Ryan Rajendra Black

Ryan Rajendra Black (born June 10, 1973, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian actor,^[1] most noted for his leading role as Silas Crow in the 1994 film Dance Me Outside and its spinoff television series The Rez.^[2]

Career

A Saulteaux member of the Sagkeeng First Nation, he has also appeared in the television series North of 60, Highlander: The Raven, Moccasin Flats and Cashing In, the films Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story, Elimination Dance, Seven Times Lucky and Stryker, and on stage in a production of Ian Ross's theatrical play fareWel.^[3]

He received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 13th Gemini Awards in 1998.^[4]

Black was a production coordinator for I, Hostage and I, Alive. He was also the second assistant director for 26 episodes of the 2019 reality series My Misdiagnosis.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Dance Me Outside	Silas Crow
2004	Seven Times Lucky	Five Wounds "Nephew"
2004	Stryker	Omar
2024	Aberdeen	Boyd

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Geronimo: An American Legend		Television film
1995	North of 60	Lawrence Poor Man	Episode: "The Visit"
1996–1997	The Rez	Silas Crow	Main cast
1997	The Adventures of Shirley Holmes	Keith Jackson	Episode: "The Case of the Cunning Coyote"
1998	Highlander: The Raven	Johnny	Episode: "Full Disclosure"
2000	Traders	Ryan	Episode: "The One You Bury"
2000	The Thin Blue Lie	Alberto	Television film
2001	Relic Hunter	Adam Grant	Episode: "Eyes of Toklamanee"
2002	Random Passage	Toma	2 episodes
2002	Framed	Technician	Television film
2003	Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story	Judge Sinclair
2004	Wonderfalls	Bill Hooton	Episode: "Totem Mole"
2005	Moccasin Flats	Devlin Day	8 episodes
2007	Eye of the Beast	Will Neepanak	Television film
2014	Cashing In	Dino	Episode: "The Road Home"