Cast & creator
Tom Jackson
Best known for Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Outlander
One of Canada's most popular actors and country folk singers, Jackson is also well known as an entrepreneur. He was born to Rose, a Cree mother and Marshall, an English father on the One Arrow Reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada. His family moved to Namao, Alberta when he was seven years old. He moved with his family to Winnipeg, Manitoba at age fourteen. A year later, Jackson dropped out of high school taking a life on the streets for seven years. From these humble beginnings, he rose to become one of Canada's favorite and most honoured First Nations performers. Jackson founded the annual Huron Carole fund-raising concerts in 1987 in order to support the Salvation Army. His most notable television appearances were on Shining Time Station (1989) as Billy Twofeathers and North of 60 (1992) as Peter Kenidi. In January 2000, he was named to the Order of Canada, that country's highest civilian award. Jackson was the Chancellor of Trent University from 2009 to 2013.
Also known as: Thomas Dale Jackson
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film credits
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television credits
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1955–2025 · acting roles
7.0
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (43)
Showing 43 of 43 credits
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Chief Johnson
2001
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Lakanta
1987
Outlander
Tehwahsehkwe
2014
Chicago Hope
Peter Matthews
1994
Supergirl
Warden Wyatt Kote
2015
Lawman
1958
Relic Hunter
Bobby Green
1999
Highway Patrol
1955
Sullivan's Crossing
Frank Cranebear
2023
The Last Frontier
Ted
2025
The Tall Man
1960
Cold Pursuit
White Bull Legrew
2019
The Roaring 20's
1960
North of 60
Peter Kenidi
1992
Shining Time Station
Billy Twofeathers
1989Tom Stone
2002
For the Record
1976
500 Nations
1995
Deadfall
Old Indian Hunter
2012
Skinwalkers
Will
2006
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
Custer
2005
The Longhouse Tales
Hector Longhouse
2000The Longhouse Tales
Creator
2000The Longhouse Tales
Creator
2000
The Diviners
1993
Trial By Fire: A North of 60 Mystery
Peter Kenidi
2000
Grizzly Falls
Joshua
1999
The Dependables
Sgt Robinson
2014
Aboriginality
Director
2007Aboriginality
Conceptual Design
2007
Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
Peter Kenidi
2005Shining Time Station: Second Chances
Billy Twofeathers
1995Martha, Ruth & Edie
Morrie
1988Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time
Billy Twofeathers
1995
Befriend and Betray
Guy Poirier
2011
Clearcut
Tom Starblanket
1991Shining Time Station: One of the Family
Billy Twofeathers
1995
Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery
Peter Kenidi
2001
Medicine River
Harlen Bigbear
1993
Loyalties
Eddy
1987Dunvegan: Where the Trails Cross
Narrator
1994
Spirit Rider
Albert St. Clair
1993
Rhapsody of Love
Hugh
2021