Asivak Koostachin (born 1994)[ citation needed ] is a Cree-Inuk actor from Canada, most noted for his performances in the films Red Snow and Run Woman Run . [1]
The son of filmmaker Jules Arita Koostachin, [2] he had his first major acting role in the APTN drama series AskiBoyz. [3] In 2018, he had a stage role in Theatre for Living's collective play šxʷʔa'ət (home). [4]
Red Snow , his first leading role in a feature film, was released in 2019. [5] He received a Leo Award nomination for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture, and a nomination for Best Actor at the 2019 American Indian Film Festival. [6]
In 2021, Koostachin appeared in Run Woman Run as the ghost of Tom Longboat. [7] He received a second nomination for Best Actor at the 2021 American Indian Film Festival, [8] and won the Remi Award for Best Actor at the 2021 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. [9] He won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 American Indian Film Festival for his performance in Portraits from a Fire . [8]
Koostachin has also appeared in the films Montana Story , [10] Broken Angel [11] and Angela's Shadow , [12] and has had supporting or guest roles in the television series Letterkenny , Cardinal , Hudson & Rex , and Molly of Denali .
He is a main cast member on the HBO Max series Duster . [13]