In 2012, Stevie Nande moved from Fort Liard to Ottawa in hopes of becoming an actor. A little over a decade later, itSA国际影视传媒檚 safe to say he has achieved his goal, having landed a role on the hit Netflix series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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Nande appears on the final episode of the series, which is based on a popular Nickelodeon anime series of the same name, and has ranked among the most popular shows on Netflix since it arrived on the streaming platform.

He plays the father of a young boy, and filmed his scene with Indigenous American actress Amber Midthunder, whose resume includes the lead role in Prey, the fifth instalment of the Predator film franchise.

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SA国际影视传媒淲orking with the other actors, I saw how committed they were to their roles, and they just made me want to be even more committed to future roles.

SA国际影视传媒淚 learned a lot about being on set with the crew too, because itSA国际影视传媒檚 so technical. I learned how actors would move on set for editing purposes. That was one of the biggest things, just learning how to work with the crew in technical aspects.SA国际影视传媒�

Appearing in Avatar has been the biggest moment of NandeSA国际影视传媒檚 career to date, but from the sounds of it, the Fort Liard-born actor is just getting started. He has already landed several more auditions since his Netflix debut.

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While NandeSA国际影视传媒檚 career seems to be taking off, he admits it hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 always been easy. He called the film and television industry SA国际影视传媒渟uper competitive,SA国际影视传媒� and remarked that good opportunities can be very difficult to find, particularly for people from small communities like Fort Liard.

However, he also believes the North is full of talent that is waiting to be discovered, and noted that several of the costumes used on Avatar were designed by Indigenous NWT artists Agnes Firth, Christina King and Donna Wolki.

SA国际影视传媒淚SA国际影视传媒檓 hoping that thereSA国际影视传媒檚 more talent that can come from the North,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淭here were even some artists from the North that did costumes for Avatar. It just shows how much talent there is in the Northwest Territories. ThereSA国际影视传媒檚 so much talent there, and ISA国际影视传媒檓 just waiting for that one kid out there to make it into this industry as well.SA国际影视传媒�

Nande said inspiring the next generation of NWT actors is one of his SA国际影视传媒渂iggest motivationsSA国际影视传媒� at the moment SA国际影视传媒� even as he takes his own career to the next level.

He encouraged anyone looking to follow in his footsteps to SA国际影视传媒渒eep going.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淲hatever it is you see yourself doing in the future, donSA国际影视传媒檛 give up on it,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淚 didnSA国际影视传媒檛 have many role models in the acting industry that I could look up to, so I had to believe in myself and believe that I could do it.

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