Shaun Johnston

Shaun Johnston is a Canadian actor who currently plays Jack Bartlett on the CBC series Heartland.

Biography
Born and raised in Ponoka, Alberta, Johnston has lived in Edmonton since he attended the University of Alberta, where he took the renowned acting program there, graduating with a BFA.

The first film he was the lead character in was William Hornecker's 1993 feature Two Brothers, a Girl and a Gun, which garnered him an Alberta Film & Television Award for Best Actor. He recently won the award again this year, for his portrayal of Captain Fancher - the leader of the wagon train - in Christopher Cain's theatrical feature September Dawn. On television Johnston has appeared in an array of roles, including the series lead, Jake Trumper, in Jake and the Kid, opposite Christopher Plummer in both television movies Agent of Influence and Dinosaur Hunter, as well as in the Emmy winning Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and the Gemini winning Mayerthorpe.

Among his many other television appearances he was a series regular on Traders and had a recurring role as Sid Flemming on Da Vinci's Inquest.

Shaun was honoured to receive a Gemini nomination for his portrayal as Jack in the first season of Heartland. He was nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series category, for his work in the episodes "Rising from the Ashes" (aka "Nothing Endures") and "Coming Together."

Acting

 * Blood Clan (1990) - Jerry
 * Two Brothers, a Girl and a Gun (1993) - Wes
 * Destiny Ridge (1993) - Rich Dearden
 * Cafe Utopia (1994) - Philosopher
 * Road to Saddle River (1994)
 * How the West Was Fun (1994) - Phil
 * Probable Cause (1994) - Henry Davarrio
 * Strange and Rich (1994) - Jerome Rich
 * The X Files (1995) - Pete Calcagni
 * Die Hand Die Verletzt
 * Hawkeye (1995) - Woodsman
 * The Visit
 * Convict Cowboy (1995) - Policeman
 * Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1995) - Deputy
 * The Return
 * Healthy Human Specimen (1995) - Sal
 * The Cold Heart of a Killer (1996)
 * Ms. Bear (1997) - Barney Porter
 * North of 60 (1997) - Doug Willis
 * The Smell of Violets
 * Silent Cradle (1997) - Detective Thorpe
 * Heart of the Sun (1998) - Harry
 * Welcome to Paradox (1998) - Meggs
 * The Winner
 * The Inspectors (1998) - Sheriff Glover
 * Stranger in Town (1998) - Police Chief Waller
 * The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998) - Roy Jackson
 * Before I Wake
 * The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (1998) - The Fox/Dave Rogers
 * The Case of the Ten Dollar Thief
 * Beyond the Barbed Wire (1998)
 * Silver Wolf (1999) - Frank McLean
 * Beggars and Choosers (1999) - Gideon
 * Mystery, Alaska (1999) - D.A. Dollof
 * Jake and the Kid (1995 - 1999) - Jake Trumper
 * PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (2000) - Harley
 * Gone Fishing
 * Traders (1999 - 2000) - Ben Sullivan
 * Beautiful Joe (2000) - Wayne
 * The Dinosaur Hunter (2000) - Fred Creath
 * High Noon (2000) - Joe Henderson
 * Mysterious Ways (2000) - Mr. Ward
 * Demons
 * Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 (2000) - Wendell Gillis
 * Mentors (1998 - 2001) - Roy Cates
 * Viva Las Nowhere (2001) - Sheriff
 * The Outer Limits (1995 - 2001) - O'Brien/Parker/Cop
 * MythQuest (2001) - Detective Saybrook
 * Due East (2002) - Mr. Yaeger
 * Agent of Influence (2002) - David Present
 * Da Vinci's Inquest (2002) - Fire Marshal Sid Fleming
 * Cold Squad (2002) - Chief Mitch Winslow
 * Survivor
 * 100 Days in the Jungle (2002) - Sean Scheelar
 * Tribe of Joseph (2002) - Jacob
 * The Investigation (2002) - Sgt. Sawyer
 * The Dead Zone (2003) - Terry Collier
 * Descent
 * The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003) - Sheriff Castillo
 * Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004) - Jack
 * Smallville (2004) - Matthew Cross
 * Hereafter
 * Tom Stone (2004) - Gavin Morris
 * Cash Call
 * Blue Murder (2004) - Detective Vince Gagne
 * Boys' Club
 * The Collector (2004) - Bill Carter
 * The Roboticist
 * Whitecoats (2004) - Head Injury Man
 * A Beachcombers Christmas (2004) - Harry
 * Chicks with Sticks (2004) - Luke
 * A Friend of the Family (2005) - Coleridge
 * Supervolcano (2005) - Matt
 * Into the West (2005) - William Mathers
 * Dreams and Schemes
 * Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (2005) - Mr. Pettit
 * Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story (2005) - Rob Coyne
 * The Christmas Blessing (2005) - Tucker Bennett
 * Kinahan's Law (2006) - Frank Kinahan
 * Touch the Top of the World (2006) - PV
 * Broken Trail (2006) - Small Pox Bob
 * Part One
 * The Mermaid Chair (2006) - Joseph Dubois
 * Art Ephemeral (2006) - The Artist
 * Carolina Moon (2007) - Han Bodeen
 * Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) - Col. Nelson Miles
 * September Dawn (2007) - Captain Fancher
 * Menace (2008) - Bruce Ranfield
 * Cafe Utopia: Cinema Trip Tych (2008) - Philosopher
 * Screamers: The Hunting (2009) - Haggard Man
 * Bad Dad (2010) - Rob Cochrane
 * A Heartland Christmas (2010) - Jack Bartlett
 * Caution: May Contain Nuts (2012)
 * Crackers to Krunts
 * A Frosty Affair (2015) - Edward
 * Delmer & Marta (2016) - Tom Bobadell
 * In Plainview (2018) - Reverend Rickman
 * Wynonna Earp (2016 - 2018) - Juan Carlos
 * Tin Star (2019) - Clay Coleman
 * Prairie Gothic
 * Heartland (2007 - 2021) - Jack Bartlett

Directing

 * Mentors (2000)
 * Right Place, Right Time

Producing

 * Heart of the Sun (1998)