Zeegwon Shilling

Zeegwon Shilling is a 16 year old Anishnawbe Toronto and Wasauksing First Nation based actor and singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who is just beginning to share his voice with the world. Since he was a small child Zeegwon has expressed his passion for music and performance as a self-taught pianist, vocalist and actor. In November 2018 he was captured on camera singing Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah which went viral on Facebook garnering over 100,000 views in 3 days (600k+ in total). In 2019, Zeegwon made his television acting debut as a guest star on the second season of CBC's The Coroner (One Drum). In the coming months he will guest star as Dillon in The Zone, a new series being produced by Apple TV. Zee has expanded his musical expression to heart felt song-writing beyond his years, guitar playing, and recently recording. Zeegwon has always expressed immense cultural pride and vision of his Anishinabe identity admiring the many great Indigenous musical talents that have come before him, as well as the many art forms of his people. He is the great nephew of the late renowned Ojibway painter Arthur Shilling, and has been nurtured by a family with a loving respect for artistic expression. Like the significance of his name: Zeegwon - his spirit signifies springtime, a time of renewal and rebirth, when the fast-flowing waters of life offer a new cycle of living.