Joshua Odjick

Joshua Odjick is a Canadian actor and emerging filmmaker who plays Joe Broom in Crave's 2026 series Bon Cop, Bad Cop.

Biography

Raised in Kitigan Zibi, Joshua Odjick moved from a Canadian Screen Award-winning role in Wildhood to international television, Stephen King projects and the 2026 Crave series Bon Cop, Bad Cop.

Odjick plays Joe Broom in Bon Cop, Bad Cop and is developing his first short film through a mentorship with Atom Egoyan.

Known for

Wildhood

He played Pasmay and won the Canadian Screen Award for best supporting actor.[12][3]

It: Welcome to Derry

He played Taniel in HBO's Stephen King prequel series.[6][5]

Bon Cop, Bad Cop

He plays Joe Broom in the 2026 Crave continuation of the Canadian screen franchise.[1][10][2]

Career highlights

  1. Kitigan Zibi Roots

    Kitigan Zibi shaped his beginning

    Odjick was born in Ottawa and raised in Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg. Official arts profiles identify him as Algonquin-Anishinabe and Cree and a member of the Deer clan.[3][4][7]

  2. Wildhood Breakthrough

    Wildhood brought an award-winning breakthrough

    His performance as Pasmay in Wildhood earned the 2022 Canadian Screen Award for best supporting actor and a Vancouver Film Critics Circle award.[12][3]

  3. Ensemble Television

    Television widened his range

    Roles in Unsettled, Three Pines, The Swarm, Little Bird and Bones of Crows established him in Canadian and international series before his recent U.S. work.[4][5]

  4. Bon Cop 2026 Role

    Bon Cop, Bad Cop gave him a new 2026 role

    Odjick plays Joe Broom, a Gesgapegiag police officer, in the six-part Crave series that premiered on May 7, 2026 and completed its weekly release on June 4.[1][10][2]

  5. First Short Film

    He is moving toward directing

    The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards mentorship program paired Odjick with Atom Egoyan while he writes, produces and directs his first short film.[3]

Good to know

His first short film is being developed through a mentorship

Odjick is working with Atom Egoyan as he writes, produces and directs the project.[3]