Brandon Oakes

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Brandon Oakes, an actor, dancer and artist, is Mohawk from Akwesasne which straddles Ontario-Quebec-New York. He has performed and toured extensively throughout North America with several Native dance theatres. He attended the Centre for Indigenous Theatre in Toronto and then went on to study contemporary dance and acting at the Banff Centre for the Arts.

Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release

Blood River (2000, short)
In Shadow (2003, short)
Spirit: The Seventh Fire (VR-2005)
Two Spirits, One Journey (2007, short)
Pathfinder (2007)
Taking Chances (2009)

A Windigo Tale (2010)
A Warrior’s Heart (2011)
Strengths (VR-2011, short)
Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013)
The Jingle Dress (2014)
The Saver (2015)
Through Black Spruce (2018)

Rosie (2022)

TV Series – Cast:
Into the West (2005, mini-series)
Diggstown (2018, mini-series)

TV Series – Guest appearances:
Wonderfalls (2004)

Arctic Air (2013)