Ryan Rajendra Black (born June 10, 1973, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian actor,[1] most noted for his leading role as Silas Crow in the 1994 film Dance Me Outside and its spinoff television series The Rez.[2]
A Saulteaux member of the Sagkeeng First Nation, he has also appeared in the television series North of 60, Highlander: The Raven, Moccasin Flats and Cashing In, the films Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story, Elimination Dance, Seven Times Lucky and Stryker, and on stage in a production of Ian Ross's theatrical play fareWel.[3]
He received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 13th Gemini Awards in 1998.[4]
Black was a production coordinator for I, Hostage and I, Alive. He was also the second assistant director for 26 episodes of the 2019 reality series My Misdiagnosis.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Dance Me Outside | Silas Crow | |
| 2004 | Seven Times Lucky | Five Wounds "Nephew" | |
| 2004 | Stryker | Omar |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend | Television film | |
| 1995 | North of 60 | Lawrence Poor Man | Episode: "The Visit" |
| 1996–1997 | The Rez | Silas Crow | 24 episodes |
| 1997 | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | Keith Jackson | Episode: "The Case of the Cunning Coyote" |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven | Johnny | Episode: "Full Disclosure" |
| 2000 | Traders | Ryan | Episode: "The One You Bury" |
| 2000 | The Thin Blue Lie | Alberto | Television film |
| 2001 | Relic Hunter | Adam Grant | Episode: "Eyes of Toklamanee" |
| 2002 | Random Passage | Toma | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Framed | Technician | Television film |
| 2003 | Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story | Judge Sinclair | |
| 2004 | Wonderfalls | Bill Hooton | Episode: "Totem Mole" |
| 2005 | Moccasin Flats | Devlin Day | 8 episodes |
| 2007 | Eye of the Beast | Will Neepanak | Television film |
| 2014 | Cashing In | Dino | Episode: "The Road Home" |