{{Short description|Canadian actor, politician, writer and activist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use Canadian English|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Dakota House | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|February 14, 1974}} | birth_place = Manning, Alberta, Canada | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actor, politician, writer, activist | years_active = 1993–present | known_for = ''North of 60'' | notable_works = }}
'''Dakota House''' (born February 17, 1974) is a Canadian actor, politician, writer and activist.<ref name=lusty>Terry Lusty, [https://www.albertanativenews.com/some-sobering-remarks-from-dakota-house/ "Some sobering remarks from Dakota House"]. ''Alberta Native News'', August 24, 2014.</ref> House is most noted for his role as Trevor "Teevee" Tenia in the television drama series ''North of 60'',<ref>Kate Zimmerman, "North of 60's resident delinquent is really just a clean-cut dad". ''Vancouver Sun'', February 8, 1993.</ref> for which he was a Gemini Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 10th Gemini Awards in 1996.<ref name="major">"Major Gemini nominees; Awards gala to be broadcast March 3". ''Montreal Gazette'', January 25, 1996.</ref>
== Career == House has continued to have occasional acting roles, including in the films ''Dreamkeeper'' and ''One Dead Indian'', and guest appearances in the television series ''MythQuest'', ''Heartland'' and ''Blackstone''.
In 2019, House stood as a candidate in the 2019 Alberta general election, campaigning for the Alberta Party in the electoral district of Peace River.<ref>Dean Bennett, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/dakota-house-alberta-party-election-1.5010564 "'North of 60' actor Dakota House says he's running in upcoming Alberta election"]. CBC News Edmonton, February 7, 2019.</ref> In 2020, he appeared in a public service announcement on behalf of Edmonton's Ben Calf Robe Society, promoting a suicide prevention hotline program targeted to First Nations.<ref>Chris Stewart, [https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/actor-dakota-house-teams-up-with-edmonton-non-profit-to-offer-suicide-hotline/ "Actor Dakota House teams up with Edmonton non-profit to offer suicide hotline"]. ''APTN National News'', July 29, 2020.</ref>
== Personal life == During his time on ''North of 60'', House struggled with alcohol abuse,<ref name="lusty" /> and went through several brushes with the law including a charge of domestic violence against his wife in 1994,<ref>"Judge spares wife-assaulting CBC-TV star". ''Ottawa Citizen'', April 8, 1994.</ref> and an impaired driving arrest in 1995.<ref>"North of 60 actor pleads guilty to impaired driving charge". ''Waterloo Region Record'', March 15, 1995.</ref> In 1997, he was physically attacked by four men in his apartment building, suffering serious injuries including a skull fracture and the loss of part of his ear.<ref>"Vicious attack cost TV star part of his ear". ''Saskatoon Star-Phoenix'', October 22, 1997.</ref>
After giving up alcohol he launched Going Miles, a self-help and mentorship group for Indigenous youth.<ref name="lusty" /> In 2002, he published ''Dancers in the Sky'', a children's book based on traditional Cree story about the origins of the aurora borealis.<ref>"North of 60 star releases children's book". ''Sault Star'', June 22, 2002.</ref> House has 6 children; one of his sons, Dredon House, is a designer.
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1999 |data-sort-value="Arrangement, The" | ''The Arrangement'' |Dog Collar | |- |1999 |data-sort-value="Creator's Game, The" | ''The Creator's Game'' |Daniel Cloud | |- |1999 |''Legend of Two-Path'' |Skyco | |- |2006 |''Dream Makers'' |{{N/a}} |Documentary |- |2021 |data-sort-value="Demented, The" | ''The Demented'' |Senica |Associate producer |- |rowspan=4 {{TBA}} |''Tales from the Dead Zone'' |Vernon Steamboat |Post-production |- |''Starlight'' |Thomas |Post-production |- |data-sort-value="Epidemic, The" | ''The Epidemic'' |Gary |Filming |- |''Valetika'' |Royal |Pre-production |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1992–1997 |''North of 60'' |Trevor "Teevee" Tenia |81 episode |- |1993 |data-sort-value="Diviners, The" | ''The Diviners'' |Jules (14 years old) | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |1995 |''Medicine River'' |Elwood |- |1995 |data-sort-value="X-Files, The" | ''The X-Files'' |Eric Hosteen |2 episodes |- |1999 |''In the Blue Ground'' |Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia |Television film |- |2000 |''Trial by Fire'' |Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia |Television film |- |2001 |''MythQuest'' |Tlesca |Episode: "Red Wolf's Daughter" |- |2001 |''Dream Storm'' | rowspan="2" |Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia | rowspan="7" |Television film |- |2003 |''Another Country'' |- |2003 |''Dreamkeeper'' |Dirty Belly |- |2005 |''Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery'' |Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia |- |2005 |''Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making'' |Guide (NWT) |- |2006 |''One Dead Indian'' |Dudley George |- |2009 |''Dear Prudence'' |JR Vigil |- |2011 |''Heartland'' |Colby |Episode: "Family Business" |- |2012 |data-sort-value="Horses of McBride, The" | ''The Horses of McBride'' |Adam |Television film |- |2013 |''Blackstone'' |Ned |Episode: "Some Things Never Change" |}
==Electoral record== {{Alberta provincial election, 2019/Peace River}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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