Sterlin Harjo

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Director

Birth Date: November 14, 1979

Age: 45 years old

Birth Place: Holdenville, Oklahoma

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Sterlin Harjo is a director, writer, producer, and actor who is best known for directing "Reservation Dogs" and "11/8/16." Harjo was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in 2022 for the first project.

Credits

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The LowdownStream

Director
Series
2025
98%

The LowdownStream

Writer
Series
2025
98%

Rez BallStream

Screenwriter
Movie
2024
94%

Reservation DogsStream

Creator
Series
2021
99%

Reservation DogsStream

Director
Series
2021
99%

Reservation DogsStream

Executive Producer
Series
2021
99%

Reservation DogsStream

Writer
Series
2021
99%

Gather

Producer
Movie
2020

Love and Fury

Cinematography
Movie
2020

Love and Fury

Director
Movie
2020

Love and Fury

Film Editing
Movie
2020

Love and Fury

Producer
Movie
2020

Mekko

Director
Movie
2015

Mekko

Screenwriter
Movie
2015

This May Be the Last Time

Actor
Voice
Movie
2014

This May Be the Last Time

Director
Movie
2014

This May Be the Last Time

Producer
Movie
2014

Barking Water

Director
Movie
2009

Barking Water

Screenwriter
Movie
2009

Four Sheets to the Wind

Director
Movie
2007

Four Sheets to the Wind

Screenwriter
Movie
2007

Photos

Sterlin HarjoFX's 'The Lowdown' TV Series Premiere, New York, USA - 17 Sep 2025 , Mandatory Credit: Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock (15489605n)Sterlin HarjoFX's 'The Lowdown' TV Series Premiere, New York, USA - 17 Sep 2025 , Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (15489606cb)Sterlin Harjo (Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Showrunner, Writer, Director) attends an FYC screening of FX's 'Reservation Dogs' at Vidiots on May 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.FYC Screening of FX's 'Reservation Dogs', Los Angeles, CA, USA - 28 May 2024, Mandatory Credit: Photo by Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for FX/Shutterstock (14512962as).Sterlin Harjo (Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Showrunner, Writer, Director) attends an FYC screening of FX's 'Reservation Dogs' at Vidiots on May 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.FYC Screening of FX's 'Reservation Dogs', Los Angeles, CA, USA - 28 May 2024, Mandatory Credit: Photo by Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for FX/Shutterstock (14512962as).BARKING WATER, from left: director Sterlin Harjo, Richard Ray Whitman, 2009. ©Lorber Films

News aboutSterlin Harjo

Keith David, Ethan Hawke, and Jeanne Tripplehorn for 'The Lowdown'
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‘The Lowdown’: Ethan Hawke & Sterlin Harjo Reveal Inspiration Behind Peter Dinklage Casting (VIDEO)

 Ethan Hawke and Ryan Kiera Armstrong in 'The Lowdown' Season 1
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‘The Lowdown’ Team Breaks Down Lee & Francis’s Mission to Find Dale’s Letters in Episode 3

 Ethan Hawke in 'The Lowdown' series premiere
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‘The Lowdown’: Ethan Hawke & Creator Sterlin Harjo Break Down Lee’s Bloody Introduction

 Michael Hitchcock and Ethan Hawke in 'The Lowdown' Season 1

Is ‘The Lowdown’ Based on a True Story?

 Ethan Hawke in 'The Lowdown'
Review

Roush Review: A Shaggy-Dog Crusader Searches for the ‘Lowdown’ Truth

 The Lowdown - Fall TV 2025
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 Ethan Hawke in 'The Lowdown'

‘The Lowdown’ Trailer Teases Trouble for Ethan Hawke’s Lee Raybon in FX Noir Series (VIDEO)

 Devery Jacobs as Elora Danan, Paulina Alexis as Willie Jack, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai as Bear, and Lane Factor as Cheese in 'Reservation Dogs'
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‘Reservation Dogs’ Creator Sterlin Harjo Breaks Down Emotional & Satisfying Series Finale

 Devery Jacobs and Ethan Hawke in 'Reservation Dogs' Season 3
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How ‘Reservation Dogs’ Landed Ethan Hawke as Elora’s Dad & More Season 3 Secrets

 Nathan Alexis as Teenage Brownie, Mato Wayuhi as Young Bucky, and Quannah Chasinghorse as Teenage Irene in 'Reservation Dogs'
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‘Reservation Dogs’ Elders Go Back in Time With ‘Dazed and Confused’ Inspired Episode

 Paulina Alexis, Devery Jacobs, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Lane Factor, and Elva Guerra in 'Reservation Dogs' Season 3
Opinion

Why ‘Reservation Dogs’ Is TV’s Most Underrated Series Right Now

 Kaniehtiio Horn in 'Reservation Dogs' Season 3
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‘Reservation Dogs’ Delivers Deer Lady’s Dark Origin Story & an Important History Lesson

 Paulina Alexis, Brandon Boyd, Lane Factor, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, and Devery Jacobs in 'Reservation Dogs' Season 3
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‘Reservation Dogs’ Director Danis Goulet on Hitting the Road in Final Season Premiere

 Devery Jacobs and D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai in 'Reservation Dogs' Season 3

‘Reservation Dogs’: The Gang Follows Their Own Paths in Final Season Trailer (VIDEO)

 Reservation Dogs Season 2 D'Pharoah Woon-a-Tai and Paulina Alexis
Preview

‘Reservation Dogs’ Creator Sterlin Harjo on ‘Resetting’ Stories in Season 2

 Devery Jacobs as Elora Danan in Reservation Dogs - Season 2

‘Reservation Dogs’ Season 2 Trailer Teases Elora Danan’s California Trip (VIDEO)

 Reservation Dogs Bear Elora and Willie Jack

‘Reservation Dogs’: 5 Things to Know About TV’s Best New Show