaking family of mixed Franco-German descent. Foster parents treated the boy with monstrous cruelty, constantly beaten and subjected to humiliating punishments. At sixteen, Schweig fled home and began to live independently, earning a living as carpentry (glazing of houses).
Cinema career
In 1985, Schweig played the first role in the theater, in an experimental amateur production.
In 1987, he was offered audition for a role in the film "The Shaman's Spring." With no experience or serious preparation, Schweig nevertheless got a role that opened the way for him to the film industry.
The actor starred in more than thirty films, including the famous film "The Last of the Mohicans" and numerous television series.
Applied Arts
In the nineties, Schweig became interested in making ritual masks based on the original Eskimo masks of perfumes created in past centuries.
The actor perceives this work to some extent as therapy, which allows him to soften the experience of an unhappy childhood and restore contact with the ancestors of the Indians.
Interesting Facts
In 1993, Switzerland took fifth place in the list of fifty most beautiful people in the world according to People magazine .
In an interview with the Last of the Mohicans fan site, Schweig mentioned that he would very much like to see the famous Eskimo masks from the Ascension collection that the Russians exported to photograph them and recreate for their people [2] .
Selected Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | f | The Last of the Mohicans | The last of the mohicans | Uncas |
| 1994 | f | Squanto: The Legend of the Warrior | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Epenau |
| 1995 | f | Downstream | Follow the river | Wildcat |
| 1996 | with | Dead man walk | Dead man's walk | Bison Hump |
| 2002 | f | Redskins | Skins | Rudy Yellow Tent |
| 2003 | f | Last raid | The missing | Pesh Chaydin / Brukho |
| 2007 | f | Bury my heart at Wounded Nee | Bury my heart at wounded knee | Bile |
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 143260588 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ Eric Schweig: An Interview