His performance as Capt. Francis Crozier in AMC’s Franklin expedition psychodrama The Terror was hailed as outstanding and his best since Mad Men. Now, actor Jared Harris has been recognized with an award named for the historian who dedicated his life to discovering the truth of the expedition’s fate.

Harris accepted The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s Louie Kamookak Medal at its annual College of Fellows Dinner Nov. 1 in Ottawa. The medal honours the legacy of Kamookak, whose patient cataloguing of artifacts, burial sites and Inuit oral testimonies was instrumental to the discovery of Franklin’s ships, Erebus and Terror, and who passed away earlier this year.

“Harris has not only captured the complexity of the character of Crozier, but also the entire philosophy of explorers in that era, and helped relay the stakes of polar exploration and the drama of its undoing better than perhaps anyone before him,” said RCGS CEO John Geiger.

Such a delight to meet Jared Harris and Johnny Issaluk. @JaredHarris’s portrayal of Francis Crozier was one of his very finest; @issaluk embodied the Inuit testimony in a rare and powerful manner. Their performances have changed the way we’ll see this story forever. pic.twitter.com/ooenmEfKuo

— Russell Potter (@SJFranklin_1845) November 5, 2018

Harris’s Terror castmate, Johnny Issaluk, was made a Fellow of the Society in recognition of his ongoing efforts to mentor youth and share Inuit culture with a global audience.

Harris said he’s gratified that the show has persuaded the curious among his fans to check out the true story of the Franklin expedition. “It’s sort of fitting that history will recall that it was the RCGS that first recognized The Terror, and that we as the recipients walked in the footsteps of Louie Kamookak.”