Nathaniel Arcand (born November 13, 1971) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his first major role in the Canadian drama series ''

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'', in which for three seasons he played William MacNeil, smart-mouthed and cocky, a troubled, misunderstood teen. In 1997, he was nominated for a

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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."

Life and career

He was raised in

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. He is Nēhilawē ( Plains Cree), from the

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Reserve. Essential supports throughout his life are Nathaniel's mother and his great grandparents. Nathaniel has one daughter, Trisha O'Chiese, and two sons, Jaden Plaizier and Griffin Powell-Arcand. Griffin is also an actor. Arcand's most recent role is Clinton Skye in '' FBI: Most Wanted'', an American TV Series on

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. One of Arcand's longest running 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 dram
''Two Indians Talking''
which won the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival Most Popular Canadian Film Award.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and recognition

*Best Supporting Actor, American Indian Film Festival 2005 for

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*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''. In both the film and the television series, he shares the screen with two of the same actors:

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and

Justin Rain Justin Rain (born October 27, 1981) is a Canadian First Nations actor. He is of Plains Cree descent. Biography Justin Rain was raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, where he attended St. Mary's High School. Justin began abusing drugs in his y ...

References

External links

Kiss Dust Pictures

Blackstone Official Website

Nathaniel Arcand's profile at Northernstars.ca

Arcand's profile in Native Threads

Nathaniel Arcand on IMDB
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arcand, Nathaniel Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors First Nations male actors Cree people Living people 1971 births Male actors from Edmonton