Brandon Oakes
{{Short description|Akwesasronon actor (born 1972)}}
Brandon A. Oakes (born July 3, 1972) is an Akwesasronon actor, artist, and dancer.{{cite news |last=King |first=Sesi |title=Actor, Artist and Dancer...Brandon A. Oakes |url=https://www.indiantime.net/story/2013/12/05/culture/actor-artist-and-dancerbrandon-a-oakes/12350.html |accessdate=2019-02-11 |work=Indian Time |date=2013-12-05 |language=en}} He is a member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation.{{cite news |last=Rowe |first=Daniel J. |title=Screen Awards highlight new Indigenous talent |url=https://easterndoor.com/2019/02/22/screen-awards-highlight-new-indigenous-talent/ |accessdate=2024-10-11 |work=The Eastern Door |date=2019-02-22 |language=en}}
Career
Oakes is known for his role in the film Through Black Spruce, for which he was nominated for Best Actor at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/canadian-screen-awards-2019-nominations/ "Canadian Screen Awards 2019: English-Canadian films shut out of best picture category"]. Now, February 7, 2019. He has also appeared in the films Rhymes for Young Ghouls, The Saver, Blood Quantum, Togo and Akilla's Escape, the television series Arctic Air, Saving Hope, Cardinal, Bad Blood, Diggstown, Anne with an E and Unsettled, as well as the web series Decoys.
Filmography
= Film =
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|+ !Year !TItle !Role !Notes |
| 2007
|Elder #3 | |
| 2009
|Randy Crazyhorse | |
| 2010
|data-sort-value="Windigo Tale, A" | A Windigo Tale |Joey | |
| 2011
|data-sort-value="Warrior's Heart, A" | A Warrior's Heart |Bureaucrat | |
| 2013
|Burner | |
| 2014
|data-sort-value="Jingle Dress, The" | The Jingle Dress |Rik | |
| 2015
|data-sort-value="Saver, The" | The Saver |Uncle Jack | |
| 2018
|Will | |
| 2019
|Bumper | |
| 2019
|Cranks |Barry | |
| 2019
|Togo |Henry Ivanoff | |
| 2020
|Zo | |
| 2021
|data-sort-value="Exchange, The" | The Exchange |Neil Crowfoot | |
| 2022
|Jigger |
= Television =
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!Year !TItle !Role !Notes |
| 2004
|Native Chief |Episode: "Wax Lion" |
| 2005
|Episode: "Ghost Dance" |
| 2013
|Corp. Sahcho |3 episodes |
| 2015
|Tuk Tuk |Episode: "Flat Line" |
| 2016
|Walt |Episode: "The Pall of LaPier" |
| 2017
|Eli King |Episode: "Gutted" |
| 2018
|Peter Crowchild |Episode: "Wombat" |
| 2018
|Bobby Sunwind | rowspan="2" |6 episodes |
| 2019
|Aluk |
| 2019–2021
|Doug Paul |17 episodes |
| 2020
|Rhett Peltier |4 episodes |
| 2020
|Darryl Keetch |10 episodes |
| 2021
|Barry Lysiak |Episode: "Under Pressure" |
| 2021
|Chief Curotte |Episode: "The Line" |
| 2022
|Uriah |Episode: "Rawhide Ralph" |
| 2024–present
| Taser | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1476800}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:21st-century First Nations people
Category:21st-century Native American people
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American Mohawk people
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male stage actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian Mohawk male actors
Category:Native American male actors
Category:Native American people from New York (state)
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