What made Graham Greene an icon? Talent, discipline and luck

With hundreds of stage and screen credits to his name, Graham Greene is an undeniable Canadian icon.

In 1990, he became one of the most recognizable Indigenous actors in North America thanks to his breakthrough role in the Kevin Costner film , which earned him an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor.

Now, the Oneida actor from the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario is the recipient of a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement . But before he carved out a prolific career in the performing arts, Greene was a draftsman, a steelworker, a welder and an audio tech — difficult jobs that taught him the importance of discipline and a strong work ethic.

In a career-spanning interview with Q

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