Darrell Dennis

Darrell Dennis is an Aboriginal Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and radio personality from the Secwepemc Nation in the interior of British Columbia. Darrell’s acting career began at the age of 17 when he walked into his first professional audition and landed the lead role of Brian Potter on the hit CBC drama Northwood. Since then, Darrell has been a series regular in various Canadian television series including The Rez, Open Heart, and as the host of Bingo and a Movie. He has guest starred in numerous film and television roles including Universal Picture’s Leaving Normal opposite Meg Tilly and Christine Lahti, the hit series Degrassi, and as Shania Twain’s lover in Shania: A life in Eight Albums. Darrell has been a prolific actor in the Native American theater scene but has also enjoyed mainstream success in classic theater roles such as Shaw’s Arms and the Man, Strindberg’s Miss Julie, Pinter’s Betrayal and Lewis Carroll’s Alice Through the Looking Glass at the National Arts Centre.In 1998 Darrell’s comedy career began when he received a scholarship to train at the world-famous Second City. Two years later Darrell joined the Second City National Touring Company and was the first ever Native cast member to be hired by any of the Second City companies. Darrell then co- founded the all- First Nations comedy troupe "Tonto’s Nephews" which toured North America. In 2014 he co-founded the Los Angeles-based all Native American comedy troupe The Mayflower Welcoming Committee.Darrell has performed stand-up comedy at televised gala performances for the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and the Just For Laughs Festival as well as numerous appearances on CBC radio and CBC Television. Darrell was the comedic Native voice on the CBC Radio election series "Spin Off" and the T.V. special "The American Empire".In addition to acting and comedy, Darrell is a writer whose works have been published by Playwrights Canada Press and Douglas & McIntyre Publishing. His short stories have been