Lorne Cardinal

Lorne Cardinal is a Canadian actor and director whose work spans theater, television and film. Born on the Sucker Creek First Nation reserve near High Prairie, Alberta, he graduated from the University of Alberta with a degree in acting in 1993, the first Indigenous person to earn that degree. He became known for playing Daniel Deela on the drama North of 60, and he also portrayed the Cree character Davis Quinton in the comedy series Corner Gas. He has often been cast as First Nations figures, including an aboriginal elder in Tkaronto and Tecumseh in Canada: A People's History, and he voiced Jacob Morin on the stop motion animated series Wapos Bay: The Series. His film credits include Insomnia (2002). In 2011 he appeared in productions of Thunderstick and Copper Thunderbird, and he later served as assistant director and acted in the documentary Chasing Lear (2016). He also appeared in the 2023 series Bones of Crows.