Benjamin Ross Hayden (born 29 April 1989), is a Métis film director, writer, producer, and actor based in Alberta. His debut feature film, The Northlander was the first ever Telefilm Canada micro-budget selected for Perspective Canada program at the Cannes Film Festival, and premiered at the 40th Montreal World Film Festival in 2016. The film received a wide theatrical release in Canada during fall 2016. He is also the youngest film director in Canada to be accepted into the Telefilm micro-budget program.