Ryan Rajendra Black
{{Short description|Canadian actor}}
Ryan Rajendra Black (born June 10, 1973, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian actor,Susan Walker, "Real-life pals put friendship to use in rez buddy flick". Toronto Star, March 10, 1995. most noted for his leading role as Silas Crow in the 1994 film Dance Me Outside and its spinoff television series The Rez.Alex Strachan, "New CBC series resonates with strong emotions and characters". Vancouver Sun, February 23, 1996.
Career
A Saulteaux member of the Sagkeeng First Nation, he has also appeared in the television series North of 60, Highlander: The Raven, Moccasin Flats and Cashing In, the films Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story, Elimination Dance, Seven Times Lucky and Stryker, and on stage in a production of Ian Ross's theatrical play fareWel."Playwright softens bitter edge, finds ray of hope in reserve life". Canadian Press, March 5, 1996.
He received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 13th Gemini Awards in 1998.John McKay, "CBC tops Gemini nominations but Bach doc gets single-show nod". Canadian Press, August 11, 1998.
Black was a production coordinator for I, Hostage and I, Alive. He was also the second assistant director for 26 episodes of the 2019 reality series My Misdiagnosis.{{Cite web |title=Ryan Rajendra Black |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0085496/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=IMDb}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1994
|Silas Crow | |
| 2004
|Five Wounds "Nephew" | |
| 2004
|Omar | |
| 2024
|Boyd | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1993
| |Television film |
| 1995
|Lawrence Poor Man |Episode: "The Visit" |
| 1996–1997
|data-sort-value="Rez, The" | The Rez |Silas Crow | Main cast |
| 1997
|data-sort-value="Adventures of Shirley Holmes, The" | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes |Keith Jackson |Episode: "The Case of the Cunning Coyote" |
| 1998
|Johnny |Episode: "Full Disclosure" |
| 2000
|Ryan |Episode: "The One You Bury" |
| 2000
|data-sort-value="Thin Blue Lie, The" | The Thin Blue Lie |Alberto |Television film |
| 2001
|Adam Grant |Episode: "Eyes of Toklamanee" |
| 2002
|Random Passage |Toma |2 episodes |
| 2002
|Framed |Technician | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 2003
|Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story |Judge Sinclair |
| 2004
|Bill Hooton |Episode: "Totem Mole" |
| 2005
|Devlin Day |8 episodes |
| 2007
|Will Neepanak |Television film |
| 2014
|Dino |Episode: "The Road Home" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0085496}}
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Category:20th-century Canadian male actors
Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male stage actors
Category:Male actors from Winnipeg
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