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Asivak Koostachin
Canadian actor (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Asivak Koostachin (born 1994)[citation needed] is a Cree-Inuk actor from Canada, most noted for his performances in the films Red Snow and Run Woman Run.[1]
Career
The son of filmmaker Jules Arita Koostachin,[2] he had his first major acting role in the APTN drama series AskiBoyz.[3] In 2018, he had a stage role in Theatre for Living's collective play šxʷʔa'ət (home).[4]
Red Snow, his first leading role in a feature film, was released in 2019.[5] He received a Leo Award nomination for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture, and a nomination for Best Actor at the 2019 American Indian Film Festival.[6]
In 2021, Koostachin appeared in Run Woman Run as the ghost of Tom Longboat.[7] He received a second nomination for Best Actor at the 2021 American Indian Film Festival,[8] and won the Remi Award for Best Actor at the 2021 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.[9] He won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 American Indian Film Festival for his performance in Portraits from a Fire.[8]
Koostachin has also appeared in the films Montana Story,[10] Broken Angel[11] and Angela's Shadow,[12] and has had supporting or guest roles in the television series Letterkenny, Cardinal, Hudson & Rex, and Molly of Denali.
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