Dakota House Explained

Dakota House
Birth Date: February 14, 1974
Birth Place:Manning, Alberta, Canada
Occupation:Actor, politician, writer, activist
Years Active:1993-present
Known For:North of 60

Dakota House (born February 17, 1974) is a Canadian actor, politician, writer and activist.[1] House is most noted for his role as Trevor "Teevee" Tenia in the television drama series North of 60,[2] for which he was a Gemini Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 10th Gemini Awards in 1996.[3] Dakota house has 6 kids.

Career

House has continued to have occasional acting roles, including in the films Dreamkeeper and One Dead Indian, and guest appearances in the television series MythQuest, Heartland and Blackstone.

In 2019, House stood as a candidate in the 2019 Alberta general election, campaigning for the Alberta Party in the electoral district of Peace River.[4] In 2020, he appeared in a public service announcement on behalf of Edmonton's Ben Calf Robe Society, promoting a suicide prevention hotline program targeted to First Nations.[5]

Personal life

During his time on North of 60, House struggled with alcohol addiction, and went through several brushes with the law including a charge of spousal abuse against his wife in 1994,[6] and an impaired driving arrest in 1995.[7] In 1997 he was physically attacked by four men in his apartment building, suffering serious injuries including a skull fracture and the loss of part of his ear.[8]

After giving up alcohol he launched Going Miles, a self-help and mentorship group for indigenous youth. In 2002, he published Dancers in the Sky, a children's book based on traditional Cree story about the origins of the aurora borealis.[9] House has 6 kids, One of his sons is a designer, Dredon House.

Filmography

Film

Notes
1999data-sort-value="Arrangement, The" The ArrangementDog Collar
1999data-sort-value="Creator's Game, The" The Creator's GameDaniel Cloud
1999Legend of Two-PathSkyco
2006Dream MakersDocumentary
2021data-sort-value="Demented, The" The DementedSenicaAssociate producer
Tales from the Dead ZoneVernon SteamboatPost-production
StarlightThomasPost-production
data-sort-value="Epidemic, The" The EpidemicGaryFilming
ValetikaRoyalPre-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992–1997North of 60Trevor "Teevee" Tenia81 episode
1993data-sort-value="Diviners, The" The DivinersJules (14 years old)Television film
1995Medicine RiverElwood
1995data-sort-value="X-Files, The" The X-FilesEric Hosteen2 episodes
1999In the Blue GroundTrevor 'Teevee' TeniaTelevision film
2000Trial by FireTrevor 'Teevee' TeniaTelevision film
2001MythQuestTlescaEpisode: "Red Wolf's Daughter"
2001Dream StormTrevor 'Teevee' TeniaTelevision film
2003Another Country
2003DreamkeeperDirty Belly
2005Distant Drumming: A North of 60 MysteryTrevor 'Teevee' Tenia
2005Trudeau II: Maverick in the MakingGuide (NWT)
2006One Dead IndianDudley George
2009Dear PrudenceJR Vigil
2011HeartlandColbyEpisode: "Family Business"
2012data-sort-value="Horses of McBride, The" The Horses of McBrideAdamTelevision film
2013BlackstoneNedEpisode: "Some Things Never Change"

Notes and References

  1. Terry Lusty, "Some sobering remarks from Dakota House". Alberta Native News, August 24, 2014.
  2. Kate Zimmerman, "North of 60's resident delinquent is really just a clean-cut dad". Vancouver Sun, February 8, 1993.
  3. "Major Gemini nominees; Awards gala to be broadcast March 3". Montreal Gazette, January 25, 1996.
  4. Dean Bennett, "'North of 60' actor Dakota House says he's running in upcoming Alberta election". CBC News Edmonton, February 7, 2019.
  5. Chris Stewart, "Actor Dakota House teams up with Edmonton non-profit to offer suicide hotline". APTN National News, July 29, 2020.
  6. "Judge spares wife-assaulting CBC-TV star". Ottawa Citizen, April 8, 1994.
  7. "North of 60 actor pleads guilty to impaired driving charge". Waterloo Region Record, March 15, 1995.
  8. "Vicious attack cost TV star part of his ear". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, October 22, 1997.
  9. "North of 60 star releases children's book". Sault Star, June 22, 2002.