Zahn McClarnon's career began with roles in "Murphy Brown" (1988-1998), "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (CBS, 1992-98) and "Walker, Texas Ranger" (CBS, 1992-2001). During the early stages of his Hollywood career, McClarnon mainly held acting roles in films like the mystery thriller "Silent Fall" (1994) with Richard Dreyfuss. He additionally landed roles in the TV movies "Cooperstown" (TNT, 1992-93) and "Grand Avenue" (HBO, 1995-96). In the nineties and the early 2000s, McClarnon devoted his time to various credits, such as "A Town Has Turned to Dust" (Syfy, 1997-98), "Skins" with Eric Schweig (2002) and "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" with Matt Damon (2002). He also worked on the Ben Stiller and Carla Gugino box office smash "Night at the Museum" (2006). He also held acting roles in films like "Not Forgotten" (2009) and the Peter Cilella thrilling mystery "Resolution" (2013). Most recently, McClarnon acted in "Bone Tomahawk" (2015) with Kurt Russell. More recently McClarnon has had roles in "Doctor Sleep" (2019), "The Forever Purge" (2021), "The Last Manhunt" (2022) and "Mekko" (2015).