The Fancy Dance cast features Lily Gladstone, Isabel DeRoy-Olson and Shea Whigham. This info article contains minor spoilers and cast/character summaries for Erica Tremblay’s 2024 Apple TV+ movie. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category, and then browse complete soundtrack song listings in the Soundtracks of Cinema section.

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Fancy Dance takes place on the Seneca–Cayuga Nation Reservation. As Jax searches for her missing sister, she looks after her 13-year-old niece. The narrative follows the main protagonists as they bond while reaching an epiphany about the future. Here’s every actor and character in Fancy Dance.

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Fancy Dance Cast: Lily Gladstone as Jax

Character Profile: A Native American woman. She is a former drug dealer who earns money through petty crimes. Jax teaches life lessons to her niece while looking for her missing sister.

Gladstone’s Resume: The Rancher in Certain Women (2016), Roxanne in Billions (2019-), Hokti in Reservation Dogs (2022-23), Mollie Burkhart in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), Cam Bentland in Under the Bridge (2024)

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Fancy Dance Cast: Isabel DeRoy-Olson as Roki

Character Profile: Jax’s 13-year-old niece. She worries about her missing mother while preparing for powwow gathering. Roki strategizes against government officials and family members with Jax.

DeRoy-Olson’s Resume: Young Sâkowêw in Shadow of the Rougarou (2022), Kara Two-Rivers in Three Pines (2022), Young Cam in Under the Bridge (2024)

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Fancy Dance Cast: Shea Whigham as Frank

Character Profile: Jax’s father. He left his family in the past. Frank and his wife receive temporary custody of Roki.

Whigham’s Resume: Eugene in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006), Dennis Farrell in Splinter (2008), Dewart in Take Shelter (2011), Jake in Silver Linings Playbook (2012), Jim Dunlop in Eileen (2023)

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Fancy Dance Cast: Ryan Begay as JJ

Character Profile: Jax’s brother. He is a law enforcement officer for the Seneca–Cayuga Nation Reservation. JJ worries about Jax interfering with an official investigation.

Begay’s Resume: Good Samaritan in Breaking Bad (2012), Andrew in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2016), Clipper in Get Shorty (2017)-18), Javier in Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), Guy Atcitty in Dark Winds (2022-23)

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The Fancy Dance cast also includes:

• Tamara Podemski as Ricky
• Crystle Lightning as Sapphire
• Dennis Newman as Derrick
• Hauli Sioux Gray as Tawi
• Audrey Wasilewski as Nancy
• Patrice Fisher as Ruth
• Arianne Martin as Donna
• Tyler Tipton as Chad
• Hauli Sioux Gray as Tawi
• Casey Camp-Horinek as Mary
• Trey Munden as Ryan

Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.