# Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat
**Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat** (born 1998) is a Cree Canadian actor and musician from [Saskatchewan](https://www.edgepedia.org/saskatchewan), known for playing Sanguinet in the Crave hockey comedy *Shoresy* and the Comanche hunter Itsee in the [Predator](https://www.edgepedia.org/predator-franchise) franchise film *[Prey](https://www.edgepedia.org/prey-2022-film)* (2022).[1](https://ottawacomiccon.com/artists/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) He is from Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation in northern Saskatchewan.[2](https://occhimagazine.com/in-conversation-with-actor-and-musician-harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1998, Saskatchewan, Canada[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12388460/) |
| Background | Cree Canadian; from Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation[1](https://ottawacomiccon.com/artists/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) • [2](https://occhimagazine.com/in-conversation-with-actor-and-musician-harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) |
| Breakout role | Sanguinet, player-turned-coach of the Sudbury Bulldogs, in *Shoresy* (2022–2024, 18 episodes)[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12388460/) • [1](https://ottawacomiccon.com/artists/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) |
| Film work | Itsee in *Prey* (2022); Russell in *Warrior Strong* (2023); The Fox in *Die Alone* (2024)[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12388460/) |
| Television debut | Jonas Takosin in season two of APTN's *Tribal* (2021)[2](https://occhimagazine.com/in-conversation-with-actor-and-musician-harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12388460/) |
| Music | Performing on stage since age 11 on guitar, bass, and drums[2](https://occhimagazine.com/in-conversation-with-actor-and-musician-harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) |
## Early life and entry into acting
Kytwayhat grew up at Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation and performed as a musician from the age of 11, playing venues in Meadow Lake, Loon Lake, and [Saskatoon](https://www.edgepedia.org/saskatoon).[2](https://occhimagazine.com/in-conversation-with-actor-and-musician-harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) Stage performance led him into school plays, concerts, and class readings.[2](https://occhimagazine.com/in-conversation-with-actor-and-musician-harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/)
His entry into acting came in 2019, while he was covering a shift at the Loon Lake Golf and Country Club. A customer who worked in the film and television industry offered to connect him with his agency, and within about a week Kytwayhat was sent an audition for *Outlander* on Netflix, for which he was shortlisted.[2](https://occhimagazine.com/in-conversation-with-actor-and-musician-harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/)
## Television
**Tribal.** Kytwayhat made his professional on-screen debut as Jonas Takosin in the second season of the APTN police drama *Tribal*, appearing alongside Jessica Matten.[1](https://ottawacomiccon.com/artists/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) He was offered the role after auditioning for a different character in the series.[2](https://occhimagazine.com/in-conversation-with-actor-and-musician-harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) His episode, which aired in November 2021, dealt with missing Indigenous people in Canada, a subject he described as hitting close to home.[2](https://occhimagazine.com/in-conversation-with-actor-and-musician-harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) • [4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/330124/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat)
**Shoresy.** His best-known television role is Sanguinet in *Shoresy*, the *Letterkenny* spinoff created around the character Shoresy, who joins a senior AAA hockey team in Sudbury on a quest to never lose again.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12388460/) Kytwayhat played Sanguinet, a player who becomes a coach of the Sudbury Bulldogs, opposite [Jared Keeso](https://www.edgepedia.org/jared-keeso) across 18 episodes from 2022 to 2024.[1](https://ottawacomiccon.com/artists/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12388460/)
**Recent work.** He appeared as Strong Heart in three episodes of Netflix's *The Abandons* (2025) and in *Renegade Fever* (2025).[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12388460/) • [4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/330124/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat)
## Film
In *Prey* (2022), the fifth installment of the Predator series directed by [Dan Trachtenberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/dan-trachtenberg), Kytwayhat played the Comanche hunter Itsee alongside [Amber Midthunder](https://www.edgepedia.org/amber-midthunder) and Dakota Beavers.[1](https://ottawacomiccon.com/artists/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) • [5](https://globalnews.ca/news/9064787/northern-saskatchewan-actor-predator-sequel/) He learned only a day or two before flying to Los Angeles that the audition was for a Predator film; the movie was released on Disney Plus on August 5, 2022.[5](https://globalnews.ca/news/9064787/northern-saskatchewan-actor-predator-sequel/)
He played Russell in the hockey film *Warrior Strong* (2023), opposite Andrew Martin and Sarah Podemski, and The Fox in the horror thriller *[Die Alone](https://www.edgepedia.org/die-alone)* (2024), alongside [Carrie-Anne Moss](https://www.edgepedia.org/carrie-anne-moss) and [Frank Grillo](https://www.edgepedia.org/frank-grillo).[1](https://ottawacomiccon.com/artists/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) His short-film work includes the award-winning *Nooj Goji/Anywhere* (2024), in which he played George.[1](https://ottawacomiccon.com/artists/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12388460/)
## Music and other projects
Kytwayhat continues to write and play music, citing [Slash](https://www.edgepedia.org/slash-musician) of Guns N' Roses as his main musical influence and [Johnny Depp](https://www.edgepedia.org/johnny-depp) as his favorite actor.[2](https://occhimagazine.com/in-conversation-with-actor-and-musician-harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) In 2020 he became co-writer of a feature-length script about three childhood friends confronting a mythic beast in rural 1960s Saskatchewan, a story exploring colonialism.[2](https://occhimagazine.com/in-conversation-with-actor-and-musician-harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/) Corporate records list him as a director of House of Reckless Entertainment Inc., a federal corporation incorporated on September 21, 2024, with its registered office at Makwa Lake Indian Reserve, Loon Lake, Saskatchewan.[6](https://federalcorporation.ca/director/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat)
## References
1. [Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Ottawa Comiccon](https://ottawacomiccon.com/artists/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/)
2. [In Conversation with Actor and Musician Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Occhi Magazine (June 24, 2022)](https://occhimagazine.com/in-conversation-with-actor-and-musician-harlan-blayne-kytwayhat/)
3. [Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12388460/)
4. [Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/330124/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat)
5. [Northern Saskatchewan actor stars in 'Predator' sequel, Global News (August 16, 2022)](https://globalnews.ca/news/9064787/northern-saskatchewan-actor-predator-sequel/)
6. [Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Corporations Canada director listing](https://federalcorporation.ca/director/harlan-blayne-kytwayhat)
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