Julian Black Antelope is a Canadian actor and stunt performer of Irish and First Nation descent. He was adopted and raised by a non-aboriginal couple. He grew up outside of Fort MacLeod near the Kainai (Blood) and Piikani Blackfoot Reserves but knew little of his native culture. After leaving home at 15, he sought out his First Nation roots. Eventually, some Blackfoot elders took him under their wings. He has been quoted as saying, “I’m half-Irish and half some kind of Indian.” He is best known for his role as Darrien Tailfeathers on the series Blackstone. He has also written, directed, produced or edited many independent short films and video documentaries including the 2019 feature Harpoon.
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Julian Black Antelope is an Indigenous actor and television broadcaster from Canada. He is most noted for his recurring role as Darrien Tailfeathers in the television drama series Blackstone, for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Performance in a Guest Role in a Drama Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017.
Although Cree and Métis by birth, he was taken from his family in the Sixties Scoop, and raised by a white family in Fort Macleod, Alberta. Because of Fort Macleod's proximity to the Blackfoot peoples, he reconnected with his Indigenous heritage through Blackfoot communities, and was later formally adopted by an elder of the Kainai Nation. He began his career in media after being offered a small role in the 2005 television miniseries Into the West.
His other roles have included supporting or guest appearances in the television series Hell on Wheels, The Flash, Condor, Tribal and NCIS: Origins, and the films Hold the Dark, Prey and The Birds Who Fear Death.
In recent years he has created, produced and hosted two editions of Secret History, an APTN documentary series on First Nations history in Canada. At the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025, he received a nomination for Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series for Secret History: Women Warriors.