Benny Wayne Sully is a classically-trained Sicangu Lakota actor born and raised in Trafalgar, Indiana. He resides in Los Angeles, California. He is an enrolled citizen of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, home of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate. He is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association. His friends call him "Bendy".
Claims in a January 2020 article for Insider.com that no one should claim to be a Native American unless they're enrolled in a Tribe. This wild assertion excludes adopted people and other people who are native descendants.