Brandon A. Oakes (born July 3, 1972) is an Akwesasronon actor, artist, and dancer. He is a member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation.
Career Oakes is known for his role in the film Through Black Spruce, for which he was nominated for Best Actor at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019."Canadian Screen Awards 2019: English-Canadian films shut out of best picture category". Now, February 7, 2019. He has also appeared in the films Rhymes for Young Ghouls, The Saver, Blood Quantum, Togo and Akilla's Escape, the television series Arctic Air, Saving Hope, Cardinal, Bad Blood, Diggstown, Anne with an E and Unsettled, as well as the web series Decoys.
Filmography
Film +YearTItleRoleNotes2007PathfinderElder #32009Taking ChancesRandy Crazyhorse2010 A Windigo TaleJoey2011 A Warrior's HeartBureaucrat2013Rhymes for Young GhoulsBurner2014 The Jingle DressRik2015 The SaverUncle Jack2018Through Black SpruceWill2019Blood QuantumBumper2019CranksBarry2019TogoHenry Ivanoff2020Akilla's EscapeZo2021 The ExchangeNeil Crowfoot2022RosieJigger2025At the Place of Ghosts (Sk+te’kmujue’katik)2026Jeffrey's TurnJoe
Television YearTItleRoleNotes2004WonderfallsNative ChiefEpisode: "Wax Lion"2005Into the WestKicking BearEpisode: "Ghost Dance"2013Arctic AirCorp. Sahcho3 episodes2015BlackstoneTuk TukEpisode: "Flat Line"2016Houdini & DoyleWaltEpisode: "The Pall of LaPier"2017Saving HopeEli KingEpisode: "Gutted"2018CardinalPeter CrowchildEpisode: "Wombat"2018Bad BloodBobby Sunwind6 episodes2019Anne with an EAluk2019–2021DiggstownDoug Paul17 episodes2020DecoysRhett Peltier4 episodes2020UnsettledDarryl Keetch10 episodes2021Hudson & RexBarry LysiakEpisode: "Under Pressure"2021FBI: Most WantedChief CurotteEpisode: "The Line"2022Murdoch MysteriesUriahEpisode: "Rawhide Ralph" 2024–present The Trades Taser
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