Early life Cardinal was born at the Sucker Creek Cree reserve at Slave Lake, Alberta . He attended local schools as a child. He obtained a B.F.A. degree in acting from the University of Alberta in 1993. He was the first Indigenous student to do so. Television Year Show Role Notes1994 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 TV movie 1995-1997 North of 60 GamblerDaniel Deela Appeared in six episodes 1995-1999 Jake and the Kid Moses Lefthand 21 episodes 1996 Crazy Horse Young Man Afraid TV movie 1997 Out of Nowhere TV movie 1998 Big Bear Little Bad Man Mini-series Episodes: "#1.1 and "#1.2"1999 Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science Frank Roy Episode: "Killer in a Box" The City Gabriel Appeared in four 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 Five episodes 2000-2002 Wumpa ’ s World Wumpa the Walrus (voice) Appeared in all 26 episodes 2001 The Associates Preston Stanley Episode: "Encumbered" 2001-2002 Blackfly Chief Smack-Your-Face-In Appeared in eight episodes 2001 Buffalo Tracks Host 2002 Relic Hunter Sheriff Dark Feather Episode: "Fire in the Sky"2003 Monsters We Met Clovis man Episode: "Eternal Frontier (America, 11,000 years ago)" Another Country Daniel Deela TV movie Ice Bound TV movie Fallen Angel Clerk TV movie 2004-2008 renegadepress.com Wayne Sinclair Appeared in six episodes and directed two 2004-2009 Corner Gas Davis Quinton Appeared in 107 episodes 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 DirectorEpisode: "Hide and Seek" 2006 The Road to Christmas Chaba2007 Rabbit Fall Himself DirectorEpisode: "The Weetigo" Elijah Chief Archie TV movie2008 Winnipeg Comedy Festival Himself HostEpisode: "Hardly Working" Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman Lorne Red Deer TV movie Moccasin Flats: Redemption Detective #1 TV movie2009 The Time Traveler Himself Producer Wolf Canyon Rancher Heavyfeather It's Been a Gas Himself/Sgt. Davis Quinton TV documentary Memories, Milestones and Moving Forward Himself Host 2010 Great Canadian Books Himself Episode: "Three Day Road"2011 Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes Jacob TV movie/special Level Up Principal Storm TV movie Snowmageddon Larry TV movie2012 Arctic Air Zachary Ward Four episodes Primeval: New World Raymond Episode: "Sisiutl" 2012-2013 Level Up Principal Storm 2013 If I Had Wings Angus Coleman2014 Far from Home Roger Calhoun TV movie Fargo Ray Almond Episode: "A Fox, A Rabbit and a Cabbage"2016 Unser Traum von Kanada Harry TV mini-series Episodes: "Sowas wie Familie" and "Alles auf Anfang" Going for Broke Tour Commissioner Fraser Brewstars Ned TV movie Shut Eye Pete - Gardener Episode: "The Fool"2017 Royal Canadian Air Farce Episode: "Air Farce Canada 150" Tin Star Officer Lightfoot Season 1 episode 7: "Exposure" The Great Northern Candy Drop Johnny May TV movie 2018–present Corner Gas Animated Sgt. Davis Quinton Voice Main role2018 The Bad Seed Brian TV movie Wynter Gabe TV movie Post production 2019-present Molly of Denali Grandpa Nat Voice Main role 2020–present FBI: Most Wanted Nelson Skye Recurring role
Early life Cardinal was born on a reserve of the Sucker Creek First Nation at Lesser Slave Lake . He attended local schools as a child. He obtained a B.F.A. degree in acting from the University of Alberta in 1993. He was the first Indigenous student to do so. Television Year Show Role Notes1994 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 TV movie 1995-1997 North of 60 GamblerDaniel Deela Appeared in six episodes 1995-1999 Jake and the Kid Moses Lefthand 21 episodes 1996 Crazy Horse Young Man Afraid TV movie 1997 Out of Nowhere TV movie 1998 Big Bear Little Bad Man Mini-series Episodes: "#1.1 and "#1.2"1999 Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science Frank Roy Episode: "Killer in a Box" The City Gabriel Appeared in four 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 Five episodes 2000-2002 Wumpa ' s World Wumpa the Walrus (voice) Appeared in all 26 episodes 2001 The Associates Preston Stanley Episode: "Encumbered" 2001-2002 Blackfly Chief Smack-Your-Face-In Appeared in eight episodes 2001 Buffalo Tracks Host 2002 Relic Hunter Sheriff Dark Feather Episode: "Fire in the Sky"2003 Monsters We Met Clovis man Episode: "Eternal Frontier (America, 11,000 years ago)" Another Country Daniel Deela TV movie Ice Bound TV movie Fallen Angel Clerk TV movie 2004-2008 renegadepress.com Wayne Sinclair Appeared in six episodes and directed two 2004-2009 Corner Gas Davis Quinton Appeared in 107 episodes 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 DirectorEpisode: "Hide and Seek" 2006 The Road to Christmas Chaba2007 Rabbit Fall Himself DirectorEpisode: "The Weetigo" Elijah Chief Archie TV movie2008 Winnipeg Comedy Festival Himself HostEpisode: "Hardly Working" Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman Lorne Red Deer TV movie Moccasin Flats: Redemption Detective #1 TV movie2009 The Time Traveler Himself Producer Wolf Canyon Rancher Heavyfeather It's Been a Gas Himself/Sgt. Davis Quinton TV documentary Memories, Milestones and Moving Forward Himself Host 2010 Great Canadian Books Himself Episode: "Three Day Road"2011 Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes Jacob TV movie/special Level Up Principal Storm TV movie Snowmageddon Larry TV movie2012 Arctic Air Zachary Ward Four episodes Primeval: New World Raymond Episode: "Sisiutl" 2012-2013 Level Up Principal Storm 2013 If I Had Wings Angus Coleman2014 Far from Home Roger Calhoun TV movie Fargo Ray Almond Episode: "A Fox, A Rabbit and a Cabbage"2016 Unser Traum von Kanada Harry TV mini-series Episodes: "Sowas wie Familie" and "Alles auf Anfang" Going for Broke Tour Commissioner Fraser Brewstars Ned TV movie Shut Eye Pete - Gardener Episode: "The Fool"2017 Royal Canadian Air Farce Episode: "Air Farce Canada 150" Tin Star Officer Lightfoot Season 1 episode 7: "Exposure" The Great Northern Candy Drop Johnny May TV movie 2018–present Corner Gas Animated Sgt. Davis Quinton Voice Main role2018 The Bad Seed Brian TV movie Wynter Gabe TV movie Post production 2019-present Molly of Denali Grandpa Nat Voice Main role 2020–present FBI: Most Wanted Nelson Skye Recurring role
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