Joshua Odjick (born October 28, 2001) is a Canadian actor of Algonquin-Anishinaabe/Cree heritage and hails from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nations Community. He is most noted for his performance as Pasmay in the 2021 film Wildhood, for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022,"Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 8, 2022. and the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2021.Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022.
Early life A member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, he attended Heritage College in Gatineau, Quebec."Anishinaabe students dig into their past". CBC News Ottawa, August 13, 2018.
Career In addition to Wildhood, he has appeared in the films Bootlegger, Bones of Crows and Darkest Miriam, as well as the television series Coroner, Unsettled, Little Bird and The Swarm.
In June 2024, it was announced that Odjick had joined the cast of the American supernatural horror television series It: Welcome to Derry. The series was released in 2025 on HBO. In the same year, Odjick, Anna Lambe and Joel Oulette cohosted the documentary series Warrior Up!.Angel Moore, "New series Warrior Up! on APTN lumi features Indigenous youth warriors". APTN News, May 7, 2024.
In July 2024, Odjick was cast in a role as Collie Parker on the dystopian horror film The Long Walk, based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Stephen King.
In February 2025, the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards announced Odjick as the recipient of a mentorship, which will see film director Atom Egoyan provide support and guidance to Odjick for a year in the creation and production of Odjick's first short film as a filmmaker.Cassandra Szklarski, "Music producer Bob Ezrin, actor Graham Greene among Governor General's performing arts laureates". Rocky Mountain Outlook, February 20, 2025.
In July 2025, he was announced as having a supporting role in the upcoming television series adaptation of Bon Cop, Bad Cop.Marc-André Beaulieu, "«Bon Cop, Bad Cop»: Colm Feore se désiste, découvrez l'acteur qui le remplacera". 7 Jours, July 2, 2025.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2021BoundlessJournalist (uncredited)Short film Wildhood Pasmay Bootlegger Joseph 2022 Bones of Crows Jake Whallach 2023 Darkest Miriam Beautiful Young Man2025 Sweet Summer Pow Wow Riley The Long Walk Collie Parker (#48) Dusk & Dawn Dusk Frontier Crucible Apache #2 2026 Lupe Q and the Galactic Earworms ToroPost-productionDownArt SpiritShort film; completedTBA Wind River: The Next Chapter Danny GreyPost-production Lumi PathLove Is Not the AnswerTBA
Television Year Title Role Notes2020 Coroner Ernest Couchie Episode: "One Drum" Unsettled Myles 10 episodes2022 Pour toi Flora Jean Miniseries; 5 episodes Heritage Minutes Tom Longboat Episode: "Tom Longboat" Three Pines Tommy Kis 3 episodes2023 The Swarm Leon Anawak 8 episodes Little Bird Niizh 2 episodes Bones of Crows Jake Whallach 2 episodes 2024 Warrior Up! Co-host 2025 NCIS: Origins Young Témet Téngalkat Episode: "From the Ashes" 2025 It: Welcome to Derry Taniel 6 episodes2026Law & Order Toronto: Criminal IntentMike BrazeauEpisode: "XOXO" Bon Cop, Bad Cop Joe Broom Series regularNorth of NorthCheekbones2 episodes
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