Joel Oulette Explained

Joel Oulette
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2007–present
Known For:Trickster

Joel Oulette (born 2001/2002) is a Canadian actor, most noted for his lead role as Jared in the television drama series Trickster.[2] He was cast in the series as his first starring role after supporting performances in the television series Tribal and the films Parallel Minds and Monkey Beach.[3]

Early life

Oulette was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, and has ties to the Red River Métis Nation and Cumberland House Cree Nation.[4] [5] He began acting at the age of five, who was encouraged by his mother, who was an actress herself.[6] He attended Strathmore High School.[7] He also played for his school's Spartan's Football team.[7]

Career

Oulette was cast as an extra on HBO's 2007 Western historical drama television film, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.[6] In 2018, he played a small role on the prehistorical adventure film, Alpha.[7] He later earned a larger role on the drama film, Monkey Beach, released in 2020.[8] He was also on the television crime drama series, Tribal.[9] He starred as Runaway on the 2020 film, Parallel Minds.[10] In September 2019, he was cast as the starring role of Jared, on the supernatural thriller drama television series, Trickster.[11] The show premiered in October 2020.[12] Oulette made an appearance during a commercial break on Hockey Night in Canada in promotion of the show.[6]

In February 2021, he starred in season two, episode ten of the Netflix Series Two Sentence Horror Stories as an Indigenous man who faces a dark history when he and his girlfriend visit an old west reenactment for their podcast.[13] He starred in Daniel Foreman's thriller film Abducted as Derrick Desjardins,[10] which was released in 2021.[14] Oulette also played the main character Ben Taggart in the first season of the BYUtv and Family Channel series Ruby and the Well.[15]

At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, he received a nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Trickster.[16] In 2022, Oulette was cast as Hahn in the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender.[17] In 2023, Oulette competed on the ninth season of The Amazing Race Canada with his sister Shayla.[1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeIndigenous BoyTelevision film
2018AlphaYouth Hunter
2020TribalJordanEpisode: "The Road to Hell is Paved"
2020Parallel MindsRunaway
2020Monkey BeachJimmy
2020TricksterJaredMain role
2021Two Sentence Horror StoriesJeremyEpisode: "Manifest Destiny"
2021AbductedDerrick Desjardins
2021Ruby and the WellBen Taggart6 episodes
2023data-sort-value="Amazing Race Canada, The" The Amazing Race CanadaHimselfContestant, season 9
CascadeJesse
2024Avatar: The Last AirbenderHahn2 episodes
Can I Get a Witness?Daniel

Notes and References

  1. News: On Your Mark, Canada! All 10 Teams Revealed for Season 9 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, Beginning July 4 on CTV. Bell Media. June 21, 2023. June 21, 2023. June 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230621173902/https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/on-your-mark-canada-all-10-teams-revealed-for-season-9-of-the-amazing-race-canada-beginning-july-4-on-ctv/. live.
  2. Web site: Aruna Dutt. How this young Canadian star went straight from high school to 'making history' on TV. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101031522/https://www.cbc.ca/television/trickster/how-this-young-canadian-star-went-straight-from-high-school-to-making-history-on-tv-1.5760801. 2020-11-01. CBC News. October 14, 2020. live. March 1, 2024.
  3. Web site: Craig Takeuchi. B.C. Indigenous supernatural mystery Monkey Beach gets theatrical release in Vancouver. https://web.archive.org/web/20201031234645/https://www.straight.com/movies/bc-indigenous-supernatural-mystery-monkey-beach-gets-theatrical-release-in-vancouver. 2020-10-31. The Georgia Straight. October 16, 2020. March 1, 2024.
  4. Web site: David Friend. 'Trickster' actor Joel Oulette on the 'overwhelming' rise of CBC's new series. https://web.archive.org/web/20200929205242/https://www.vancourier.com/trickster-actor-joel-oulette-on-the-overwhelming-rise-of-cbc-s-new-series-1.24203457. 2020-09-29. Vancouver Courier. September 15, 2020. March 1, 2024. dead.
  5. Web site: Moore. Angel. New series Warrior Up! on APTN lumi features Indigenous youth warriors. APTN National News. May 7, 2024. June 21, 2024.
  6. Web site: 'Trickster' actor Joel Oulette on the 'overwhelming' rise of CBC's new series. CityNews. David Friend. September 15, 2020. March 1, 2024.
  7. Web site: Local Actor Hits The Big Screen. Strathmore Now. Rolfe Johannson. August 29, 2018. March 1, 2024.
  8. Web site: Joel Oulette. CBC. March 1, 2024.
  9. Web site: Trickster is your next must watch series and here's why. CBC Television. Vanja Mutabdzija Jaksic. August 31, 2020. March 1, 2024.
  10. Web site: Indigenous film 'Abducted' has major local connection. Medicine Hat News. Kendall King. November 3, 2021. March 1, 2024.
  11. Web site: Cast revealed for CBC's upcoming series, The Trickster. CBC News. Jane van Koeverden. September 18, 2019. March 1, 2024.
  12. Web site: Introducing the stars from CBC's Trickster. CBC News. Vanja Mutabdzija Jaksic. September 30, 2020. March 1, 2024.
  13. Web site: Manifest Destiny - Two Sentence Horror Stories. CBS News. February 13, 2021. March 1, 2024.
  14. Web site: Travis Dosser. County plays backdrop to Indigenous thriller film. https://web.archive.org/web/20240222151122/https://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/news/local-news/county-plays-backdrop-to-indigenous-thriller-film. 2024-02-22. St. Thomas Times-Journal. October 13, 2020. March 1, 2024. live.
  15. Web site: BYUtv Greenlights Season 2 of "Ruby and the Well" Ahead of Series Premiere. PR Newswire. February 16, 2022. March 1, 2024.
  16. Web site: Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, 'Schitt's Creek' Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations. ET Canada. Brent Furdyk. March 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210330100408/https://etcanada.com/news/762146/television-nominees-announced-for-2021-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-leads-the-pack-with-21-nominations/. March 30, 2021.
  17. News: 'Avatar: The Last Airbender': George Takei, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Arden Cho, Danny Pudi Among 20 Cast In Netflix Series. Deadline Hollywood. September 7, 2022. June 21, 2023. June 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230621234838/https://deadline.com/2022/09/avatar-the-last-airbender-george-takei-utkarsh-ambudkar-arden-cho-danny-pudi-1235128746/. live.

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