Shaun Johnston is a Canadian movie and theater actor best known for his role as Jack Bartlett on the CBC drama Heartland, which debuted in October 2007. He co-founded the Shadow Theatre in Edmonton and made his first professional forays in Alberta's thriving theatre scene.
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Biography
Johnston grew up in Ponoka, Alberta. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Alberta's drama program.
Johnston is well-known for playing the role of Jack Bartlett (also known as "Grandpa Jack") on Heartland, a CBC drama that debuted in October 2007. By 2019, he had played a role on the show for 13 seasons. In 2019, and again in 2020, Johnston was nominated for a Rosie award for "Best Alberta Actor," for his role in Heartland. In 2016, Johnston described his experience on the cast of Heartland, saying "it's the best job I’ve ever had, it's the best job I'm ever going to have."
In 2020, Global News reported that Johnston was in the process of "recording and releasing" The Book of Shaun: A Story Behind His Heartland Music. The Book of Shaun is a multi-episode music project that tells "the story behind songs that he has written for the Canadian TV show" that was created in order to raise funds for a 20-home building project led by the Okanagan affiliate of Habitat for Humanity.
Filmography
Film
1990 Blood Clan as Jerry
1997 Ms. Bear as Barney Porter
1998 Heart of the Sun as Harry
1999 Mystery, Alaska as District Attorney Doloff
1999 Silver Wolf as Frank McLean
2001 Viva Las Nowhere as Sheriff
2003 The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting as Sheriff Castillo
2004 Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed as Jack
2005 Supervolcano as Matt
2005 A Friend of the Family as Coleridge
2006 Broken Trail as Bob "Smallpox Bob"
2007 Carolina Moon as Hannabal Bodeen
2007 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Colonel Nelson A. Miles
2007 September Dawn as Captain Alexander Fancher
2009 Screamers: The Hunting as Haggard Man
2019 In Plainview as Reverend Rickman
2024 A Bluegrass Christmas as Jack Pendleton “Big Hickory”
Television
1995 The X-Files as Pete Calcagni
1995–1997 Jake and the Kid as Jake Trumper
1996–2000 Traders as Ben Sullivan
1998–2001 Mentors as Roy Cates
1998–2005 Da Vinci's Inquest as Marshal Sid Flemming
2000 The Outer Limits as Parker
2001 Smallville as Jordan's Dad
2004 Chicks with Sticks as Luke
2008 Mayerthorpe
2016 Delmer & Marta as Tom
2016–2018 Wynonna Earp as Juan Carlos
2007–present Heartland as Jackson "Jack" Bartlett
