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Cree First Nations actor from Canada
Joel Montgrand
BornLa Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • podcaster
Known forAvatar: The Last Airbender
True Detective

Joel Montgrand is a Cree First Nations actor and podcaster from the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in Canada. He's known for his appearances in the live-action shows Avatar: The Last Airbender and True Detective.

Career

In June 2022, Montgrand joined season 4 of True Detective. He was later cast as Hakoda in the 2024 series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

In November 2023, Montgrand launched a podcast titled Actors and Ancestors, which "celebrates Indigenous actors, talks back to Hollywood stereotypes and looks to the future of Indigenous Peoples on screen".

Filmography

Title Role Year Notes
Avatar the Last Airbender Hakoda 2024
True Detective Eddie Qavvik 2023 Season 4
SlashFM Man in Watch ad 2022 segment "I Love You So Much It's Killing Them"
Doomsday Mom Arizona Cop 2021 TV Movie
Beans Kania'tariio 2020
Fatal Vows Brian 2020 Season 7 Episode 11 "Flirting with Murder"
Hey Cuzzin Sheldon 2019 TV short
One Nightstand Jason 2019 Short
Labyrinth Life Xenon 2019 Short
Rise in Darkness Thomas 2019 Short
Eldritch Lewis Theobald 2018 Short
Legends of Tomorrow Sheriff 2018 Episode "Amazing Grace"
Altered Carbon Meditech 3 2018 Episode "Out of the Past"
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery Bartender 2017 TV Movie
Birth of the Dragon Sheriff Deputy Roy 2016
Oil Uncle Pete Short
Happy Medium Brad TV Movie
I Love You So Much It's Killing Them Man in Watch Ad Short
StrawMan Clay Short
iZombie Todd Hulce Episode "Method Head"
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Date #1 Episode "Rule #14: No Means... No"
Damn You Boyfriend Video
Average Dicks Bradley 2015 4 episodes
Bates Motel Guard (Jodi's) 2014 Episode: "Meltdown"
Ninja King Aran 2012 Short
La Fontaine David K 2011 TV Movie

References

  1. Smith, Jenna (2024-02-13). "Sask. actor lands a role in True Detective: Night Country". Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  2. Porter, Rick (2022-10-26). "'True Detective' Adds Trio to Season 4 Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  3. O'Donnell, E. (2022-08-01). "Avatar: The Last Airbender Live-Action Hakoda Actor Revealed". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  4. Otterson, Joe (2022-10-26). "'True Detective' Season 4 Casts Aka Niviâna, Isabella Star Lablanc, Joel D. Montgrand". Variety. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  5. Campione, Katie (2022-10-26). "'True Detective': Aka Niviâna, Isabella Star Lablanc, Joel D. Montgrand Join Season 4 Of HBO Anthology Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  6. Gee, Dana (2023-12-15). "Kali Reis and other Indigenous actors tell their stories on Actors and Ancestors podcast". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  7. "Indigenous podcast, "Actors & Ancestors", announces new season launching on National Indigenous Peoples Day". Podnews.net. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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