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Kelly William
Cast · Known for North of North
Kelly William is known for North of North (2025), Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), and Portraits from a Fire (2021). He is from the Xatsull First Nation in British Columbia, Canada.
Maika Harper
Cast · Known for North of North
Maika Harper is a Canadian Inuk actress and author from Iqaluit, Nunavut. She is known for her roles in the 2014 drama Mohawk Girls and the 2025 comedy series North of North.
Caleb Chan
Composer · Known for North of North
With an aptitude for creating music that resonates with diverse audiences, Caleb’s work spans feature films, television series, and independent projects. his credits include North of North (Netflix/CBC), Boston Blue (CBS), It’s Not Like That (Amazon), Fairly OddParents: A New Wish (Nickelodeon), Allegiance (CBC), LEGO DreamZzzz, DreamWorks’ Pinecone & Pony (Apple TV), Angry Birds: Summer Madness (Netflix), and Sam Raimi’s 50 States of Fright. His score for A Safe Distance debuted at SXSW in 2026 to critical acclaim. Upcoming releases include Toei’s Monkey Quest (J.K. Simmons, Adam Devine, Elsie Fisher) and indie feature Send The Rain. Caleb’s Olivia Rodrigo’s “bad idea right?” was featured in the highly acclaimed Bridgerton Series, marking his second appearance in the Shondaland Universe following his Beyoncé and SZA covers for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. He has also contributed to My Little Pony: The Movie starring Emily Blunt and Zoe Saldaña. He is a multiple award winner, including an ASCAP Award, Canadian Screen Award, SOCAN Achievement Award, four Leo Awards, and SOCAN’s 2024 Breakout Composer of the Year. Caleb holds a masters in composition degree from the University of Toronto and serves on the board of directors of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada.
Nutaaq Doreen Simmonds
Cast · Known for North of North
Nutaaq Doreen Simmonds is an American Iñupiaq actress, activist, and language teacher from Utqiagvik, Alaska. She is known for her roles in the 2024 American drama True Detective: Night Country and the 2025 Canadian comedy series North of North.
Bailey Poching
Cast · Known for North of North
He is a New Zealand-based Māori and Samoan comedian, filmmaker and actor. After making his TV debut on The Comedy Mixtape, he has gone on to appear on multiple episodes of New Zealand's longest-running panel show, 7 Days. He is known for his comedic role as Colin, a communications officer and radio DJ for a tight-knit Arctic community in the Canadian TV show North of North (2025).
Gordon Tootoosis
From Wikipedia. Gordon Tootoosis, CM (October 25, 1941 – July 5, 2011) was a First Nations actor of Cree and Stoney descent. Tootoosis was a descendant of Yellow Mud Blanket, brother of the famous Cree leader Pîhtokahanapiwiyin. He was acclaimed for his commitment to preserving his culture and to telling his people's stories. He once said, "Leadership is about submission to duty, not elevation to power." He served as a founding member of the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company. Tootoosis offered encouragement, support and training to aspiring Aboriginal actors. He served as a leading Cree activist both as a social worker and as a band chief. In Open Season and Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run, Tootoosis was the voice of Sheriff Gordy. He was awarded membership in the Order of Canada on October 29, 2004. The investiture ceremony took place on September 9, 2005. His citation recognizes him as an inspirational role model for Aboriginal youth. It notes that as a veteran actor, he portrayed memorable characters in movie and television productions in Canada and the United States. Gordon Tootoosis first acting role was in the film Alien Thunder (1974), with Chief Dan George and Donald Sutherland. He portrayed Albert Golo in 52 episodes of North of 60 in the 1990s. He is best known to British audiences for playing the Native American Joe Saugus, who negotiates the purchase of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet series 3 (2002). Gordon appeared in the CBC Television mini-series By Way of the Stars with Eric Schweig as Black Thunder and Tantoo Cardinal as Franoise. He appeared in the award-winning movie Legends of the Fall (1994), and starred with Russell Means in Disney's Pocahontas (1995) and Song of Hiawatha (1997). In 1999, he and Tantoo Cardinal became founding members of the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company. In 2011, he appeared in Gordon Winter at the Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon and Prairie Scene in Ottawa, his first stage role in 15 years. Tootoosis won a Gemini Award for his work on the animated show Wapos Bay: The Series and was nominated twice for his work on North of 60.
Duke Lafoon
Duke grew up just north of Richmond in rural Mechanicsville, Virginia. The youngest of five, Duke spent much of his early years lost in his imagination. In fact, you might say his very first experiences with acting meant patrolling the neighborhood, beating up bad guys and saving the world! The "Scottish play" was Duke's first introduction to professional theater when he was 14. In Act III, his father Banquo is murdered. In an attempt to cry actual tears on stage, Duke would smear makeup into his eyes, enduring intense stinging and partial blindness nightly. Even in those early years, what he wanted most of all was to make it "real." And to this day, that desire hasn't changed. From the first moment, meeting these exotic alien actors from New York, he was certain this was where he wanted to be. Duke's first job in front of the camera was in the movie Ironclads staring Virginia Madsen and E.G. Marshall. He worked the majority of the film behind the scenes in the set decorating dept, hauling heavy whiskey barrels from one location to an another. But for one day only, he got to be out front, playing Seaman Yates! With only two lines, one being the very critical, "Yes sir!," Duke fell head over heels with the energy and magic of being on a set. Duke has appeared in films, television and theaters across the country. His major television credits include his role as Detective Gordon Chambers in Mindhunter (Netflix) directed by David Fincher, FBI: Most Wanted (CBS, Rose Troche), Hostages with Toni Collette (CBS, Henry Bronchtein), Forever (ABC, John F. Showalter) and as Jack Epps in Sally Hemings with Sam Neill and Mare Winningham (CBS, Charles Haid).
Jane McNeill
Jane McNeill attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she studied Drama and graduated with a BA in Journalism. After 10 years in regional and Chicago theater, she earned a Masters degree in Education at DePaul University. In 2010, after surviving breast cancer, she returned to acting and has spent much of 2011 working on The Walking Dead as the character of Patricia. Subsequent film and television roles have included Prisoners, Rectify, Mississippi Grind, Magic Mike XXL, and Uncle Frank.
Michael Bertenshaw
Born 1945 and raised in North of England (Lancashire and Yorkshire) but attended public school in Cambridge from age 13 to 18. BA (hons) in English and Fine Art Combined from University of Leeds (1967) Lectured in General Studies, English and Art at College of Further Education for eight years. Won first prize in two consecutive New Writer competitions for BBC (one Radio and one TV). Entered RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) as Acting Student on scholarship (1975). Left RADA as Ronson Award Winner (Most Promising Actor of Year)(1977). 1977-1980: Member of RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company). 1980-1990: mainly leading roles in major regional theatres with occasional minor TV appearances. 1990 onwards: mainly television and film appearances with some London theatre work (primarily letting loose as dame or villain in the famous Stratford Theatre Royal's traditional pantomimes).
James D. Bissell
Production Design · Known for 300, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Jim Bissell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BFA in Theater. After working in New York and L.A. on commercials and low budget features, he won an Emmy Award in 1980 for his work on Palmerstown, U.S.A. followed by a BAFTA nomination for production design on Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He was the original chair for the Art Directors Guild Awards as well as a former Vice President of the Guild. He has taught at AFI, USC, UCLA extension and the NC School of the Arts and is a member of the DGA, ADG, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Cara Reid
Cara Reid is from the picturesque mountains of Western North Carolina. She received a Master of Fine Arts Degree from Louisiana State University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Cara's passion for authentic storytelling is evident, both as an actor and dialect coach. Theatre will always be her first love, but Cara's most memorable roles hail from all different mediums-working with Oscar-winning directors, voicing books for Nickelodeon, and performing physical comedy on stage. Cara is happy to be back in the southeast where the entertainment industry continues to thrive.
Cricket Brown
Cricket Brown is a 2019 graduate of University of North Carolina School of the Arts' drama program. Prior to her role in Sam Raimi and Evan Spiliotopoulos's 2021 horror film "The Unholy," Cricket acted in shorts and independent features such as Wake Up (directed by Olivia Wilde) Aus Liebe, Dukeland, and Alice at the Party. Cricket has also performed in many theatrical productions across the country, including Richard Jones' production "Judgment Day" at the Park Avenue Armory, Romeo and Juliet with the North Carolina Symphony and numerous shows at Pittsburgh CLO. She enjoys creating and making her own short films, plays, musicals, and audience experiences
Daniel Keith
Daniel pursued his degree in Liberal Arts at the University of North Texas before moving to New York and studying acting and directing at Stella Adler Studio of Acting, Circle in the Square Theater School, and Atlantic Theater Company. He continues to study directing and writing with the Columbia MFA Grad professor, Jon Shear and acting with Royal Shakespeare Company Alumni, Sybil Lines. John D Schofield (prod. Jerry Maguire, As Good As It Gets, etc.) requested to produce his second screenplay, When Hearts Run Wild. A scuba diving show, HD Undersea, was optioned by five networks internationally and later a series about wine. In 2013, his short film, Rambler, won a dozen film awards and was later developed into a 10-episode series. Two of his plays, Love in Kilnerry and The Breaking Room, were work-shopped at Manhattan Theater Club studios in NYC. He was accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts summer residency in London two years in a row. In 2021, he completed his first feature film, Love in Kilnerry, ($1.2 million) that he wrote, produced, directed, and stared in. The film won 45 international film awards and 26 nominations.
Lisa B. Tharps
Lisa Blythe Tharps is an American actress who graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a BFA. Tharps got her first on-screen role in 1999, when she was cast as Lauren Miller in the crime-drama series Third Watch. Since then, Tharps has appeared in TV shows and movies such as The Blacklist, Cold Case, Elementary, Madam Secretary, Jessica Jones, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Do No Harm, Applesauce, Saving Grace, ER, Medium, Person of Interest, and Criminal Minds.
Arthur Kay
Arthur Kay is a 16 year old actor based in the North of England, represented by Alex Priestley Talent. Arthur is currently filming the main cast role of Conor in High Hoops for CBBC. Arthur can be seen as Lewis Walsh (main cast) in Season 4 of The Bay on ITVX. Arthur can also be seen playing Kaden in Series 3 of Brassic on Sky. Arthur filmed two separate roles with Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who for the BBC, the most recent of which was Smithy in the Witchfinders episode. Arthur's parents are Julian Kay and Kate Hampson, both of who are also professional actors.
Frank Snepp
Frank Warren Snepp III is an American journalist and former chief analyst of North Vietnamese strategy for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Saigon during the Vietnam War. For five out of his eight years as a CIA officer, he worked as interrogator, agent debriefer, and chief strategy analyst in the United States Embassy, Saigon; he was awarded the Intelligence Medal of Merit for his work. Snepp is a former producer for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, California. He was one of the first whistle blowers who revealed the inner workings, secrets and failures of the national security services in the 1970s. As a result of a loss in a 1980 court case brought by the CIA, all of Snepp's publications require prior approval by the CIA.
Tamara Davies
Date of Birth 6 June 1972, Moore, Oklahoma, USA Birth Name Tamara Marie Davis Nickname Tammy Height 5' 7" (1.70 m) Mini Biography Tamara Davies earned her degree in theater and voice from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, then moved to Los Angeles in 1998 to pursue work in television and film. In 2001 she appeared in five feature films including the action-thriller They Crawl (2001) and the science-fiction epic Scorcher (2002/I), starring opposite John Rhys-Davies and Rutger Hauer. Her television work includes Amy, a blind angel with a secret past on the daytime drama "Port Charles" (1997) and psychologist Tricia Quick on "The Bold and the Beautiful" (1987). Her theater credits include an updated version of Ivan Turgenev's "A Month in the Country," Isabella in "Measure for Measure," Louisa in "The Fantasticks" and "Into the Woods." Some of her favorite authors are James Joyce, Tom Robbins and Sylvia Plath. She is a solid supporter of breast cancer charities and causes that help the homeless, including helping to serve special Thanksgiving dinners at a downtown L.A. shelter. She enjoys sky diving, rock climbing, snow and water skiing. Growing up, she studied classical piano and later opera at the University of Iowa. Her past non-acting jobs include telemarketer, appointment maker and a bartender. She holds a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and did her own fighting stunts for her 2005 movie Black Dawn.
Melissa Parker
Melissa Parker is a British screen and stage actress from Yorkshire in the North of England. She graduated with a BA (hons) degree in Professional Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). Her work on screen includes The Long Shadow (ITV), Doctors (BBC), Casualty (BBC) and numerous short films, alongside a host of critically-celebrated work in Off-WestEnd and fringe theatre.
Tom Jackson
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.
Alex Costello
Alex Costello is a first-generation Spanish-American television actress and graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (B.F.A. Drama, 2022). She was born in New York City, but raised mainly in Miami, Florida, with most of her extended family living in Cataluña, Spain.
Austin Highsmith Garces
Austin Highsmith Garces was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. She is a classically trained Fine Artist with a BA in Art from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Garces is an actress and producer, known for Dolphin Tale (2011), Scream: The TV Series (2015) and Criminal Minds (2005). She has been married to J. Teddy Garces since May 29, 2016.
Stephen Friedrich
Stephen Friedrich is an American stage and screen actor with a BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Drama Program.
Mitch Eakins
Mitch Eakins was born and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina. He studied acting with legendary teacher Lucile McIntyre, who encouraged him to devote his life to the performing arts. Eakins graduated at the top of his class with a Film Studies degree at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He went on to study at Stella Adler in Manhattan and in 2017 became a member of the BGB studio in Los Angeles, California. Mitch is an original cast member in L.A's longest running play Point Break Live and went on to play Goose in the Top Gun Parody Tom Gun Live. He recurred for two seasons on the AMC series Turn: Washington's Spies as the duplicitous and dashing Major William Bradford. In April 2020 he can be seen in at least 8 episodes playing Detective Tommy Roberts in Antonie Fuqua's New Orleans based thriller #freerayshawn. Mitch is an avid surfer, a dedicated father and husband, and a passionate advocate for ocean conservation. Mitch is married to actress Melanie Minichino. They met doing a touring comedy show.
Gavin Pierce
Gavin Pierce is the eldest son of Actor Bradley Pierce. He was born in a hospital in the San Fernando Valley just north of Los Angeles. One day while watching "Jumanji" a movie his dad was in he asked "can I be on TV too?" and so started the journey to stardom. Since starting his career in 2010, He has been in several National commercials for projects including Southwest, Sprint, Chex, and TD Ameritrade. Gavin is trying to break into voiceover and TV work. He has done several Funny or Die short films and enjoys being on set. His favorite part is meeting all the new people and making new friends. Growing up around adults and kids had made Gavin a very precocious child able to have conversations and spend time with people of all ages. He enjoys performing and is learning magic as a hobby.