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Gary Farmer (born June 12, 1953, in Ohsweken, Ontario) is a First Nations actor of the Cayuga Nation and Wolf Clan.

Farmer is perhaps best known for his role as spiritual Native American guide Nobody in Dead Man. Farmer reprised the role for a cameo in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, from the same director.

He also was the publisher of Aboriginal Voices magazine and is an avid supporter of Native media projects in film, radio, television and the internet. He has won numerous awards and nominations from many Native film festivals, and Canadian film awards.

He has performed in both the film and television adaptations of Tony Hillerman's novels. He played Cowboy Dashee in the 1991 film The Dark Wind and Capt. Largo in Coyote Waits (2003) and A Thief of Time (2004).

He was nominated for Independent Spirit Awards for his roles in the movies Powwow Highway, Dead Man, and Smoke Signals.

He also has a band called "Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers". The band consists of John Longbow on bass, Gary Farmer on harmonica and vocals, Denton McCabe on lead guitar, Nick Mendoza on rhythm guitar and vocals, Arne Bey on drums and Neon Napalm on vocals.

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