Ryan Rajendra Black

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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]

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Career

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Dance Me Outside Silas Crow
2004 Seven Times Lucky Five Wounds "Nephew"
2004 Stryker Omar

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Geronimo: An American Legend Television film
1995 North of 60 Lawrence Poor ManEpisode: "The Visit"
1996–1997 The Rez Silas Crow24 episodes
1997 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes Keith JacksonEpisode: "The Case of the Cunning Coyote"
1998 Highlander: The Raven JohnnyEpisode: "Full Disclosure"
2000 Traders RyanEpisode: "The One You Bury"
2000 The Thin Blue Lie AlbertoTelevision film
2001 Relic Hunter Adam GrantEpisode: "Eyes of Toklamanee"
2002Random PassageToma2 episodes
2002FramedTechnicianTelevision film
2003Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper StoryJudge Sinclair
2004 Wonderfalls Bill HootonEpisode: "Totem Mole"
2005 Moccasin Flats Devlin Day8 episodes
2007 Eye of the Beast Will NeepanakTelevision film
2014 Cashing In DinoEpisode: "The Road Home"

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References

  1. Susan Walker, "Real-life pals put friendship to use in rez buddy flick". Toronto Star , March 10, 1995.
  2. Alex Strachan, "New CBC series resonates with strong emotions and characters". Vancouver Sun , February 23, 1996.
  3. "Playwright softens bitter edge, finds ray of hope in reserve life". Canadian Press, March 5, 1996.
  4. John McKay, "CBC tops Gemini nominations but Bach doc gets single-show nod". Canadian Press, August 11, 1998.
  5. "Ryan Rajendra Black". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-05-03.