William Joseph Elk III is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the  Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla Tribes and is a graduate of the Schools  of Business Administration and Theatre Arts at Portland State  University. He delayed his business coursework to practice the art of  acting and playwriting for two years, where he gained valuable stage  experience paying dues which landed his part in Sherman Alexie's "The  Business of Fancy Dancing". Living in Portland and attending PSU gave  William the opportunity to be a part of such film productions as  "Ricochet River", "The Northwest Passage" project, "The Hunted", "What  the Bleep Do We Know", "Littlefoot" and the TNT/Dreamworks series "Into  the West". His television projects include "State Police", the BBC's  Extinct series "The Wolly Mamoth"and "Final Justice" as well as  appearances on "Highway Patrol". His most recent works include his role  in the Hallmark movie "Valley of Light" and the horror movie "Last  Stand". William was discovered while traditional Round Bustle dancing at  the Pi-Umpsha Pow Wow in Warm Springs, Oregon. He worked with Kate  Hudson on her first feature film project, Ricochet River, as a body  double for Doug Spain shortly after and began working to achieve a  chareer in the Film Industry. William now lives in Los Angeles and  pursues his career in the arts.