Tom Jackson
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Chief Johnson
2001
Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Lakanta
1987
Series
Outlander
Tehwahsehkwe
2014
Series
Chicago Hope
Peter Matthews
1994
Series
Supergirl
Warden Wyatt Kote
2015
Series
Lawman
1958
Series
Relic Hunter
Bobby Green
1999
Series
Highway Patrol
1955
Series
Sullivan's Crossing
Frank Cranebear
2023
Series
The Last Frontier
Ted
2025
Series
The Tall Man
1960
Film
Cold Pursuit
White Bull Legrew
2019
Series
The Roaring 20's
1960
Series
North of 60
Peter Kenidi
1992
Series
Shining Time Station
Billy Twofeathers
1989
Tom Stone
2002
Series
For the Record
1976
Series
500 Nations
1995
Film
Deadfall
Old Indian Hunter
2012
Film
Skinwalkers
Will
2006
Film
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
Custer
2005
Series
The Longhouse Tales
Hector Longhouse
2000
Film
The Diviners
1993
Film
Trial By Fire: A North of 60 Mystery
Peter Kenidi
2000
Film
Grizzly Falls
Joshua
1999
Film
The Dependables
Sgt Robinson
2014
Film
Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
Peter Kenidi
2005
Shining Time Station: Second Chances
Billy Twofeathers
1995
Martha, Ruth & Edie
Morrie
1988
Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time
Billy Twofeathers
1995
Film
Befriend and Betray
Guy Poirier
2011
Film
Clearcut
Tom Starblanket
1991
Shining Time Station: One of the Family
Billy Twofeathers
1995
Film
Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery
Peter Kenidi
2001
Film
Medicine River
Harlen Bigbear
1993
Film
Loyalties
Eddy
1987
Dunvegan: Where the Trails Cross
Narrator
1994
Film
Spirit Rider
Albert St. Clair
1993
Film
Rhapsody of Love
Hugh
2021