Jimmy Blais

Jimmy is a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, he is of Plains Cree and French settler heritage. Born and raised on Tiohtià:ke, Jimmy is a seasoned stage and film actor and has worked for over 15 years in collaboration with companies like Native Earth Performing Arts, The Stratford Festival, the National Arts Centre, The Centaur, Repercussion Theatre, Porte Parole and La Licorne.

He has had roles in television and film for Crave, Discovery Channel, CBC and Space as well as multiple award winning short films. Jimmy’s most notable TV role was playing Watio for five seasons in APTN’s hit series Mohawk Girls. Jimmy is also a writer and director. His most recent play Feather Gardens won him a META for Outstanding New Text. Jimmy is the Artistic Director of Geordie Theatre in Montreal.

Jimmy Blais is a dad, an actor, a writer and a director and a member of the National Theatre School’s Indigenous Advisory Circle.