Ryan Northcott

Personal context

Summary

Ryan Northcott is a Canadian actor, writer, and director whose credits include Mystery, Alaska, The Beach Boys: An American Family, Wynonna Earp, and Heartland. He has also made documentary and narrative short films, including A River Runs Through Us, which explored the North Saskatchewan River and included Indigenous perspectives. In an interview about the documentary, he said thinking about the river’s long future should influence how people act. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, party politics, or activism are on record.