Ryan Rajendra Black (born June 10, 1973, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian actor, most noted for his leading role as Silas Crow in the 1994 film Dance Me Outside and its spinoff television series The Rez.
Career
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.
He received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 13th Gemini Awards in 1998.
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.
Filmography
Film
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1994 |
Dance Me Outside |
Silas Crow |
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| 2004 |
Seven Times Lucky |
Five Wounds "Nephew" |
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| 2004 |
Stryker |
Omar |
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| 2024 |
Aberdeen |
Boyd |
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Television
| 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 |
Main cast |
| 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" |
