DALLAS GOLDTOOTH: A Minnesota Rez Kid makes it in Hollywood

Dallas Goldtooth has taken one of the most unusual career arcs in entertainment — from Minnesota rez-based comedy sketches with the 1491s, to Reservation Dogs, to the Fallout TV show, to starring alongside Jason Clarke in Apple TV’s The Last Frontier.

We talk about his viral beginnings, the transition from indie comedy to blockbuster streaming action, and what it means to represent Native voices on screen while raising a family of six.

Chapters:

00:00 – Intro & Dallas Goldtooth’s Hollywood leap

02:00 – Growing up on the Lower Sioux Reservation

07:30 – Comedy as survival: The 1491s & viral sketches

13:00 – Minnesota history, monuments, and reckoning with the past

20:00 – Landing roles in Reservation Dogs and Rutherford Falls

25:00 – Breaking down The Last Frontier

29:00 – The “copaganda” question and conflicted roles

34:00 – Representation, identity & Native roles in Hollywood

41:00 – Acting in Fallout with Walton Goggins

45:00 – Family life with six kids while acting

55:00 – Reflections on culture, comedy & the future