John Hoogenakker and Gregory Cruz Join "Dark Winds"; Geraldine Keams Returns

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AMC’s "Dark Winds" Season 5 Adds John Hoogenakker & Gregory Cruz; Geraldine Keams Sets Return
by Rosy Cordero
June 11, 2026


AMC‘s hit series "Dark Winds" has added a trio of talent to its cast for Season 5, including John Hoogenakker (The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, One Battle After Another) as a series regular, and Gregory Cruz (Mayans M.C., Saving Grace) in a recurring role.

Hoogenakker will play Sheriff Mark Bishop, Gordo Sena’s (A Martinez) younger, more button-downed successor at the Scarborough County Sheriff’s Department. He allows Leaphorn to join his investigation into Sena’s murder and quickly wades into jurisdictional conflicts with Leaphorn and his officers over who’s in charge.

Cruz will play Ed Manuelito, Bernadette Manuelito’s (Jessica Matten) biological father. A WWII vet suffering PTSD upon his return from the war, he abandoned Bern after her mother’s untimely death, depositing her at boarding school. He attempts to come back into his daughter’s life fifteen years later, a better man after finding community and support through sobriety and church.




Additionally, Geraldine Keams will return as her Season 1 character, Alice Benally.

Alice is Emma Leaphorn’s (Deanna Allison) mother, an elder who helps Emma prepare for Bernadette and Chee’s (Kiowa Gordon) traditional Navajo wedding.

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