Tom Jackson
Actor
Biography
One of Canada's most popular actors and country folk singers, Jackson is also well known as an entrepreneur. He was born to Rose, a Cree mother and Marshall, an English father on the One Arrow Reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada. His family moved to Namao, Alberta when he was seven years old. He moved with his family to Winnipeg, Manitoba at age fourteen. A year later, Jackson dropped out of high school taking a life on the streets for seven years. From these humble beginnings, he rose to become one of Canada's favorite and most honoured First Nations performers. Jackson founded the annual Huron Carole fund-raising concerts in 1987 in order to support the Salvation Army. His most notable television appearances were on Shining Time Station (1989) as Billy Twofeathers and North of 60 (1992) as Peter Kenidi. In January 2000, he was named to the Order of Canada, that country's highest civilian award. Jackson was the Chancellor of Trent University from 2009 to 2013.
As Director
Filmography
Cold Pursuit
as White Bull Legrew 2019
Deadfall
as Old Indian Hunter 2012
Skinwalkers
as Will 2006
Grizzly Falls
as Joshua 1999
Clearcut
as Tom Starblanket 1991
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
as Custer 2005
The Dependables
as Sgt Robinson 2014
Befriend and Betray
as Guy Poirier 2011
Rhapsody of Love
as Hugh 2021
Loyalties
as Eddy 1987
Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time
as Billy Twofeathers 1995
Spirit Rider
as Albert St. Clair 1993
Medicine River
as Harlen Bigbear 1993
The Diviners
1993
Shining Time Station: One of the Family
as Billy Twofeathers 1995
Shining Time Station: Second Chances
as Billy Twofeathers 1995
Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
as Peter Kenidi 2005