Dakota House | |
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| Born | February 14, 1974 Manning, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, politician, writer, activist |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Known for | North of 60 |
Dakota House (born February 17, 1974) is a Canadian actor, politician, writer and activist. [1] House is most noted for his role as Trevor "Teevee" Tenia in the television drama series North of 60 , [2] for which he was a Gemini Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 10th Gemini Awards in 1996. [3]
House has continued to have occasional acting roles, including in the films Dreamkeeper and One Dead Indian , and guest appearances in the television series MythQuest , Heartland and Blackstone .
In 2019, House stood as a candidate in the 2019 Alberta general election, campaigning for the Alberta Party in the electoral district of Peace River. [4] In 2020, he appeared in a public service announcement on behalf of Edmonton's Ben Calf Robe Society, promoting a suicide prevention hotline program targeted to First Nations. [5]
During his time on North of 60, House struggled with alcohol abuse, [1] and went through several brushes with the law including a charge of domestic violence against his wife in 1994, [6] and an impaired driving arrest in 1995. [7] In 1997 he was physically attacked by four men in his apartment building, suffering serious injuries including a skull fracture and the loss of part of his ear. [8]
After giving up alcohol he launched Going Miles, a self-help and mentorship group for Indigenous youth. [1] In 2002, he published Dancers in the Sky, a children's book based on traditional Cree story about the origins of the aurora borealis. [9] House has 6 kids, One of his sons is a designer, Dredon House.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Arrangement | Dog Collar | |
| 1999 | The Creator's Game | Daniel Cloud | |
| 1999 | Legend of Two-Path | Skyco | |
| 2006 | Dream Makers | — | Documentary |
| 2021 | The Demented | Senica | Associate producer |
| TBA | Tales from the Dead Zone | Vernon Steamboat | Post-production |
| Starlight | Thomas | Post-production | |
| The Epidemic | Gary | Filming | |
| Valetika | Royal | Pre-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–1997 | North of 60 | Trevor "Teevee" Tenia | 81 episode |
| 1993 | The Diviners | Jules (14 years old) | Television film |
| 1995 | Medicine River | Elwood | |
| 1995 | The X-Files | Eric Hosteen | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | In the Blue Ground | Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia | Television film |
| 2000 | Trial by Fire | Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia | Television film |
| 2001 | MythQuest | Tlesca | Episode: "Red Wolf's Daughter" |
| 2001 | Dream Storm | Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia | Television film |
| 2003 | Another Country | ||
| 2003 | Dreamkeeper | Dirty Belly | |
| 2005 | Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery | Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia | |
| 2005 | Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making | Guide (NWT) | |
| 2006 | One Dead Indian | Dudley George | |
| 2009 | Dear Prudence | JR Vigil | |
| 2011 | Heartland | Colby | Episode: "Family Business" |
| 2012 | The Horses of McBride | Adam | Television film |
| 2013 | Blackstone | Ned | Episode: "Some Things Never Change" |
| 2019 Alberta general election : Peace River | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Dan Williams | 9,770 | 69.40 | +13.18 | ||||
| New Democratic | Debbie Jabbour | 3,139 | 22.30 | -18.01 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Dakota House | 721 | 5.12 | 1.65 | ||||
| Freedom Conservative | Connie Russell | 249 | 1.77 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Remi J. Tardif | 198 | 1.41 | – | ||||
| Total | 14,077 | 99.18 | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 117 | 0.82 | ||||||
| Turnout | 14,194 | 60.51 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 23,458 | |||||||
| United Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +15.59 | ||||||
Source(s) Source: "77 - Peace River, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||