Clark Backo is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her recurring role as Rosie, Wayne's love interest, in the television series Letterkenny,[1] and her starring role as Emma in the AppleTV+ television series The Changeling (2023).[2]

Clark Backo
Clark Backo
Born (1993-09-05) September 5, 1993 (age 31)
OccupationActress

She has also appeared in the television series Remedy, Shoot the Messenger, 21 Thunder, Designated Survivor, Wynonna Earp, Supernatural and The Handmaid's Tale, and in the film Happy Place.[3] She was an ACTRA Award nominee for Outstanding Performance (Female) at the ACTRA Toronto awards in 2021 for Happy Place.[4]

In 2022, she co-starred in the Amazon feature film I Want You Back, alongside Charlie Day, Jenny Slate, Gina Rodriguez, Scott Eastwood, and Manny Jacinto.

She is the daughter of musician Njacko Backo. In a 2020 interview she noted, "I am an all-around storyteller, originally inspired by my Cameroonian Pops’ persistent storytelling both through his music and the countless children’s tales he creates and acts out.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Sadie's Last Days on Earth Brennan
2018 Seven in Heaven Nell
2019 Random Acts of Violence Todd's Mother
2020 Happy Place Samira
2021 Outsiders Amira
2022 I Want You Back Ginny
2024 Venom: The Last Dance Dr. Sadie Christmas / Lasher

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Beauty & the Beast Decked Out Twenty-Something 1 episode
2015 Remedy Rhianna 1 episode
2015 Hemlock Grove Lydia Lourdes 1 episode
2016 Shoot the Messenger Avril Trong 3 episodes
2016-2023 Letterkenny Rosie Recurring role, 34 episodes
2017 Wynonna Earp Shae 2 episodes
2017 21 Thunder Emma Lavigueur Main role, 8 episodes
2017 The Girlfriend Experience Guest 1 episode
2017 Designated Survivor Ava Recurring role, 8 episodes
2017-2018 Supernatural Patience Turner 3 episodes
2018 The Handmaid's Tale Genevieve 1 episode
2019 The Hot Zone Liz Gellis 2 episodes
2021 Station Eleven Charlie Miniseries, 1 episode
2022 Mike Monica Turner Miniseries, 1 episode
2023 The Changeling Emma "Emmy" Valentine Main role, 7 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Claudia Dimuro, "‘How are ya now?’: The ‘Letterkenny’ season 9 trailer and release date have finally dropped". The Patriot-News, November 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "'The Changeling' review: Apple TV+ fantasy mines parental anxiety in standout horror fable". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  3. ^ Volkmar Richter, "Film reviews: Three scary movies for Halloween, others taken from real life". National Observer, October 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Greg David, "ACTRA Toronto announces 19th annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto on-camera and Series Ensemble nominees". TV, eh?, February 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "The More You Read: Los Angeles Actor & Writer, Clark Backo's IGTV series & Podcast". Collective Culture, July 2020.
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