Herkimer, Tristan Thunderbolt

From the New Credit Mississauga Indian Reservation in Canada; born as Terry C. Herkimer. Graduate of Gallaudet University, 1990; worked as a recruiter/job placement specialist, then as an ASL teacher. Became director of a small nonprofit organization in Richmond, CA; he also began acting part-time, sometimes using the stage name Tristan Thunderbolt, and later legally changed his name to Tristan Thunderbolt Herkimer. Appearances included a role as Chief Massasoit in a San Francisco production of The Pilgrim Project. In 2005, was working for a major health care provider and had established a film company, Broken Ears Production. Acts in the San Francisco Bay area in both theater and film. Web site is www.tristanthunderbolt.com.