Grace Dove

Grace Dove, born on July 25, 1991, in Canim Lake Reserve, British Columbia, to a filmmaker father, developed an early interest in the entertainment industry. She was raised in Prince George, British Columbia, attending Kelly Road Secondary School before pursuing acting studies at Vancouver Film School. Her career began at a young age, including a role as an on-air correspondent for the Prince George TV children’s show ‘Splatterday’ when she was ten, and later co-hosting the reality action/adventure series ‘UnderExposed’. She made her film debut in the short film ‘These Walls’ in 2012, followed by an uncredited role in ‘The Cut’ in 2014.

A significant milestone in Dove’s career came in 2015 when she co-starred with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy in the Oscar-winning film ‘The Revenant’, portraying the wife of Hugh Glass. This role brought her wider recognition, and she was noted by The New York Times in 2016 as a rising figure in the entertainment industry. Her filmography expanded with roles in the Netflix thriller ‘How It Ends’ (2018) alongside Forest Whitaker and Theo James, and her first leading role in the feature film adaptation of Eden Robinson’s novel ‘Monkey Beach’ in 2020. That same year, Dove made her directorial debut with the short film ‘Kiri and The Girl’, which was streamed on Apple TV and screened at various film festivals including St. John’s International Women’s Festival and the Vancouver International Film Fest.

Dove has also made a notable impact in television. She appeared in the Syfy series ‘Resident Alien’ and the Netflix series ‘The Order’. From 2022 to 2023, she starred as Rosalind ‘Roz’ Friendly alongside Hilary Swank in the ABC drama ‘Alaska Daily’, a role that shed light on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. More recently, Dove wrapped filming on the five-part limited series ‘Bones of Crows’, where she portrays Cree Matriarch Aline Spears, telling a story that spans 100 years and highlights the Canadian residential school system and the role of Cree code talkers in World War II. Her commitment extends beyond acting; she facilitates the youth-empowerment program Thunderbird Dreams, where she directs short films with young people that celebrate the unique stories of each Nation.