Joshua Odjick is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

actor from

Kitigan Zibi Kitigan Zibi (also known as River Desert, and designated as Maniwaki 18 until 1994) is a First Nations reserve of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, an Algonquin band. It is situated near the confluence of the Désert and Gatineau Rivers ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. He is most noted for his performance as Pasmay in the 2021 film ''

Wildhood ''Wildhood'' is a 2021 Canadian coming-of-age romantic drama film, written, produced, and directed by Bretten Hannam.Steve Gow"Nova Scotia's film industry restarts with 'Wildhood'" ''Halifax Today'', August 25, 2020. An expansion of Hannam's ear ...

'', for which he won the

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for Best Supporting Actor at the

10th Canadian Screen Awards The 10th Canadian Screen Awards were held on April 10, 2022, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2021.Etan Vlessing"Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to Receive Canadian Screen Awards Special Honor" ''The Hollyw ...

in 2022, and the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film at the

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2021 The 22nd Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards were presented on March 7, 2022, to honour the films selected by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle as the best of 2021.Dana Gee"The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Ci ...

. A member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, he attended Heritage College in

Gatineau Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region and is part of Canada's N ...

."Anishinaabe students dig into their past"

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Ottawa, August 13, 2018. In addition to ''Wildhood'', he has appeared in the films '' Bootlegger'' and ''

Bones of Crows ''Bones of Crows'' is a 2022 Canadian drama film, written, produced, and directed by Marie Clements. The film stars Grace Dove as Aline Spears, a Cree woman who survives the Indian residential school system to become a code talker for the Canadi ...

'', and the television series ''

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'', '' Unsettled'', '' Little Bird'' and '' The Swarm''.

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* 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors First Nations male actors Male actors from Quebec Best Supporting Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Algonquin people {{Canada-actor-stub