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List of Indigenous Canadian actors

{{short description|List of Canadian actors/actresses who are First Nations, Métis or Inuit}}

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This is a list of Canadian actors/actresses who are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

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  • Meegwun Fairbrother, Ojibwe
  • Gary Farmer (Grand River Cayuga{{cite web |last1=McIntosh |first1=Andrew |title=Gary Farmer |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gary-dale-farmer |website=The Canadian Encyclopedia |access-date=13 March 2025}})
  • Waawaate Fobister, OjibweLindsay Raining Bird, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/waawaate-fobister-reclaims-first-nations-two-spirited-traditions-1.2709297 "Waawaate Fobister reclaims First Nations two-spirited traditions"]. CBC Indigenous, July 17, 2014.
  • Sharon Fontaine-Ishpatao, InnuSylvain Turcotte, [https://lenord-cotier.com/2022/08/02/sharon-fontaine-ishpatao-se-plait-a-jouer/ "Sharon Fontaine-Ishpatao se plaît à jouer"]. Le Nord-Côtier, August 2, 2022.
  • Cree Summer Francks, Plains Cree (adopted)
  • Rainbow Sun Francks, Plains Cree (adopted)

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  • Cara Gee, Ojibwe
  • Chief Dan George, Salish – nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Little Big Man
  • Glen Gould, Mi'kmaq
  • Danis Goulet (Cree/Métis{{cite news |last1=Lillie |first1=Vanessa |title='Reservation Dogs' Reminded Me That I Carry My Native Community with Me |url=https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/10/05/sterlin-harjo-deer-lady-reservation-dogs-finale-vanessa-lillie |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=WBUR |date=October 5, 2023 |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919094012/https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/10/05/sterlin-harjo-deer-lady-reservation-dogs-finale-vanessa-lillie |url-status=live }})
  • Graham Greene (Oneida{{cite news |last1=Aleiss |first1=Angela |title=From Lillian St. Cyr to Lily Gladstone: A Brief History of Hollywood Honoring Native Talent |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/lillian-st-cyr-lily-gladstone-history-hollywood-honoring-native-talent-1235710307/ |access-date=13 March 2025 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=19 December 2023}}) - nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Dances with Wolves
  • Douglas Grégoire, Innu
  • Yamie Grégoire, Innu
  • Michael Greyeyes, Plains Cree
  • Max Gros-Louis, Huron-Wendat

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  • Dakota Ray Hebert, Dene
  • Jimmy Herman, Dene, Chipewyan
  • René Highway, Cree
  • Zoe Hopkins, Heiltsuk, Mohawk
  • Kaniehtiio Horn (Kahnawà:ke Mohawk{{cite news |last1=Lillie |first1=Vanessa |title='Reservation Dogs' Reminded Me That I Carry My Native Community with Me |url=https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/10/05/sterlin-harjo-deer-lady-reservation-dogs-finale-vanessa-lillie |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=WBUR |date=October 5, 2023 |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919094012/https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/10/05/sterlin-harjo-deer-lady-reservation-dogs-finale-vanessa-lillie |url-status=live }})
  • Dakota House, Cree
  • Duane Howard, Nuu-chah-nulth

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  • Tom Jackson, Cree, Métis - known for his role of Billy Twofeathers on Shining Time Station and Peter Kenidi on North of 60
  • Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs (Kahnawà:ke Mohawk{{cite news |last1=Valdez |first1=Ysenia |title=Devery Jacobs Sees the Bigger Picture |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/new-hollywood-2022-devery-jacobs |access-date=13 March 2025 |work=Teen Vogue |date=14 March 2022}})
  • Ellyn Jade, Ojibwe

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  • Brandon Oakes, Mohawk
  • Joshua Odjick, Algonquin
  • Oshim Ottawa, Atikamekw
  • Joel Oulette, Cree/MétisAruna Dutt, [https://www.cbc.ca/television/trickster/how-this-young-canadian-star-went-straight-from-high-school-to-making-history-on-tv-1.5760801 "How this young Canadian star went straight from high school to 'making history' on TV"]. CBC News, October 14, 2020.

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  • Bronson Pelletier, Cree
  • Wilma Pelly, Saulteaux
  • Tahmoh Penikett, White River First Nation
  • Jennifer Podemski (Muscowpetung Saulteaux descent{{cite news |last1=Podemski |first1=Jennifer |title=You Can't Really Be Half of Anything |url=https://arcade.kofflerarts.org/article/you-cant-really-be-half-of-anything/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=Arcade |date=November 26, 2024 |archive-date=January 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109023850/https://arcade.kofflerarts.org/article/you-cant-really-be-half-of-anything/ |url-status=live }})
  • Sarah Podemski (Muscowpetung Saulteaux descent{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Forrest |title=Sarah Podemski - Celebrating Indigenous Content & Perspectives |url=https://www.jejunemagazine.com/home/sarah-podemski |access-date=13 March 2025 |work=Jejune Magaizne |date=18 May 2021}})
  • Tamara Podemski (Muscowpetung Saulteaux descent{{cite news |last1=Leydon |first1=Joe |title=Sheriff Joy Hawk will be doing her own share of time-tripping in Season 2. Tamara Podemski talks Outer Range. |url=https://www.cowboysindians.com/2024/05/ci-qa-tamara-dobson-of-open-range/ |access-date=13 March 2025 |work=Cowboys & Indians |date=15 May 2025}})
  • Michael Podemski-Bedard (Muscowpetung Saulteaux descent{{cite news |last1=Podemski |first1=Jennifer |title=You Can't Really Be Half of Anything |url=https://arcade.kofflerarts.org/article/you-cant-really-be-half-of-anything/ |access-date=11 March 2025|work=Arcade |date=November 26, 2024 |archive-date=January 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109023850/https://arcade.kofflerarts.org/article/you-cant-really-be-half-of-anything/ |url-status=live }})

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  • Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Algonquin[https://www.ledroit.com/arts/cinema/le-tremplin-de-jacob-whiteduck-lavoie-9c6167d56d97a3581094fe26fc037037 "Le tremplin de Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie"]. Le Droit, March 22, 2019.
  • D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (Oji-Cree{{cite news |last1=Wild |first1=Elyse |title='Reservation Dogs' Star D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai Brings MMIP to Emmy's |url=https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/reservation-dogs-star-d-pharaoh-woon-a-tai-brings-mmip-to-emmy-s |access-date=March 9, 2025 |work=Native News Online |date=September 16, 2024 |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114152740/https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/reservation-dogs-star-d-pharaoh-woon-a-tai-brings-mmip-to-emmy-s |url-status=live }})

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  • Johnny Yesno, Ojibwe{{cite web |url=https://windspeaker.com/news/footprints/obediah-johnny-yesno-was-bitten-by-the-acting-bug |title=Obediah Johnny Yesno was bitten by the acting bug |first=Dianne |last=Meili |website=windspeaker.com |accessdate=November 23, 2024}}

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