Reevis' first movie job was as a stunt rider in the 1987 film War Party, which also had his brother, Tim, who later performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Disneyland Paris. Reevis' first acting role, in 1988, was in Universal's Twins. He had a nonspeaking role as Sioux Warrior #1 in the Academy Award-winning Dances with Wolves in 1990. In 1993, he was cast as the Apache scout, Chato, in Geronimo: An American Legend starring Wes Studi as the titular warrior. Reevis played the Native American lead role in Last of the Dogmen (1995) with Tom Berenger.
In 1996, Reevis received an award from First Americans in the Arts (FAITA) for his supporting roles in both the critically acclaimed film Fargo and in the made-for-television movie Crazy Horse. In 2004, he repeated this honor for his work on the ABC series Line of Fire. Reevis appeared in Columbia’s 2003 film The Missing, in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard, and in TNT's 2005 miniseries Into the West. Reevis also appeared on Fox's drama series Bones.
Reevis died on December 7, 2017, of undisclosed causes in Missoula, Montana, at the age of 55.
