Joel Oulette (born 2001/2002) is a Canadian actor, most noted for his lead role as Jared in the television drama series ''

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''. He was cast in the series as his first starring role after supporting performances in the television series ''

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'' and the films ''Parallel Minds'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Oulette was born in

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, and has ties to the Red River

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Nation and Cumberland House Cree Nation. He began acting at the age of five, encouraged by his mother, who was an actress herself. He attended Strathmore High School. He also played for his school's Spartan's Football team. Oulette and his sister, Shayla Stonechild, competed as a team in the ninth season of ''

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'' in 2023.

Career

Oulette was cast as an extra on

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television film, ''

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''. In 2018, he played a small role on the

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, ''

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''. He later earned a larger role on the

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, ''

'', released in 2020. He was also on the television crime drama series, ''

''. He starred as Runaway on the 2020 film, ''Parallel Minds''. In September 2019, he was cast as the starring role of Jared, on the

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television series, ''

''. The show premiered in October 2020. Oulette made an appearance during a commercial break on ''

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'' in promotion of the show. In February 2021, he starred in season two, episode ten of the Netflix Series ''

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'' as an Indigenous man who faces a dark history when he and his girlfriend visit an old west reenactment for their podcast. He starred in Daniel Foreman's thriller film ''Abducted'' as Derrick Desjardins, which was released in 2021. Oulette also played the main character Ben Taggart in the first season of the

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and Family Channel series '' Ruby and the Well''. At the

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in 2021, he received a nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series for ''Trickster''. In 2022, Oulette was cast as Hahn in the live-action ''

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''. In 2023, Oulette competed on the ninth season of ''

'' with his sister Shayla. In 2024, he co-hosted the documentary series '' Warrior Up!'' with

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and

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'', May 7, 2024.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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