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​Character Listings For Casting

The characters that appear in Colter's Run are based on historical figures or are created from historical composites. Ages are given as they appear in the script. All Colter's Run on-camera speaking parts are as follows: 

The Colter Family, Corps of Discovery Members and Fellow Trapper/Traders: 
John Colter
John Potts
Pete Wiser
Henry Scaggs
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Manuel Lisa 
George Drouillard
Francois Rivet  (Old Revay) 
Lucy Davis
Alsey Colter
Davy Rhea
Sam Rhea

The Salish: 
Divo koo'vishe  (Old Toby)
Cheleskaiyimi  (Three Eagles)
Young Salish maiden*
Otter*
Spotted Pony* 
* The given Salish name is currently undergoing historical research

The Blackfeet:
Kootenae Appe  (Kutenai Man)
Maa-koyou-mah-kaa   (Running Wolf)
Ak-o-tash-iks     (Many Horses)
Wawetseka   (Pretty Woman)
Makuie Poka  (Son of Wolf)
Nanp skan   (Medicine Man)



The Colter Family:
Corps of Discovery  Members 
Fellow Trapper/Traders:

The entire Colter's Run cast list is as follows: 

John Colter,  Approx. 35.
Two historical descriptions are known: ..."About thirty five years of age,  five feet ten inches in height and wore an open, ingenuous and pleasing countenance of the Daniel Boone stamp . Nature had formed him for hardy endurance of fatigue, privations and perils..." ~ Thomas James .

James Colter Sr.
Father of John Colter, 29

Alsey Colter
Mother of John Colter,  28

James Colter Jr. 
Brother of John Colter, 9

Isabella Colter
Sister of John Colter,  7

Davy Rhea
Cousin and friend of John Colter, 26

Sam Rhea
Cousin and friend of John Colter , 28

Lucy Davis
The future Mrs. John Colter, 16

Squire Boone
(Born 1744) owner of Squire Boone’s Tavern and younger brother of Daniel Boone 

Meriwether Lewis
Captain and leader of the L&C Expedition (Born 1772), 29

William Clark
Captain and co-leader of the L&C Expedition (Born 1770), 33

Henry Scaggs
Famed Kentucky long hunter and backwoodsman, 79

Sgt. Charles Floyd
L&C veteran non com 20

Joseph Field
Brother of Reuben, L&C veteran and hunter, 23

Reuben Field
Brother of Joseph, L&C veteran and hunter, 22

John Potts
L&C veteran and trapping partner, accompanies Colter on his second journey to the Three Forks to trap beaver, 32

Peter Wiser
L&C veteran, trapper and friend/mentor of Potts & Colter, 27

Richard Windsor
 L&C veteran and trapper 29

Jean Baptiste le Page
L&C veteran and trapper 46

Francois Rivet (Old Revay)
French boatman, trapper and member of first leg of the L&C Expedition (Born 1757) 

Manuel Lisa
Fur Trade Entrepreneur & leader of trapping expedition 35

George Drouillard
Half Cherokee, half French L&C veteran, trapper & esteemed scout (Born 1773)

York
Wm. Clark's black slave and boyhood friend/companion. Tall, strong and well built. Born 1770 

Toussaint Charbonneau
Sacajawea's French-Canadian husband and Corps interpreter,  (born 1767)


American Indian Casting:

Old Toby
Shoshone warrior & scout, guided L&C to the Bitterroots 40ish

Cheleskaiyimi (Three Eagles), 
War chief of the Salish(Tushepaw Band) , roughly 55 to 60

Salish Maiden
Demure young beauty who enchants Colter 16

Young Salish Girl #1
Giggling friend of Salish Maiden 15

Young Salish Girl #2
Friend of Salish Maiden 14

Old Salish Grandmother
Food server 40ish

Otter
Salish scout 19ish

Spotted Pony
Salish scout, 20ish

Itchuuwaaooshbishish (Red Feather)
War chief of the Apsaalooke Ashalaho (Mountain Crow) ,30ish

Kootenae Appe (Kutenai Man), 
War chief of the Inuck’siks, the Small Robe Band of the Southern Piegans/Blackfeet Nation mid 50’s

Maa-koyou-mah-kaa (Running Wolf)
Fierce Piegan warrior and favorite son of Kootenae Appe 22ish

Ak-o-tash-iks (Many Horses) 
Piegan warrior avenger and son of Kootenae Appe, 29

Makuie Poka (Wolf’s Child)
 Piegan warrior and youngest son of Kootenae Appe 18ish

Wawetseka (Pretty Woman)
Young daughter of Kootenae Appe, 16

Nanp-skan
Piegan medicine man, 60ish

Bear Woman
Wife of Nanp-skan, 60ish

Sacajawea 
Shoshone girl, 16 to 18 yrs and her infant, Pomp (2/3years old)

Blackfoot Warrior/Artis
Hide painter in opening scene 

Character Portraits in Fine Art
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