Brandon A. Oakes (born July 3, 1972) is an Akwesasronon actor, artist, and dancer. [1] He is a member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation. [1] [2]
Oakes is known for his role in the film Through Black Spruce , for which he was nominated for Best Actor at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. [3] He has also appeared in the films Rhymes for Young Ghouls , The Saver , Blood Quantum , Togo and Akilla's Escape , the television series Arctic Air , Saving Hope , Cardinal , Bad Blood , Diggstown , Anne with an E and Unsettled , as well as the web series Decoys .
| Year | TItle | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pathfinder | Elder #3 | |
| 2009 | Taking Chances | Randy Crazyhorse | |
| 2010 | A Windigo Tale | Joey | |
| 2011 | A Warrior's Heart | Bureaucrat | |
| 2013 | Rhymes for Young Ghouls | Burner | |
| 2014 | The Jingle Dress | Rik | |
| 2015 | The Saver | Uncle Jack | |
| 2018 | Through Black Spruce | Will | |
| 2019 | Blood Quantum | Bumper | |
| 2019 | Cranks | Barry | |
| 2019 | Togo | Henry Ivanoff | |
| 2020 | Akilla's Escape | Zo | |
| 2021 | The Exchange | Neil Crowfoot | |
| 2022 | Rosie | Jigger | |
| 2025 | At the Place of Ghosts (Sk+te’kmujue’katik) |
| Year | TItle | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Wonderfalls | Native Chief | Episode: "Wax Lion" |
| 2005 | Into the West | Kicking Bear | Episode: "Ghost Dance" |
| 2013 | Arctic Air | Corp. Sahcho | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Blackstone | Tuk Tuk | Episode: "Flat Line" |
| 2016 | Houdini & Doyle | Walt | Episode: "The Pall of LaPier" |
| 2017 | Saving Hope | Eli King | Episode: "Gutted" |
| 2018 | Cardinal | Peter Crowchild | Episode: "Wombat" |
| 2018 | Bad Blood | Bobby Sunwind | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Anne with an E | Aluk | |
| 2019–2021 | Diggstown | Doug Paul | 17 episodes |
| 2020 | Decoys | Rhett Peltier | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Unsettled | Darryl Keetch | 10 episodes |
| 2021 | Hudson & Rex | Barry Lysiak | Episode: "Under Pressure" |
| 2021 | FBI: Most Wanted | Chief Curotte | Episode: "The Line" |
| 2022 | Murdoch Mysteries | Uriah | Episode: "Rawhide Ralph" |
| 2024–present | The Trades | Taser |
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