Nathaniel Arcand
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Nathaniel Arcand is a Canadian
actor and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is Nēhilawē (Plains Cree), from the Alexander First Nation Reserve. Essential supports throughout his life are Nathaniel's mother and his great grandparents. Nathaniel has one daughter, Trisha, and two sons, Jaden and Griffen.
Nathaniel is well known for his first major role in the Canadian drama series North of 60
, in which he played, for three seasons, William MacNeil, smart-mouthed and cocky, a troubled, misunderstood teen. In 1997, he was nominated for a Gemini Award
in the category "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series" for the North of 60 episode "Traces and Tracks."
One of Arcand's most recent roles is that of Scott Cardinal on the CBC series Heartland
. Also in television, Nathaniel portrays Victor Merasty on Blackstone
, "an unmuted exploration of First Nations’ power and politics" set in a small Plains Cree community. In one of his latest film roles, Arcand portrays Nathan in the comedic drama Two Indians Talking, which won the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival Most Popular Canadian Film Award.
Awards and Recognition=
Trivia=
Nathaniel Arcand is a lead character in both the film Two Indians Talking by Director Sara McIntyre and in the television series Blackstone
. In both the film and the television series he shares the screen with two of the same actors: Carmen Moore and Justin Rain.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is Nēhilawē (Plains Cree), from the Alexander First Nation Reserve. Essential supports throughout his life are Nathaniel's mother and his great grandparents. Nathaniel has one daughter, Trisha, and two sons, Jaden and Griffen.
Nathaniel is well known for his first major role in the Canadian drama series North of 60
North of 60
North of 60 is a mid-1990s Canadian television series depicting life in the sub-Arctic northern boreal forest . It first aired on CBC Television in 1992 and was syndicated around the world. It is set in the fictional community of Lynx River, a primarily Native-run town depicted as being in the...
, in which he played, for three seasons, William MacNeil, smart-mouthed and cocky, a troubled, misunderstood teen. In 1997, he was nominated for a Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
in the category "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series" for the North of 60 episode "Traces and Tracks."
One of Arcand's most recent roles is that of Scott Cardinal on the CBC series Heartland
Heartland (Canadian TV series)
Heartland is a Canadian television drama series which debuted on CBC Television on October 14, 2007. The series is loosely based on the Heartland books by Lauren Brooke....
. Also in television, Nathaniel portrays Victor Merasty on Blackstone
Blackstone (TV series)
Blackstone is a Canadian television series, which airs on APTN and Showcase. Written, created, directed and produced by Canadian producer Ron E. Scott, the series began filming its eight episodes, plus a pilot, in 2010 in and around Edmonton, Alberta....
, "an unmuted exploration of First Nations’ power and politics" set in a small Plains Cree community. In one of his latest film roles, Arcand portrays Nathan in the comedic drama Two Indians Talking, which won the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival Most Popular Canadian Film Award.
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Two Indians Talking | Nathan | |
| 2006 | Pathfinder | Wind in Tree | |
| 2005 | Elektra Elektra (2005 film) Elektra is a 2005 superhero film directed by Rob Bowman. It is a spin-off from the 2003 film Daredevil, starring the Marvel comics character Elektra Natchios . The story follows Elektra, an international assassin whose weapon of choice is a pair of sai.For the screenplay, Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman... |
Ninja #1 | |
| 2004 | BIGFOOT, The Unknown Territory | John Eagleheart | |
| 2005 | From Cherry English | Traylor | Short film |
| 2003 | Black Cloud Black Cloud Black Cloud is a 2004 American film directed and written by Rick Schroder.- Plot:Black Cloud , a young Navajo man, must take a journey of personal growth to prepare himself for a chance at boxing in the Olympics... |
Jimmy | |
| 2003 | Ginger Snaps Back Ginger Snaps Back Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning is the prequel to Ginger Snaps and Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed. The final part of the Ginger Snaps trilogy takes place in 19th century Canada, following the exploits of the antecedents of the Fitzgerald sisters of the two previous movies: Ginger and Brigitte , who... |
Hunter | |
| 2002 | Skins Skins (film) Skins is a 2002 feature film by Chris Eyre and based upon the novel of the same name by Adrian C. Louis. The film is set on the fictional Beaver Creek Indian Reservation in South Dakota near the Nebraska border, a place very much like the actual Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the setting in the... |
Young Mogie | |
| 2001 | Virtual Insanity Virtual Insanity "Virtual Insanity" is the lead single from British Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai's third studio album, Travelling Without Moving. The song reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted at #38 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart upon the single's release in America in 1997... |
Daniel | Short film |
| 2001 | American Outlaws American Outlaws American Outlaws is a 2001 Western film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, and Ali Larter.-Plot:The southern army is trying to track down the Yankee army during the civil war... |
Comanche Tom | |
| 1999 | Grey Owl Grey Owl (film) Grey Owl is a 1998 biopic directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Pierce Brosnan in the role of real life British schoolboy turned Indian trapper "Grey Owl," Archibald Belaney , and Annie Galipeau as his wife Anahareo. With brief appearances by Graham Greene and others. The screenplay was... |
Ned White Bear | Based on a true story |
| 2001 | Speaking of Sex | Calvin | |
| 2000 | The Doe Boy The Doe Boy The Doe Boy is a 2001 independent drama film written and directed by Randy Redroad. It was selected as the United States winner of the Sundance Film Festival/NHK International Filmmakers Award in 2000... |
Junior | |
| 1999 | Chasing Indigo | Tom | |
| 1999 | My Brother | Billy | Short film |
| 1998 | The Legend of Two Path | Wanchese | |
| 1996 | Crazy Horse Crazy Horse Crazy Horse was a Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota. He took up arms against the U.S... |
Little Hawk | Based on a true story |
| Stone Coats | Lil Crow | Not released | |
| 1994 | Savage Land Savage Land The Savage Land is a hidden prehistoric land within the fictional Marvel Comics Universe. It is a tropical preserve hidden in Antarctica. It was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in X-Men #10... |
Tree Climber | |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Blackstone Blackstone (TV series) Blackstone is a Canadian television series, which airs on APTN and Showcase. Written, created, directed and produced by Canadian producer Ron E. Scott, the series began filming its eight episodes, plus a pilot, in 2010 in and around Edmonton, Alberta.... |
Victor Merasty | Season 1, 9 episodes: "Future, What Future?", "A New Beginning", "White Bread Red Class", "Suffer the Children", "Ditch Monkey", "Daddy's Home", "Bingo Night", "Push Pull Twist Turn", "Time's Up" Relevant content to Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is a Canadian broadcast and cable television network. APTN airs and produces programs made by, for and about Aboriginal Peoples... |
| 2007–2011 | Heartland Heartland (Canadian TV series) Heartland is a Canadian television drama series which debuted on CBC Television on October 14, 2007. The series is loosely based on the Heartland books by Lauren Brooke.... |
Scott Cardinal | 12 episodes Coming Together, Nothing Endures, Thicker Than Water, Born to Run, Ghost From the Past, Coming Home, After the Storm, Best Laid Plans, One Trick Pony, Come What May, Out of the Darkness |
| 2007 | Moose TV Moose TV Moose TV is a Canadian television sitcom, airing on Showcase in the 2007-08 television season.The show stars Adam Beach as George Keeshig, a Cree from the fictional community of Moose in northern Quebec, who returns home after a decade living in Toronto to become manager of the local community... |
Clifford Matthew | |
| 2007 | Montana Sky Montana Sky Montana Sky, also known as Nora Roberts' Montana Sky, is a 2007 made-for-TV movie. It was directed by Mike Robe, and stars Ashley Williams and John Corbett. The film is based on the Nora Roberts novel of the same name, and is part of the Nora Roberts 2007 movie collection, which also includes... |
Adam Wolfchild | |
| 2006 | Northern Town | Georgee | |
| Clean Fight | Trevor | ||
| 2005 | Johnny Tootall Johnny Tootall Johnny Tootall is a 2005 television film written and directed by Shirley Cheechoo and was filmed around Vancouver Island, British Columbia with the Ahousaht Nations people... |
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| 2005 | Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story | Paramedic | |
| 2005 | Da Vinci's City Hall Da Vinci's City Hall Da Vinci's City Hall is a Canadian dramatic television series, which premiered on CBC Television on 25 October 2005. The series was a spinoff of the long-running Canadian series Da Vinci's Inquest... |
Cage | Season 1, Isn't Very Pretty But You Can Smoke It (episode 3), One Man, Two Jobs (episode 4), Put Down the Hose, Pick Up a Gun (episode 5) |
| 2005 | Into The West Into the West (TV miniseries) Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks, with six two-hour episodes . The series was first broadcast in the U.S. on Turner Network Television on six Fridays starting on June 10, 2005... |
Brings Horse | |
| 2004 | Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross... |
Jeremiah Holdsclaw | Season 3, episode "Talisman" |
| Dreamkeeper Dreamkeeper Dreamkeeper is a 2003 film written by John Fusco and directed by Steve Barron. The main plot of the film is the conflict between a Lakota elder and storyteller named Pete Chasing Horse and his Lakota grandson, Shane Chasing Horse... |
Broken Lance | ||
| 2002 | Wildfire7: The Inferno | Red | |
| 2003 | Da Vinci's Inquest Da Vinci's Inquest Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. Seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes.... |
Vern Walker | |
| 2003 | The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger (2003 film) The Lone Ranger was an attempt by The WB to revive the Lone Ranger franchise in a new generation. The film starred Chad Michael Murray as the Lone Ranger and Nathaniel Arcand as Tonto.-Plot:... |
Tonto | |
| 100 Days in the Jungle | A Navajo from Utah | ||
| 2002 | Before We Ruled the Earth Before We Ruled The Earth Before We Ruled the Earth is a two-part documentary television miniseries that premiered on February 9, 2003 on the Discovery Channel. The program featured early human history and the challenges human beings faced thousands of years ago... |
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| Jeremiah Jeremiah Jeremiah Hebrew：יִרְמְיָה , Modern Hebrew:Yirməyāhū, IPA: jirməˈjaːhu, Tiberian:Yirmĭyahu, Greek:Ἰερεμίας), meaning "Yahweh exalts", or called the "Weeping prophet" was one of the main prophets of the Hebrew Bible... |
Shashona | Episode "Man of Iron, Woman Under Glass" | |
| Caitlin's Way Caitlin's Way Caitlin's Way is a live action teen drama series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2000–2002. The show was co-created by Thomas W. Lynch . Aired on The N from January 2003 to September 27, 2009... |
Deputy Garth Crowchild | ||
| Grandpa and Me | Grandpa | Short film | |
| 1996 | Due South Due South Due South is a Canadian crime drama series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, and latterly Callum Keith Rennie... |
David | Episode "The Mask" |
| 1994–1997 | North of 60 North of 60 North of 60 is a mid-1990s Canadian television series depicting life in the sub-Arctic northern boreal forest . It first aired on CBC Television in 1992 and was syndicated around the world. It is set in the fictional community of Lynx River, a primarily Native-run town depicted as being in the... |
William MacNeil | |
Awards and Recognition=
- Best Supporting Actor, American Indian Film Festival 2005 for Johnny TootallJohnny TootallJohnny Tootall is a 2005 television film written and directed by Shirley Cheechoo and was filmed around Vancouver Island, British Columbia with the Ahousaht Nations people...
- Performing Arts Award, Aboriginal Role Models of Alberta 2006
- Best Actor Nomination, Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival 2010 for Two Indians Talking
- Best Actor Nomination, American Indian Motion Picture 2010 for Two Indians Talking
Trivia=
Nathaniel Arcand is a lead character in both the film Two Indians Talking by Director Sara McIntyre and in the television series Blackstone
Blackstone (TV series)
Blackstone is a Canadian television series, which airs on APTN and Showcase. Written, created, directed and produced by Canadian producer Ron E. Scott, the series began filming its eight episodes, plus a pilot, in 2010 in and around Edmonton, Alberta....
. In both the film and the television series he shares the screen with two of the same actors: Carmen Moore and Justin Rain.