Lorne Cardinal

• Name — Lorne Cardinal • Education — University of Alberta, (BFA), Thompson Rivers University (Honorary D.Litt) • Born — 6 January 1964 • Birthplace — Sucker Creek, Alberta, Canada • Known for — Corner Gas • Occupation — * Actor • director • producer • writer • voice artist • dramaturg • Years Active — 1994–present

Cardinal is of Cree descent, and was born near High Prairie, Alberta on a reserve of the Sucker Creek First Nation. His parents both attended the residential school system. He obtained a B.F.A. degree in acting from the University of Alberta in 1993, the first Indigenous student to do so. Cardinal is also a rugby union enthusiast. He played for the Edmonton Druids RFC and then the Strathcona Druids, and was the first Indigenous person to play for the latter team. In his role in Corner Gas, he is shown wearing Saskatchewan Prairie Fire rugby team merchandise.

Cardinal has had a variety of roles in theatre, film and television. These include Insomnia, renegadepress.com, Crazy Horse and Wolf Canyon. He is noted for playing First Nations roles in many productions, including Tecumseh in Canada: A People's History, an aboriginal elder in Tkaronto, and Davis Quinton, a Cree man, on Corner Gas. He also appeared on many episodes of North of 60. Cardinal can be heard as the voice of Jacob Morin on the APTN stop motion animated series Wapos Bay: The Series. In 2011, Cardinal starred alongside Craig Lauzon in a production of Kenneth T. Williams' play Thunderstick. The two actors traded roles on alternate days. The same year, he collaborated with Frank Moher on a production of Copper Thunderbird at Western Edge Theatre in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Cardinal completed a documentary film titled Chasing Lear (2016) with producer Monique Hurteau; it premiered on APTN. Chasing Lear explores the National Arts Centre theatre production of King Lear, that had an all-Aboriginal cast. Actors included August Schellenberg as Lear, Billy Merasty, Jani Lauzon, Tantoo Cardinal, and Kevin Loring. Lorne Cardinal did double-duty, serving as assistant director and also carrying the role of Duke of Albany. He recently starred in the award-winning satirical short film 'No Reservations'. The film looks at pipeline politics and was created as a part of the Crazy8's film competition. As of 2020, Cardinal has a recurring role in the network TV drama FBI: Most Wanted. In 2023, he had a role in the television series Bones of Crows, an expansion of a film by the same name.

Cardinal lives on the coast of British Columbia in Squamish with his wife Monique Hurteau, a producer, writer, and comedian. His brother Lewis, a business consultant and human rights activist in Edmonton, was a New Democratic Party candidate in the 2011 federal election. Cardinal has eight other siblings who live in several areas of Canada.

• Year — Show — Role — Notes — Ref. • 1994 — Lonesome Dove — Indian Brave — Episodes: "O Western Wind: Part 1" and "Down Come Rain: Part 2" • Hawkeye — Brother of The North Wind — Episode: "The Furlough" • Frostfire — Dennis — TV movie • 1995 — Tecumseh: The Last Warrior — Loud Noise • 1995–1997 — North of 60 — Gambler Daniel Deela — 6 episodes • 1995–1997 — Jake and the Kid — Moses Lefthand — 21 episodes • 1996 — Crazy Horse — Young Man Afraid — TV movie • 1997 — Out of Nowhere — Unknown Role • 1998 — Big Bear — Little Bad Man — Miniseries • 1999 — Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science — Frank Roy — Episode: "Killer in a Box" • data-sort-value="City, The" |The City — Gabriel — 4 episodes • In the Blue Ground — Daniel Dééla • 2000 — Thin Air — Bobby Horse — TV movie • 2000–2001 — Canada: A People's History — Harold Cardinal / Mike Mountainhorse / Poundmaker / Tecumseh / Huron Warrior — 5 episodes • 2000–2002 — Wumpa's World — Wumpa The Walrus (voice) — 26 episodes • 2001 — data-sort-value="Associates, The" |The Associates — Preston Stanley — Episode: "Encumbered" • 2001–2002 — Blackfly — Chief Smack-Your-Face-In — 8 episodes • 2001 — Buffalo Tracks — Himself — Host • 2002 — Relic Hunter — Sheriff Dark Feather — Episode: "Fire in the Sky" • 2003 — Monsters We Met — Sea Tan — Episode: "Eternal Frontier (America, 11,000 years ago)" • Another Country — Daniel Deela — TV movie • Ice Bound — Unknown Role • Fallen Angel — The Clerk • 2004–2008 — renegadepress.com — Wayne Sinclair — 6 episodes and director • 2004–2009 — Corner Gas — Sergeant Davis Quinton — Main role • 2005 — Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery — Daniel Deela — TV movie • 2005–present — Wapos Bay: The Series — Jacob — Voice role • 2006 — Moccasin Flats — Himself — Director Episode: "Hide and Seek" • 2006 — data-sort-value="Road to Christmas, The" |The Road to Christmas — Chaba • 2007 — Rabbit Fall — Himself — Director Episode: "The Weetigo" • Elijah — Chief Archie — TV movie • 2008 — Winnipeg Comedy Festival — Himself — Host Episode: "Hardly Working" • Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman — Lorne Red Deer — TV movie • Moccasin Flats: Redemption — Detective #1 • 2009 — data-sort-value="Time Traveler, The" |The Time Traveler — Himself — Producer • Wolf Canyon — Rancher Heavyfeather • It's Been a Gas — Himself / Sergeant Davis Quinton — Documentary • Memories, Milestones and Moving Forward — Himself — Host • 2010 — Great Canadian Books — Episode: "Three Day Road" • 2011 — Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes — Jacob — TV movie • Level Up — Principal Storm • Snowmageddon — Larry • 2012 — Arctic Air — Zachary Ward — 4 episodes • Primeval: New World — Raymond — Episode: "Sisiutl" • 2012–2013 — Level Up — Principal Storm • 2013 — If I Had Wings — Angus Coleman • 2014 — Far from Home — Roger Calhoun — TV movie • Fargo — Ray Almond — Episode: "A Fox, A Rabbit and a Cabbage" • 2016 — Unser Traum von Kanada — Harry — Miniseries • Going for Broke — Tour Commissioner Fraser • Brewstars — Ned — TV movie • Shut Eye — Pete, The Gardener — Episode: "The Fool" • 2017 — Royal Canadian Air Farce — Unknown Role — Episode: "Air Farce Canada 150" • Tin Star — Officer Lightfoot — Episode: "Exposure" • data-sort-value="Great Northern Candy Drop, The" | The Great Northern Candy Drop — Johnny May — Voice TV movie • 2018–2021 — Corner Gas Animated — Sergeant Davis Quinton — Voice Main role • 2018 — data-sort-value="Bad Seed, The" | The Bad Seed — Brian — TV movie • Wynter — Gabe • 2019–Present — Molly of Denali — Grandpa Nat — Voice Main role • 2020–Present — FBI: Most Wanted — Nelson Skye — Recurring role • 2021 — Big Sky — Bruce Stone — Episode: "Catastrophic Thinking" • 2022 — Rutherford Falls — Bill Wells — Episode: "Aunt Sue" • 2023 — Mittens & Pants — The Narrator — Every Season • 2023 — Bones of Crows — Stephen Means — Episodes: "To Be Here" & "To Let Go" • 2024-2025 — Family Law — Judge Deerfield — 4 episodes