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Lorne Cardinal | |
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| Born | 6 January 1964 |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta, (BFA), Thompson Rivers University (Honourary D.Litt) [1] |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | Corner Gas |
| Spouse | Monique Hurteau (m. 2018) |
Lorne Cardinal (born 6 January 1964) [2] is a Gemini Award-winning Canadian stage, television and film actor, and accomplished stage and TV director. [3] He is best known for portraying Sergeant Davis Quinton on the comedy series Corner Gas . [4]
Cardinal was born on a reserve of the Sucker Creek First Nation at Lesser Slave Lake. He attended local schools as a child. He obtained a B.F.A. degree in acting from the University of Alberta in 1993, and was also the first Indigenous student to do so. [5]
Cardinal is also a rugby union enthusiast. He played for the Edmonton Druids RFC and then the Strathcona Druids, and was the first Indigenous person to play for the latter team. In his role in Corner Gas , he is shown wearing Saskatchewan Prairie Fire rugby team merchandise.
Cardinal has had a variety of roles in theatre, film and television. These include Insomnia , renegadepress.com , Crazy Horse and Wolf Canyon.
Of Cree descent, he is noted for playing First Nations roles in many productions, including Tecumseh in Canada: A People's History , an aboriginal elder in Tkaronto , and Davis Quinton, a Cree man, on Corner Gas. He also appeared on many episodes of North of 60 . [6] Cardinal can be heard as the voice of Jacob Morin on the APTN stop motion animated series Wapos Bay: The Series .
In 2011, Cardinal starred alongside Craig Lauzon in a production of Kenneth T. Williams' play Thunderstick. The two actors traded roles on alternate days. [5]
Cardinal completed a documentary film titled Chasing Lear (2016) with producer Monique Hurteau; it premiered on APTN. Chasing Lear explores the National Arts Centre theatre production of King Lear , that had an all-Aboriginal cast. Actors included August Schellenberg as Lear, Billy Merasty, Jani Lauzon, Tantoo Cardinal, and Kevin Loring. Lorne Cardinal did double-duty, serving as assistant director and also carrying the role of Duke of Albany.
He recently starred in the award-winning satirical short film 'No Reservations'. The film looks at pipeline politics and was created as a part of the Crazy8's film competition. As of 2020 Cardinal has a recurring role in the network TV drama FBI: Most Wanted .
Cardinal lives on the coast of British Columbia in Squamish with his wife Monique Hurteau, a producer, writer, and comedian. His brother Lewis, a business consultant and human rights activist in Edmonton, was a New Democratic Party candidate in the 2011 federal election.
Cardinal has eight other siblings who live in several areas of Canada.
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| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | The Strange Case of Bunny Weequod | Short film | |
| 2002 | Insomnia | Rich | |
| 2006 | Dream Makers | Himself | Documentary |
| 2007 | Tkaronto | Max Cardinal | |
| I'm Not the Indian You Had in Mind | Short film | ||
| 2008 | Cafe Utopia: Cinéma Trip Tych | Performer #1 | Video short |
| Palace | Simon | Short film | |
| 2010 | Flicka 2 | Sheriff | Direct-to-video |
| Rust | Duane | Direct-to-video | |
| Reserved for Hollywood | Himself | Short film | |
| 2012 | Higher Ground | Jacob/Father | Video short |
| Path of Souls | Dave Courchene | ||
| 2013 | The Shape of Rex | Stanley | |
| Pilgrim | Asshole | Short film | |
| If I Had Wings | Coleman | ||
| 2014 | Corner Gas: The Movie | Davis Quinton | Reprise of role from the 2004–2009 Corner Gas TV series |
| 2015 | Canadian Star | Himself | Documentary |
| Disorder | John | Short film | |
| Into the Forest | Jerry | ||
| Open Season: Scared Silly | Sheriff Gordy | Voice Released in theatres in Turkey while direct-to-video in North America | |
| 2016 | Chasing Lear | Himself | Director Executive producer Write Documentary |
| Gods Acre | Frank | Short film | |
| The Adventure Club | Curtis | ||
| 2017 | Limina | Mr. Gibbs | Short film |
| No Reservations | Joseph Stillwater | Short film | |
| Never Steady, Never Still | Lenny | ||
| Kayak to Klemtu | Don | ||
| Good Girls Don't | Larry | ||
| Unintentional Mother | Anna's Father | Short | |
| 2018 | The Humanity Bureau | Border Ranger | |
| 2021 | Run Woman Run | Len | |
| 2022 | The Bad Seed Returns | Brian | |
| 2023 | Four Souls of Coyote | Old Man Creator/Grandpa | Voice Released in theatres in Hungary while dubbed in English |
| Television | |||
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| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Lonesome Dove | Indian Brave | Episodes: "O Western Wind: Part 1" and "Down Come Rain: Part 2" |
| Hawkeye | Brother of the North Wind | Episode: "The Furlough" | |
| Frostfire | Dennis | TV movie | |
| 1995 | Tecumseh: The Last Warrior | Loud Noise | TV movie |
| 1995-1997 | North of 60 | Gambler Daniel Deela | Appeared in six episodes |
| 1995-1997 | Jake and the Kid | Moses Lefthand | 21 episodes |
| 1996 | Crazy Horse | Young Man Afraid | TV movie |
| 1997 | Out of Nowhere | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Big Bear | Little Bad Man | Mini-series Episodes: "#1.1 and "#1.2" |
| 1999 | Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science | Frank Roy | Episode: "Killer in a Box" |
| The City | Gabriel | Appeared in four episodes | |
| In the Blue Ground | Daniel Dééla | ||
| 2000 | Thin Air | Bobby Horse | TV movie |
| 2000-2001 | Canada: A People's History | Harold Cardinal/Mike Mountainhorse/Poundmaker/Tecumseh/Huron Warrior | Five episodes |
| 2000-2002 | Wumpa's World | Wumpa the Walrus (voice) | Appeared in all 26 episodes |
| 2001 | The Associates | Preston Stanley | Episode: "Encumbered" |
| 2001-2002 | Blackfly | Chief Smack-Your-Face-In | Appeared in eight episodes |
| 2001 | Buffalo Tracks | Host | |
| 2002 | Relic Hunter | Sheriff Dark Feather | Episode: "Fire in the Sky" |
| 2003 | Monsters We Met | Clovis man | Episode: "Eternal Frontier (America, 11,000 years ago)" |
| Another Country | Daniel Deela | TV movie | |
| Ice Bound | TV movie | ||
| Fallen Angel | Clerk | TV movie | |
| 2004-2008 | renegadepress.com | Wayne Sinclair | Appeared in six episodes and directed two |
| 2004-2009 | Corner Gas | Davis Quinton | Appeared in 107 episodes |
| 2005 | Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery | Daniel Deela | TV movie |
| 2005–Present | Wapos Bay: The Series | Jacob | Voice role |
| 2006 | Moccasin Flats | Himself | Director Episode: "Hide and Seek" |
| 2006 | The Road to Christmas | Chaba | |
| 2007 | Rabbit Fall | Himself | Director Episode: "The Weetigo" |
| Elijah | Chief Archie | TV movie | |
| 2008 | Winnipeg Comedy Festival | Himself | Host Episode: "Hardly Working" |
| Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman | Lorne Red Deer | TV movie | |
| Moccasin Flats: Redemption | Detective #1 | TV movie | |
| 2009 | The Time Traveler | Himself | Producer |
| Wolf Canyon | Rancher Heavyfeather | ||
| It's Been a Gas | Himself/Sgt. Davis Quinton | TV documentary | |
| Memories, Milestones and Moving Forward | Himself | Host | |
| 2010 | Great Canadian Books | Himself | Episode: "Three Day Road" |
| 2011 | Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes | Jacob | TV movie/special |
| Level Up | Principal Storm | TV movie | |
| Snowmageddon | Larry | TV movie | |
| 2012 | Arctic Air | Zachary Ward | Four episodes |
| Primeval: New World | Raymond | Episode: "Sisiutl" | |
| 2012-2013 | Level Up | Principal Storm | |
| 2013 | If I Had Wings | Angus Coleman | |
| 2014 | Far from Home | Roger Calhoun | TV movie |
| Fargo | Ray Almond | Episode: "A Fox, A Rabbit and a Cabbage" | |
| 2016 | Unser Traum von Kanada | Harry | TV mini-series Episodes: "Sowas wie Familie" and "Alles auf Anfang" |
| Going for Broke | Tour Commissioner Fraser | ||
| Brewstars | Ned | TV movie | |
| Shut Eye | Pete - Gardener | Episode: "The Fool" | |
| 2017 | Royal Canadian Air Farce | Episode: "Air Farce Canada 150" | |
| Tin Star | Officer Lightfoot | Season 1 episode 7: "Exposure" | |
| The Great Northern Candy Drop | Johnny May | Voice TV movie | |
| 2018–2021 | Corner Gas Animated | Sgt. Davis Quinton | Voice Main role |
| 2018 | The Bad Seed | Brian | TV movie |
| Wynter | Gabe | TV movie Post production | |
| 2019–present | Molly of Denali | Grandpa Nat | Voice Main role |
| 2020–present | FBI: Most Wanted | Nelson Skye | Recurring role |
| 2021 | Big Sky | Bruce Stone | Season 1 episode 10: "Catastrophic Thinking" |
| 2022 | Rutherford Falls | Bill Wells | Episode: "Aunt Sue" [7] [8] |
| 2023 | Mittens & Pants | Narrator | All episodes |
| Year | Award | Category | Film/Series | Result | Notes |
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| 2004 | Gemini Award | Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series | Corner Gas | Won | Shared with the cast of Corner Gas for the episode "Gopher It." |
| Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series | Corner Gas | Nominated | Shared with the cast of Corner Gas for the episode "Face Off." | ||
| 2006 | Gemini Award | Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series | Corner Gas | Nominated | Shared with the cast of Corner Gas for the episode "Merry Gasmas." |
| 2008 | Gemini Award | Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series | Wapos Bay: The Series | Nominated | Shared with the cast of Wapos Bay: The Series for the episode "The Guardians." |
| 2009 | Leo Award | Best Performance in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series | Wolf Canyon | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series | Corner Gas Animated | Won |
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Nathaniel Arcand is a Canadian actor. He is known for his first major role in the Canadian drama series North of 60, in which for three seasons he played William MacNeil, smart-mouthed and cocky, a troubled, misunderstood teen. In 1997, he was nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series" for the North of 60 episode "Traces and Tracks."
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Corner Gas: The Movie is a 2014 Canadian comedy film directed by David Storey and is based on the television series Corner Gas (2004-2009). The film stars Brent Butt, Gabrielle Miller, Fred Ewanuick, Eric Peterson, Janet Wright, Lorne Cardinal, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Nancy Robertson, Cavan Cunningham, Gwen Seed and Jean Freeman all reprising their roles from the television series. The film also features new characters played by Don Lake, Reagan Pasternak, Graham Greene, Will Sasso and Karen Holness. The original series aired on CTV from 2004 to 2009.
Kenneth T. Williams is a Cree playwright. He is from the George Gordon First Nation, Saskatchewan in Treaty 4 territory. Since 2017, Williams has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Drama at the University of Alberta.
Melina Laboucan-Massimo is a climate justice and Indigenous rights advocate from the Lubicon Cree community of Little Buffalo in northern Alberta, Canada. Growing up with firsthand experience of the effects of oil and gas drilling on local communities, she began advocating for an end to resource extraction in Indigenous territories but shifted focus to supporting a renewable energy transition after a ruptured pipeline spilled approximately 4.5 million litres of oil near Little Buffalo in 2011.
Asivak Koostachin is a Cree-Inuk actor from Canada, most noted for his performances in the films Red Snow and Run Woman Run.
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