Ryan Rajendra Black (born June 10, 1973, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian actor, [1] most noted for his leading role as Silas Crow in the 1994 film Dance Me Outside and its spinoff television series The Rez . [2]
A Saulteaux member of the Sagkeeng First Nation, he has also appeared in the television series North of 60 , Highlander: The Raven , Moccasin Flats and Cashing In , the films Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story, Elimination Dance , Seven Times Lucky and Stryker , and on stage in a production of Ian Ross's theatrical play fareWel. [3]
He received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 13th Gemini Awards in 1998. [4]
Black was a production coordinator for I, Hostage and I, Alive. He was also the second assistant director for 26 episodes of the 2019 reality series My Misdiagnosis. [5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Dance Me Outside | Silas Crow | |
2004 | Seven Times Lucky | Five Wounds "Nephew" | |
2004 | Stryker | Omar | |
2024 | Aberdeen | Boyd |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend | Television film | |
1995 | North of 60 | Lawrence Poor Man | Episode: "The Visit" |
1996–1997 | The Rez | Silas Crow | Main cast |
1997 | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | Keith Jackson | Episode: "The Case of the Cunning Coyote" |
1998 | Highlander: The Raven | Johnny | Episode: "Full Disclosure" |
2000 | Traders | Ryan | Episode: "The One You Bury" |
2000 | The Thin Blue Lie | Alberto | Television film |
2001 | Relic Hunter | Adam Grant | Episode: "Eyes of Toklamanee" |
2002 | Random Passage | Toma | 2 episodes |
2002 | Framed | Technician | Television film |
2003 | Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story | Judge Sinclair | |
2004 | Wonderfalls | Bill Hooton | Episode: "Totem Mole" |
2005 | Moccasin Flats | Devlin Day | 8 episodes |
2007 | Eye of the Beast | Will Neepanak | Television film |
2014 | Cashing In | Dino | Episode: "The Road Home" |
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