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Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. -Khalil Gibran A note from my lovely nurse Dawn (of course her name is Dawn) A post shared by Brendan Fletcher (@thebrendanfletcher) on Mar 23, 2016 at 1:25pm PDT

“The caller noted that the actor was supposed to discharge the firearm prior to this and that there was no wadding for the blanks,” said ministry spokeswoman Janet Deline, in an email.

The actor sustained a laceration and burn in the mouth and jaw area, she said.

EMS attended the scene and took him to hospital. No further information on his condition was immediately available.

The Vancouver Province newspaper identified the actor as Fletcher, an actor with nearly two decades of experience, who recently appeared the Oscar-winning film The Revenant, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.

Attempts to reach a production company representative for comment have been unsuccessful. Greater Sudbury Police referred The Star to the ministry.

Cardinal, produced by Sienna Films and eOne in association with CTV, is a serialized, six-part, one-hour drama featuring Golden Globe nominee Billy Campbell and Genie Award winner Karine Vanasse as detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme. It’s based on a series of crime novels by Canadian author Giles Blunt.

In promotional material for Cardinal, Fletcher is listed as playing Eric Fraser.

The ministry does not always investigate incidents involving actors, Deline said, as they may not be considered workers under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

“If there is the potential for a worker as defined by the OHSA to be exposed to the same hazard, however, the Ministry of Labour may investigate,” Deline said.