Miccosukee | California

Montana Cypress is a Los Angeles based playwright, filmmaker and actor. Originally from the Miccosukee Tribe located in South Florida, he has studied acting at New York Film Academy, British Academy Dramatic Acting and UCLA’s Professional Acting Program. He is a three-time winner of the Von Marie Atchley Excellence in Playwriting Award, winner of Best Native American Directed Short at Phoenix Film Festival, had a full-length comedy stage play “A Christmas In Ochopee” premiere in Minneapolis produced by New Native Theatre and his documentary about alligator wrestling can be viewed on PBS North’s YouTube channel titled, “The Art of Gator Wrestling”. Montana recently played Chief Bromden in the stage adaptation One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest at the Gainesville Playhouse. He can also be seen in the Angel Studios upcoming film Young Washington set to release in theaters July 3, 2026.