Nathaniel Arcand


Nathaniel Arcand is a Canadian actor. He is well known for his first major role in the Canadian drama series North of 60, in which for three seasons he played 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."

Life and career

He was raised in Edmonton, Alberta. He is Nēhilawē, 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 Plaizier and Griffin Powell-Arcand. Griffin is also an actor.
Arcand's most recent role is Clinton Skye in , an American TV Series on CBS. One of Arcand's longest running 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 , which won the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival Most Popular Canadian Film Award.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and recognition

Nathaniel Arcand is a lead character in both the film Two Indians Talking by director Sara McIntyre and in the television series Blackstone. In both the film and the television series he shares the screen with two of the same actors: Carmen Moore and Justin Rain.