Paul Nutarariaq 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 ...

Inuit actor, with Ojibwe-Cree background. He is most noted for his performance in the 2018 film ''

The Grizzlies ''The Grizzlies'' is a 2018 Canadian sports drama film, directed by Miranda de Pencier. Based on a true story, the film depicts a youth lacrosse team that was set up to help combat an onslaught of youth suicide in the community of Kugluktuk, Nu ...

'', for which he received a

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nomination for

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at the

7th Canadian Screen Awards The 7th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 31, 2019, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2018.

in 2019."Canadian Screen Awards 2019: English-Canadian films shut out of best picture category"
''

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'', February 7, 2019. He is originally from

Igloolik Igloolik ( Inuktitut syllabics: , ''Iglulik'', ) is an Inuit hamlet in Foxe Basin, Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut, northern Canada. Because its location on Igloolik Island is close to Melville Peninsula, it is often mistakenly thought to be on th ...

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but was primarily raised in

Iqaluit Iqaluit ( ; , ; ) is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, its largest community, and its only city. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the large bay on the coast on which the city is situated. In 1987, its t ...

. He previously appeared in the films '' Throat Song'' and ''

'', and in the CBC comedy series '' Little Dog''.

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* Canadian male film actors Male actors from Nunavut Inuit male actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Igloolik People from Iqaluit {{Canada-actor-stub