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Eric Schweig Biography

Eric Schweig is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on June 19, 1967 in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. Canadian actor who was awarded the 2000 Grand Jury Award at L.A. Outfest, and was Uncas on the screen in 1992’s film The Last of Mohicans. The year 2005 was the last time he played Sitting Bull in Into the West.

He co-starred alongside He co-starred with Amy Wright in the 1995 Disney film, Tom and Huck, as Injun Joe. in the 1995 Disney film Tom and Huck, as Injun Joe.

Schweig ran away to Toronto, Ontario, where he supported himself by framing houses. In 1985, he was part of the cast of The Cradle Will Fall, an experimental adaptation of Frank Wedekind’s Spring Awakening produced by Theatre of Change at the Actor’s Lab; this was his first experience as an actor. In 1987, at twenty years old, he was approached by a producer who suggested he audition for a role in the movie called The Shaman’s Source (1990). With little formal education or experience he won the role. The film launched his career in the film industry.

Schweig was born in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. He is of mixed race (Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German). He is the oldest of seven children, who were all adopted out as part of the Canadian government’s failed attempt at forcing Inuit and First Nations children to assimilate into white society. Schweig’s biological mother died of alcoholism in 1989. He never met her. “She didn’t drink a drop of alcohol until we were taken away,” says Schweig. “We were part of the whole assimilation program—forcibly taken away, although my adoptive parents told me I wasn’t.” Schweig was adopted at six months of age by an English speaking German-French family. He spent his childhood in Inuvik until he was six, when his family moved to Bermuda. They later moved back to Canada.

He was engaged with Leah Schweig from 1999 until their divorce in the year 2000.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Schweig’s numerous screen credits (over thirty) include his portrayal of Uncas in the epic motion picture The Last of the Mohicans (1992) and Pike Dexter in the movie Big Eden (2000), for which he won the Grand Jury Prize at the Outfest film festival. In 1992, he was cast as Black Thunder in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation mini-series By Way of the Stars. Among his period film credits since The Last of the Mohicans, Eric became the famous Mohawk leader Joseph Brant/Thayendanegea for TNT’s telefilm The Broken Chain (1993), playing for the first time the main character in a movie (Schweig appeared with Wes Studi again for this motion picture). It was shot primarily in North Carolina. He starred in Disney’s The Scarlet Letter and Tom and Huck with Amy Wright in 1995. In 1996 he appeared as a Comanche protagonist, Buffalo Hump, in the Larry McMurtry miniseries Dead Man’s Walk. More recently, he played the lead role in films addressing more contemporary issues facing aboriginal and Native American people: Skins (2002), Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story (2003) and One Dead Indian (2006).

Eric Schweig Net Worth

Eric Schweig is one of the richest Movie Actor from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Schweig's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was adopted at the age of six months as a infant from The Western Arctic, but eventually relocated into Ontario after being the subject of abuse. He began acting in the year 1985, as a member of the cast of the show The Cradle Will Fall, created by Theatre of Change at the Actor’s Lab.

He worked for Resource Assistance for Youth (R.A.Y.) as an outreach coordinator and in 1993 the year he was named as one of People magazine’s fifty Most Beautiful People in the World.

Eric Schweig (born Ray Dean Thrasher on 19 June 1967) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Chingachgook’s son Uncas in The Last of the Mohicans (1992).

In 1993, he came in 5th on People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People list.

In 2017, Eric adopted two foster siblings. When asked about the transition to fostering, Eric said, “I went from 30 years of bachelorhood to Mr. Mom overnight. Everything changed, I went from only having to consider myself for every decision to centering everything on my foster kids. It was a real 180.” Eric now lives in Vancouver with his son and daughter.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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During the 1990s, Schweig began carving masks as a natural extension of his artistic expression. Since his childhood, Eric found he was emotionally pre-disposed to carving small objects out of wood (figures, kayak, etc.). Under the tutelage of artist Vern Etzerza, he studied traditional Pacific Coast carving before directing his talent specifically towards custom and traditional Inuit Spirit Masks, in collaboration with master carver Art Thompson. His collection of masks are not only successful attempts to reconnect with his heritage and with Inuit art, but his carvings are also necessary labours of psychological resilience facing a traumatized childhood. As a disastrous consequence of this uprooting and abuse, Schweig struggled for many years with alcohol abuse. He has stated that Big Eden (2000) was the first movie in which he was entirely sober. His fame as an actor gives him the opportunity to share his life’s experience in numerous speaking engagements in Canada and the United States of America. He is able to make large audiences aware of aboriginal issues, including adoption, the foster care system, addictions, and suicide. He currently resides in Vancouver BC working at Vancouver Native Health’s “Positive Outlook” program where residents of the city’s downtown eastside who are HIV positive can gain access to health care, hot meals, and social programming to maintain community connections.

Who is Eric Schweig Dating?

According to our records, Eric Schweig married to Leah Schweig . As of December 1, 2023, Eric Schweig’s is not dating anyone.

Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Eric Schweig celebrates birthday on June 19 of every year.

Where is Eric Schweig now?

Eric now lives in Vancouver with his son and daughter.

When was Eric Schweig born?

June 19, 1967 (age 55 years)

How old is Eric Schweig?

55 years (June 19, 1967)

What movies did Eric Schweig play in?

Appears in

Is Eric Schweig married?

Leah Schweig

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