| Clark Backo | |
|---|---|
 Clark Backo | |
| Born | (1993-09-05) September 5, 1993 (age 31) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
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, her starring role as Emma in the AppleTV+ television series The Changeling (2023), and her supporting roles in film as Ginny in I Want You Back (2022) and Dr. Sadie "Christmas" / Lasher in Venom: The Last Dance (2024).
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. She was an ACTRA Award nominee for Outstanding Performance (Female) at the ACTRA Toronto awards in 2021 for Happy Place.
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.
Filmography
Film
| 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
| 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
- Claudia Dimuro, "‘How are ya now?’: The ‘Letterkenny’ season 9 trailer and release date have finally dropped". The Patriot-News, November 19, 2020.
- "'The Changeling' review: Apple TV+ fantasy mines parental anxiety in standout horror fable". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- Volkmar Richter, "Film reviews: Three scary movies for Halloween, others taken from real life". National Observer, October 30, 2020.
- Greg David, "ACTRA Toronto announces 19th annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto on-camera and Series Ensemble nominees". TV, eh?, February 16, 2021.
- "The More You Read: Los Angeles Actor & Writer, Clark Backo's IGTV series & Podcast". Collective Culture, July 2020.
External links
- Clark Backo at IMDb