Joshua Odjick

Joshua Odjick (born October 28, 2001) is a Canadian actor of Algonquin-Anishinaabe/Cree heritage and hails from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nations Community. He is most noted for his performance as Pasmay in the 2021 film Wildhood, for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, and the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2021.

Early life A member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, he attended Heritage College in Gatineau, Quebec.

Career In addition to Wildhood, he has appeared in the films Bootlegger, Bones of Crows and Darkest Miriam, Unsettled, Little Bird and The Swarm. In the same year, Odjick, Anna Lambe and Joel Oulette cohosted the documentary series Warrior Up!.

In July 2024, Odjick was cast in a role as Collie Parker on the dystopian horror film The Long Walk, based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Stephen King.

In February 2025, the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards announced Odjick as the recipient of a mentorship, which will see film director Atom Egoyan provide support and guidance to Odjick for a year in the creation and production of Odjick's first short film as a filmmaker.

In July 2025, he was announced as having a supporting role in the upcoming television series adaptation of Bon Cop, Bad Cop.

Filmography Film

Television