Nathaniel Arcand
Acting • Born 1971-11-13
Biography
Nathaniel Arcand (born November 13, 1971) is a Canadian actor and is Nēhilawē (Plains Cree), from the Alexander First Nation Reserve. His first major role was as troubled teen William MacNeil for 3 seasons in the Canadian drama series North of 60. 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." He had a major role as Clinton Skye in the CBS crime drama FBI: Most Wanted, and one of his longest running roles is that of Scott Cardinal on the CBC series Heartland. He has also appeared on Murdoch Mysteries, Smallville, Longmire, Bull, Supernatural, and Into the West, to name a few. He portrays Victor Merasty on Blackstone, "an unmuted exploration of First Nations’ power and politics" set in a small Plains Cree community. He also portrays Nathan in the comedic drama Two Indians Talking, which won the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival Most Popular Canadian Film Award. He appeared in Cold Pursuit with Liam Neeson, as well as many other films.
Filmography
63 credits
Pathfinder
Movie • 2007
Wind In Tree
Chick Street Fighter
Movie • 2003
Jonny
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning
Movie • 2004
Hunter
Elektra
Movie • 2005
Hand Ninja #1
American Outlaws
Movie • 2001
Comanche Tom
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
Movie • 2007
Adam Wolfchild
Clawed: The Legend of Sasquatch
Movie • 2005
Ranger John Eagleheart
Dreamkeeper
Movie • 2003
Broken Lance
Kiri and the Girl
Movie • 2021
Wolf
The Lone Ranger
Movie • 2003
Tonto
Two Indians Talking
Movie • 2010
Nathan
Portraits from a Fire
Movie • 2021
Gord
Killers of the Flower Moon
Movie • 2023
Ancestor Warrior
Zombie Attack: Museum of the Dead
Movie • 2004
Skins
Movie • 2002
Teen Mogie
The Doe Boy
Movie • 2001
Junior
Crazy Horse
Movie • 1996
Little Hawk
Johnny Tootall
Movie • 2005
RT
The Ties That Bind
Movie • 2023
Mr. Boyden
Drawing Home
Movie • 2017
Will Bearspaw
The Birds Who Fear Death
Movie • 2024
Don
The Northlander
Movie • 2016
Shappa
From Cherry English
Movie • 2004
Traylor
Wildfire 7: The Inferno
Movie • 2002
Red
Dead Again in Tombstone
Movie • 2017
Bull Dog
Grey Owl
Movie • 1999
Ned White Bear
Speaking of Sex
Movie • 2001
Calvin
100 Days In The Jungle
Movie • 2002
Leonard Carter
Monkey Beach
Movie • 2020
Albert Hill
Cold Pursuit
Movie • 2019
Fredrick 'Smoke' Alycott
Ok Breathe Auralee
Movie • 2012
Randy
Forgotten Warriors
Movie • 1997
Native Soldier
Black Cloud
Movie • 2004
Jimmy
Indian Road Trip
Movie • 2019
Billy Cardinal
The Baker's Son
Movie • 2021
Lyle
Sinners
Movie • 2025
Chayton
Viper
Movie
Jim Brave Bear
Protectors of the Land
Movie • 2025
Wayne Strongbow
Savage Land
Movie • 1994
Tree Climber
Train Dreams
Movie • 2025
Ignatius Jack
North of 60
TV • 1992
William MacNeil
Due South
TV • 1994
David Kitikmeot
Da Vinci's Inquest
TV • 1998
Smallville
TV • 2001
Jeremiah Holdsclaw
Fear Itself
TV • 2008
First Victim
Supernatural
TV • 2005
Derek Swan
Caitlin's Way
TV • 2000
Into the West
TV • 2005
Brings Horse
Murdoch Mysteries
TV • 2008
Jimmy McLeod
Heartland
TV • 2007
Scott Cardinal
Moose TV
TV • 2007
Delmer & Marta
TV • 2016
Takoda Callihoo
Shoebox Zoo
TV • 2004
Cousin Henry
Little House on the Prairie
TV • 2005
Kiowa Brave
Avatar the Last Airbender
TV • 2024
Chief Arnook
Bull
TV • 2016
Makya 'Mack' Benally
Black Summer
TV • 2019
Governale
FBI: Most Wanted
TV • 2020
Clinton Skye
FBI
TV • 2018
Clinton Skye
Longmire
TV • 2012
Avo
My Life with the Walter Boys
TV • 2023
Mato Summerhill
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
TV
Gaspésie
My Life with the Walter Boys
TV • 2023