Asivak Koostachin

Asivak Koostachin (born 1994) is a Cree-Inuk actor from Canada, most noted for his performances in the films Red Snow and Run Woman Run.[1]

The son of filmmaker Jules Arita Koostachin,[2] he had his first major acting role in the APTN drama series AskiBoyz.[3] In 2018 he had a stage role in Theatre for Living's collective play šxʷʔa'ət (home).[4]

Red Snow, his first leading role in a feature film, was released in 2019.[5] He received a Leo Award nomination for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture, and a nomination for Best Actor at the 2019 American Indian Film Festival.[6]

In 2021 he appeared in Run Woman Run as the ghost of Tom Longboat.[7] He received a second nomination for Best Actor at the 2021 American Indian Film Festival,[8] and won the Remi Award for Best Actor at the 2021 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.[9] He won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 American Indian Film Festival for his performance in Portraits from a Fire.[8]

He has also appeared in the films Montana Story[10] and Broken Angel,[11] and has had supporting or guest roles in the television series Letterkenny, Cardinal, Hudson & Rex and Molly of Denali.

References
  1. Dana Gee, "Variety and Whistler Film Festival announce 10 Canadians to Watch list". Vancouver Sun, November 25, 2022.
  2. Gail Johnson, "Whistler Film Festival: Jules Arita Koostachin draws on Cree cultural practices in Broken Angel". Stir, November 24, 2022.
  3. Falcon McLeod-Shabogesic, "Tall Crees stop in for visit". North Bay Nugget, December 1, 2012.
  4. Gerry Leibel, "Vancouver reconciliation play comes to Kitamaat". The Northern Sentinel, January 27, 2018.
  5. Chris Knight, "Indigenous love story; Red Snow the latest of proud stories making it to the Canadian big screen". Ottawa Citizen, March 13, 2020.
  6. Emelie Peacock, "Inside Red Snow, a movie embracing the NWT and its languages". Cabin Radio, October 24, 2019.
  7. Chris Knight, "Film review: Run Woman Run". National Post, March 25, 2022.
  8. Vincent Schilling, "American Indian Film Festival: 126 films, 30 nominees, 6 winners". Indian Country Today, November 7, 2021.
  9. Jace Koblun, "Run Woman Run filmed on Six Nations and cameos Tom Longboat’s grandson". Two Row Times, February 23, 2022.
  10. David Rooney, "‘Montana Story’: Film Review | TIFF 2021". The Hollywood Reporter, September 16, 2021.
  11. Tyler Treese, "Exclusive Broken Angel Trailer Previews Indigenous Drama". Coming Soon, October 7, 2022.
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