Canadian actor
Joel Oulette
Born 2001 or 2002 (age 22–23)[ 1] Occupation Actor Years active 2007–present Known for Trickster
Joel Oulette (born 2001/2002) is a Canadian actor, most noted for his lead role as Jared in the television drama series Trickster .[ 2] He was cast in the series as his first starring role after supporting performances in the television series Tribal and the films Parallel Minds and Monkey Beach .[ 3]
Early life
Oulette was born in Medicine Hat , Alberta , and has ties to the Red River Métis Nation and Cumberland House Cree Nation .[ 4] [ 5] He began acting at the age of five, who was encouraged by his mother, who was an actress herself.[ 6] He attended Strathmore High School.[ 7] He also played for his school's Spartan's Football team.[ 7]
Career
Oulette was cast as an extra on HBO 's 2007 Western historical drama television film, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee .[ 6] In 2018, he played a small role on the prehistorical adventure film , Alpha .[ 7] He later earned a larger role on the drama film , Monkey Beach , released in 2020.[ 8] He was also on the television crime drama series, Tribal .[ 9] He starred as Runaway on the 2020 film, Parallel Minds .[ 10] In September 2019, he was cast as the starring role of Jared, on the supernatural thriller drama television series, Trickster .[ 11] The show premiered in October 2020.[ 12] Oulette made an appearance during a commercial break on Hockey Night in Canada in promotion of the show.[ 6]
In February 2021, he starred in season two, episode ten of the Netflix Series Two Sentence Horror Stories as an Indigenous man who faces a dark history when he and his girlfriend visit an old west reenactment for their podcast.[ 13] He starred in Daniel Foreman's thriller film Abducted as Derrick Desjardins,[ 10] which was released in 2021.[ 14] Oulette also played the main character Ben Taggart in the first season of the BYUtv and Family Channel series Ruby and the Well .[ 15]
At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, he received a nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Trickster .[ 16] In 2022, Oulette was cast as Hahn in the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender .[ 17] In 2023, Oulette competed on the ninth season of The Amazing Race Canada with his sister Shayla.[ 1]
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
^ a b c "On Your Mark, Canada! All 10 Teams Revealed for Season 9 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, Beginning July 4 on CTV" . Bell Media . June 21, 2023. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023 .
^ Aruna Dutt (October 14, 2020). "How this young Canadian star went straight from high school to 'making history' on TV" . CBC News . Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ Craig Takeuchi (October 16, 2020). "B.C. Indigenous supernatural mystery Monkey Beach gets theatrical release in Vancouver" . The Georgia Straight . Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ David Friend (September 15, 2020). " 'Trickster' actor Joel Oulette on the 'overwhelming' rise of CBC's new series" . Vancouver Courier . Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ Moore, Angel (May 7, 2024). "New series Warrior Up! on APTN lumi features Indigenous youth warriors" . APTN National News . Retrieved June 21, 2024 .
^ a b c d David Friend (September 15, 2020). " 'Trickster' actor Joel Oulette on the 'overwhelming' rise of CBC's new series" . CityNews . Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ a b c d Rolfe Johannson (August 29, 2018). "Local Actor Hits The Big Screen" . Strathmore Now . Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ a b c "Joel Oulette" . CBC . Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ a b Vanja Mutabdzija Jaksic (August 31, 2020). "Trickster is your next must watch series and here's why" . CBC Television . Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ a b c Kendall King (November 3, 2021). "Indigenous film 'Abducted' has major local connection" . Medicine Hat News . Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ Jane van Koeverden (September 18, 2019). "Cast revealed for CBC's upcoming series, The Trickster" . CBC News . Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ Vanja Mutabdzija Jaksic (September 30, 2020). "Introducing the stars from CBC's Trickster" . CBC News . Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ a b c "Manifest Destiny - Two Sentence Horror Stories" . CBS News . February 13, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ Travis Dosser (October 13, 2020). "County plays backdrop to Indigenous thriller film" . St. Thomas Times-Journal . Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ a b "BYUtv Greenlights Season 2 of "Ruby and the Well" Ahead of Series Premiere" . PR Newswire . February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ a b Brent Furdyk (March 30, 2021). "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, 'Schitt's Creek' Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations" . ET Canada . Archived from the original on March 30, 2021.
^ a b " 'Avatar: The Last Airbender': George Takei, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Arden Cho, Danny Pudi Among 20 Cast In Netflix Series" . Deadline Hollywood . September 7, 2022. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023 .
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