Dustin Milligan canSA国际影视传媒檛 overstate how much the support of other Yellowknifers has encouraged him in his career.

The Yellowknife-born actor has appeared in scores of movies and television shows, including SchittSA国际影视传媒檚 Creek SA国际影视传媒� the CBC comedy that broke records for its nine Emmy sweep at the 2020 award ceremony and is nominated another 22 times at the upcoming 2021 Canadian Screen Awards.

Now living in Los Angeles, Milligan hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 forgotten his Northern roots.

SA国际影视传媒淚 think anyone who is reading this right now knows that Yellowknife and the North is a special place,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淲e are all lucky to either currently be living there or ... to (have experienced) the community.SA国际影视传媒�

Since saying farewell to SchittSA国际影视传媒檚 Creek, Milligan has made his foray into the world of animation as super-agent . The show, based on a comic series from , features Milligan as crime-fighting moose Jon.

Voice acting in animation, Milligan said, is a medium he has always wanted to pursue.

SA国际影视传媒淎s a kid growing up, cartoons are such a heavy part of your formative years.

Working on Jon Le Bon has been such a fun and different kind of experience,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

Due to stay-at-home safety precautions, however, Milligan has been recording the voice of Jon from a closet rather than the usual studio space.

SA国际影视传媒淭hatSA国际影视传媒檚 where all the heroic hijinks originate from,SA国际影视传媒� Milligan joked.

Premiering next week, Milligan will also star in the new sitcom .

He describes the comedy as a revisionist history from a white descendant of colonizers SA国际影视传媒� a character played by Ed Helms SA国际影视传媒� and his relationship with his childhood best friend, an Indigneous woman SA国际影视传媒� portrayed by Jana Schmieding SA国际影视传媒� fighting to have her history become more visible in the town.

Milligan plays a New York reporter who comes to cover what he thinks is a by-the-book story of the town and is surprised by what he finds instead.

Giving back to Yellowknife

Having flourished in YellowknifeSA国际影视传媒檚 arts community, Milligan is dedicated to helping pave similar paths for his successors.

For over a decade, he has run the for graduating students of Sir John Franklin High School pursuing post-secondary studies in the arts.

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For his 35th birthday last July, Milligan encouraged social media followers and fans to donate to Yellowknife charities since SA国际影视传媒渢hereSA国际影视传媒檚 a lot of people doing a lot of good work.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淚 think we're all better off if we're supporting each other one way or another,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

Though Milligan hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 been able to return to Yellowknife since before the pandemic, he said he looks forward to returning home, possibly during the Christmas holiday.

SA国际影视传媒淚 love Yellowknife. I can't wait to get back home,SA国际影视传媒� he said.