Julian Black Antelope is an indigenous actor and television broadcaster from Canada. [1] He is most noted for his recurring role as Darrien Tailfeathers in the television drama series Blackstone , for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Performance in a Guest Role in a Drama Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017. [2]
Although Cree and Métis by birth, he was taken from his family in the Sixties Scoop, and raised by a white family in Fort Macleod, Alberta. [1] Because of Fort Macleod's proximity to the Blackfoot peoples, he reconnected with his indigenous heritage through Blackfoot communities, and was later formally adopted by an elder of the Kainai Nation. [1] He began his career in media after being offered a small role in the 2005 television miniseries Into the West . [1]
His other roles have included supporting or guest appearances in the television series Hell on Wheels , The Flash , Condor , Tribal and NCIS: Origins , and the films Hold the Dark , Prey and The Birds Who Fear Death .
In recent years he has created, produced and hosted two editions of Secret History , an APTN documentary series on First Nations history in Canada. [3] At the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025, he received a nomination for Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series for Secret History: Women Warriors.