Nathaniel Arcand

Nathaniel Arcand is a Native Canadian actor who currently plays Scott Cardinal on the CBC series Heartland.

Biography
Nathaniel Arcand is a Native Canadian actor. He was raised in Edmonton, Alberta. He is Nēhilawē (Plains Cree), from the Alexander First Nation Reserve. Essential supports throughout his life are Nathaniel's mother and his great grandparents. Nathaniel has one daughter, Trisha, and two sons, Jaden and Griffen. Nathaniel is well known for his first major role in the Canadian drama series North of 60, in which he played, for three seasons, William MacNeil, smart-mouthed and cocky, a troubled, misunderstood teen. In 1997, he was nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series" for the North of 60 episode "Traces and Tracks." One of Arcand's most recent roles is that of Scott Cardinal on the CBC series Heartland. Also in television, Nathaniel portrays Victor Merasty on Blackstone, "an unmuted exploration of First Nations’ power and politics" set in a small Plains Cree community. In one of his latest film roles, Arcand portrays Nathan in the comedic drama Two Indians Talking, which won the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival Most Popular Canadian Film Award.

Acting

 * Savage Land (1994) - Tree Climber
 * Due South (1996) - David Kitikmeot
 * The Mask
 * Crazy Horse (1996) - Little Hawk
 * Incredible Story Studio (1997) - Grandpa
 * Wrinkle in Time
 * North of 60 (1994 - 1997) - William MacNeil
 * Grey Owl (1999) - Ned White Bear
 * Legend of Two-Path (1999) - Wanchese
 * My Brother (2000) - Billy
 * Caitlin's Way (2000) - Garth Crowchild
 * Chasing Indigo (2000) - Tom
 * Double Frame (2000) - Reserve Cop
 * The Doe Boy (2001) - Junior
 * Virtual Insanity (2001) - Daniel
 * American Outlaws (2001) - Comanche Tom
 * Speaking of Sex (2001) - Calvin
 * Skins (2002) - Teen Mogie
 * Jeremiah (2002) - Shashona
 * Man of Iron, Woman Under Glass
 * Wildfire 7: The Inferno (2002) - Red
 * 100 Days in the Jungle (2002) - Leonard Carter
 * Da Vinci's Inquest (2003) - Vern Walker
 * God Forbid We Call It What It Is
 * Chick Street Fighter (2003) - Johnny
 * The Lone Ranger (2003) - Tonto
 * DreamKeeper (2003) - Broken Lance
 * Black Cloud (2004) - Jimmy
 * Smallville (2004) - Jeremiah Holdsclaw
 * Talisman
 * Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004) - Hunter
 * From Cherry English (2004) - Traylor
 * Naked Josh (2004) - Cute Gay Guy
 * Celibacy
 * Elektra (2005) - Hand Ninja 1
 * The Unknown (2005) - Ranger John Eagleheart
 * Little House on the Prairie (2005) - Kiowa Brave
 * Into the West (2005) - Brings Horse
 * Dreams and Schemes
 * Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story (2005) - Paramedic
 * Da Vinci's City Hall (2005) - Cage
 * Shoebox Zoo (2005) - Cousin Henry
 * Johnny Tootall (2005) - RT
 * Clean Fight (2006) - Trevor Queezenence
 * Northern Town (2006) - Georgee
 * Unnatural & Accidental (2006) - Handsome Native Man
 * Pathfinder (2007) - Wind In Tree
 * Montana Sky (2007) - Adam Wolfchild
 * Moose Tv (2007) - Clifford Mathew
 * Fear Itself (2009) - First Victim
 * Something with Bite
 * Murdoch Mysteries (2009) - Jimmy McLeod
 * Werewolves
 * Two Indians Talking (2010) - Nathan
 * Every Emotion Costs (2010) - Niingwauk
 * Ok Breathe Auralee (2012) - Randy
 * Longmire (2012) - Avo
 * Pilot
 * Path of Souls (2012) - Leroy Littlebear
 * Eric's Place (2013) - Zack
 * Cattle Call
 * Arctic Air (2013 - 2014) - Bruce Ward
 * Blood pays Blood (2015) - Kyutik
 * Blackstone (2009 - 2015) - Victor Merasty
 * Delmer & Marta (2016) - Takoda Callihoo
 * The Retreat
 * The Northlander (2016) - Shappa
 * Drawing Home (2016) - Will Bearspaw
 * LadyZ (2016) - Tracker
 * Sister, Daughter (2017) - Frank
 * Rogue (2017) - Miguel Flores
 * The Determined and the Desperate
 * Dead Again in Tombstone (2017) - Bull Dog
 * Bull (2017) - Makya 'Mack' Benally
 * Play the Hand You're Dealt
 * Frontier (2017) - Wahush
 * Supernatural (2017) - Derek Swan
 * The Bad Place
 * Faultline (2017) - Scott Eastman
 * Pilot
 * Heartland (2007 - 2018) - Scott Cardinal
 * The Healing (2018) - Shane McCloud
 * Cold Pursuit (2019) - Smoke
 * FBI (2019) - FBI Agent Clinton Skye
 * Most Wanted
 * Black Summer (2019) - Governale
 * Indian Road Trip (2019) - Billy
 * Monkey Beach (2020) - Albert
 * FBI: Most Wanted (2020) - Clinton Skye
 * Portraits from a Fire (2020) - Gord

Directing

 * TSTG Teaser (2017)
 * Coyote's Crazy Smart Science Show (2017)
 * Sister, Daughter (2017)

Stunts

 * Blood Pays Blood (2015)
 * The Revenant (2015)

Producing

 * Sister, Daughter (2017)