Glen Gould (born June 6, 1971) is an Indigenous Canadian actor, director and producer of Miꞌkmaq and Italian[1] descent.
Between 2016 and 2020, he played the role of detective Jerry Commanda on the television series Cardinal.
[2] Gould began performing professionally in Tomson Highway's theatrical troupe, Native Earth Performing Arts[3] (to which Billy Merasty had referred him),[4] and in Theatre New Brunswick;[5] however, his career went on hiatus in 1992 when his parents were killed in a car accident.
[5] Gould resumed performing in 1994,[5] and has subsequently appeared in many Canadian television programs, including Cashing In,[6] Blackstone,[7] North of 60, Cardinal and Tribal, and films, including The Colony, File Under Miscellaneous, Rhymes for Young Ghouls,[1] North Mountain, Monkey Beach, Girl and Bones of Crows.
[4] His first acting role was a minor part in the 1989 film adaptation of Michael Harris's 1986 book Justice Denied, which explored the events leading to Marshall's conviction.