Joel Montgrand

Joel Montgrand is a Cree First Nations actor and podcaster from the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in Canada. He's known for his appearances in the live-action shows Avatar: The Last Airbender and True Detective.

Career

In June 2022, Montgrand joined season 4 of True Detective. He was later cast as Hakoda in the 2024 series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
In November 2023, Montgrand launched a podcast titled Actors and Ancestors, which "celebrates Indigenous actors, talks back to Hollywood stereotypes and looks to the future of Indigenous Peoples on screen".