Joel Montgrand is a Cree First Nations actor and podcaster from the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in Canada. He's known for his appearances in the live-action shows Avatar: The Last Airbender and True Detective.
Career In June 2022, Montgrand joined season 4 of True Detective. He was later cast as Hakoda in the 2024 series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
In November 2023, Montgrand launched a podcast titled Actors and Ancestors, which "celebrates Indigenous actors, talks back to Hollywood stereotypes and looks to the future of Indigenous Peoples on screen".
Filmography +YearTitleRoleNotes2011La FontaineDavid KTV Movie2012Ninja KingAranShort2014Bates MotelGuard (Jodi's)Episode: "Meltdown"2015Average DicksBradley4 episodes2016Birth of the DragonSheriff Deputy RoyOilUncle PeteShortHappy MediumBradTV MovieI Love You So Much It's Killing ThemMan in Watch AdShortStrawManClayShortiZombieTodd HulceEpisode "Method Head"Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Date #1Episode "Rule #14: No Means... No"Damn YouBoyfriendVideo2017A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryBartenderTV Movie2018EldritchLewis TheobaldShortLegends of TomorrowSheriffEpisode "Amazing Grace"Altered CarbonMeditech 3Episode "Out of the Past"2019Hey CuzzinSheldonTV shortOne NightstandJasonShortLabyrinth LifeXenonShortRise in DarknessThomasShort 2020Fatal VowsBrianSeason 7 Episode 11 "Flirting with Murder"BeansKania'tariio2021Doomsday MomArizona CopTV Movie2022SlashFMMan in Watch adsegment "I Love You So Much It's Killing Them"2023True DetectiveEddie QavvikSeason 42024Avatar the Last AirbenderChief HakodaEpisode: "Spirited Away"2025Sweet Summer Pow WowLuke
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