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Lorne Cardinal (born 6 January 1964)[2] is a Canadian stage, television and film actor, and stage and TV director.[1] He is best known for portraying Daniel Deela on the Canadian drama series “North of 60” and Sergeant Davis Quinton on the comedy series Corner Gas.[3]

Early life

Cardinal is of Cree descent, and was born near High Prairie, Alberta on a reserve of the Sucker Creek First Nation.[4][5] His parents were survivors of the residential school system.[6]

He obtained a B.F.A. degree in acting from the University of Alberta in 1993, the first Indigenous student to do so.[7][8]

Cardinal is also a rugby union enthusiast. He played for the Edmonton Druids RFC and then the Strathcona Druids, and was the first Indigenous person to play for the latter team. In his role in Corner Gas, he is shown wearing Saskatchewan Prairie Fire rugby team merchandise.

Career

Cardinal has had a variety of roles in theatre, film and television. These include Insomnia, renegadepress.com, Crazy Horse and Wolf Canyon.

He is noted for playing First Nations roles in many productions, including Tecumseh in Canada: A People’s History, an aboriginal elder in Tkaronto, and Davis Quinton, a Cree man, on Corner Gas. He also appeared on many episodes of North of 60.[9] Cardinal can be heard as the voice of Jacob Morin on the APTN stop motion animated series Wapos Bay: The Series.

In 2011, Cardinal starred alongside Craig Lauzon in a production of Kenneth T. Williams’ play Thunderstick. The two actors traded roles on alternate days.[8] The same year, he collaborated with Frank Moher on a production of Copper Thunderbird at Western Edge Theatre in Nanaimo, British Columbia.[10]

Cardinal completed a documentary film titled Chasing Lear (2016) with producer Monique Hurteau; it premiered on APTN. Chasing Lear explores the National Arts Centre theatre production of King Lear, that had an all-Aboriginal cast. Actors included August Schellenberg as Lear, Billy Merasty, Jani Lauzon, Tantoo Cardinal, and Kevin Loring. Lorne Cardinal did double-duty, serving as assistant director and also carrying the role of Duke of Albany.

He recently starred in the award-winning satirical short film ‘No Reservations’. The film looks at pipeline politics and was created as a part of the Crazy8’s film competition. As of 2020, Cardinal has a recurring role in the network TV drama FBI: Most Wanted.

In 2023, he had a role in the television series Bones of Crows, an expansion of a film by the same name.[11]

Personal life

Cardinal lives on the coast of British Columbia in Squamish with his wife Monique Hurteau, a producer, writer, and comedian. His brother Lewis, a business consultant and human rights activist in Edmonton, was a New Democratic Party candidate in the 2011 federal election.

Cardinal has eight other siblings who live in several areas of Canada.

Filmography

Film

Year Show Role Notes Ref.
1999 The Strange Case of Bunny Weequod Unknown Role Short
2002 Insomnia Detective Rich
2006 Dream Makers Himself Documentary
2007 Tkaronto Max Cardinal
I’m Not the Indian You Had in Mind Unknown Role Short
2008 Cafe Utopia: Cinéma Trip Tych Performer #1
Palace Simon
2010 Flicka 2 Sheriff Direct to video
Rust Duane
Reserved for Hollywood Himself Short
2012 Higher Ground Jacob / Father
Path of Souls Dave Courchene
2013 The Shape of Rex Stanley
Pilgrim “Asshole” Short
If I Had Wings Coleman
2014 Corner Gas: The Movie Sergeant Davis Quinton
2015 Canadian Star Himself Documentary
Disorder John Short
Into the Forest Jerry
Open Season: Scared Silly Sheriff Gordy Voice
Released in theatres in Turkey while direct to video in North America
2016 Chasing Lear Himself Director
Executive producer
Write
Documentary
Gods Acre Frank Short
The Adventure Club Curtis
2017 Limina Mr. Gibbs Short
No Reservations Joseph Stillwater
Never Steady, Never Still Lenny
Kayak to Klemtu Don
Good Girls Don’t Larry
Unintentional Mother Anna’s Father Short
2018 The Humanity Bureau Border Ranger
2021 Back Home Again Unknown Role Short
2021 Run Woman Run Len
2022 The Bad Seed Returns Brian
2023 Four Souls of Coyote Old Man Creator / Grandpa Voice
Released in theatres in Hungary while dubbed in English

Television

Year Show Role Notes Ref.
1994 Lonesome Dove Indian Brave Episodes: “O Western Wind: Part 1” and “Down Come Rain: Part 2”
Hawkeye Brother of The North Wind Episode: “The Furlough”
Frostfire Dennis TV movie
1995 Tecumseh: The Last Warrior Loud Noise
1995–1997 North of 60 Gambler
Daniel Deela 		6 episodes
1995–1997 Jake and the Kid Moses Lefthand 21 episodes
1996 Crazy Horse Young Man Afraid TV movie
1997 Out of Nowhere Unknown Role
1998 Big Bear Little Bad Man Miniseries
1999 Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science Frank Roy Episode: “Killer in a Box”
The City Gabriel 4 episodes
In the Blue Ground Daniel Dééla
2000 Thin Air Bobby Horse TV movie
2000–2001 Canada: A People’s History Harold Cardinal / Mike Mountainhorse / Poundmaker / Tecumseh / Huron Warrior 5 episodes
2000–2002 Wumpa’s World Wumpa The Walrus (voice) 26 episodes
2001 The Associates Preston Stanley Episode: “Encumbered”
2001–2002 Blackfly Chief Smack-Your-Face-In 8 episodes
2001 Buffalo Tracks Himself Host
2002 Relic Hunter Sheriff Dark Feather Episode: “Fire in the Sky”
2003 Monsters We Met Sea Tan Episode: “Eternal Frontier (America, 11,000 years ago)”
Another Country Daniel Deela TV movie
Ice Bound Unknown Role
Fallen Angel The Clerk
2004–2008 renegadepress.com Wayne Sinclair 6 episodes and director
2004–2009 Corner Gas Sergeant Davis Quinton Main role
2005 Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery Daniel Deela TV movie
2005–present Wapos Bay: The Series Jacob Voice role
2006 Moccasin Flats Himself Director
Episode: “Hide and Seek”
2006 The Road to Christmas Chaba
2007 Rabbit Fall Himself Director
Episode: “The Weetigo”
Elijah Chief Archie TV movie
2008 Winnipeg Comedy Festival Himself Host
Episode: “Hardly Working”
Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman Lorne Red Deer TV movie
Moccasin Flats: Redemption Detective #1
2009 The Time Traveler Himself Producer
Wolf Canyon Rancher Heavyfeather
It’s Been a Gas Himself / Sergeant Davis Quinton Documentary
Memories, Milestones and Moving Forward Himself Host
2010 Great Canadian Books Episode: “Three Day Road”
2011 Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes Jacob TV movie
Level Up Principal Storm
Snowmageddon Larry
2012 Arctic Air Zachary Ward 4 episodes
Primeval: New World Raymond Episode: “Sisiutl”
2012–2013 Level Up Principal Storm
2013 If I Had Wings Angus Coleman
2014 Far from Home Roger Calhoun TV movie
Fargo Ray Almond Episode: “A Fox, A Rabbit and a Cabbage”
2016 Unser Traum von Kanada Harry Miniseries
Going for Broke Tour Commissioner Fraser
Brewstars Ned TV movie
Shut Eye Pete, The Gardener Episode: “The Fool”
2017 Royal Canadian Air Farce Unknown Role Episode: “Air Farce Canada 150”
Tin Star Officer Lightfoot Episode: “Exposure”
The Great Northern Candy Drop Johnny May Voice
TV movie
2018–2021 Corner Gas Animated Sergeant Davis Quinton Voice
Main role
2018 The Bad Seed Brian TV movie
Wynter Gabe
2019–Present Molly of Denali Grandpa Nat Voice
Main role
2020–Present FBI: Most Wanted Nelson Skye Recurring role
2021 Big Sky Bruce Stone Episode: “Catastrophic Thinking”
2022 Rutherford Falls Bill Wells Episode: “Aunt Sue”
2023 Mittens & Pants The Narrator Every Season
2023 Bones of Crows Stephen Means Episodes: “To Be Here” & “To Let Go”
2024-2025 Family Law Judge Deerfield 4 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film/Series Result Notes
2004 Gemini Award Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series Corner Gas Nominated Shared with the cast for the episode “Face Off.”
2006 Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series Shared with the cast for the episode “Merry Gasmas.”
2007 Won Shared with the cast, for the episode “Gopher It.”[12]
2008 Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series Wapos Bay: The Series Nominated Shared with the cast for the episode “The Guardians.”
2009 Leo Award Best Performance in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series Wolf Canyon
2021 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series Corner Gas Animated Won [13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b “TRU 2009 Honorary Degree Recipients”
  2. ^ “Lorne Cardinal”
  3. ^ “Corner Gas Online :: Who’s Who”. Lorne Cardinal as Davis Quinton. Pants Online Inc. 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  4. ^ “Lorne Cardinal turns a new corner”. The Winnipeg Sun. December 27, 2006. p. 27. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  5. ^ Strachan, Alex (June 18, 2008). “Actor says race shouldn’t matter: Lorne Cardinal from ‘Corner Gas’ will host Aboriginal Day”. Nanaimo Daily News. p. 12. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  6. ^ Yeo, Debra (September 2, 2019). “Power of positivity: New animated childrens series brings Indigenous stories to the small screen”. The Toronto Star. p. 17. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  7. ^ Chambers, Allan (January 8, 2002). “Be fearless, native actor says”. Edmonton Journal. p. 15. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  8. ^ a b “Split personalities: Actors stretch their thespian legs by switching roles nightly in Canadian dramedy”. Winnipeg Free Press, March 31, 2011.
  9. ^ “Lorne Cardinal”.
  10. ^ Fryer, Melissa (September 12, 2011). “From set to stage: Lorne Cardinal returns to the theatre with Copper Thunderbird in Nanaimo”. Nanaimo News Bulletin. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  11. ^ “Bones of Crows expanded for small screen”. Westerly News. September 20, 2023. pp. A8. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  12. ^ Strachan, Alex (October 29, 2007). “Corner Gas three-peats”. Star-Phoenix. p. 11. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  13. ^ “Polley, Jayne Eastwood among winners”. Red Deer Advocate. May 19, 2021. pp. A25. Retrieved February 22, 2025.