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| Born | 23 June 1997 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Antoine Olivier Pilon (born 23 June 1997) is a Canadian actor.
Antoine Olivier Pilon | |
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| Pilon in 2018 | |
| Born | 23 June 1997 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Antoine Olivier Pilon (born 23 June 1997) is a Canadian actor.
Born in Montreal, Antoine Olivier Pilon moved with his family to Port-Daniel–Gascons in Quebec's Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine when he was four. Studying in Le Phares school, he returned to Montreal when he was 10.
Pilon landed his first job playing in an ad on the French Canadian RDS sports channel in 2009 when he was 12. In 2010, he played the lead role of Frisson in Frisson des collines followed by a role in Just for Laughs: Gags.
In 2012, he took part in a number of television series playing lead role of William in Les Argonautes, a youth series on Télé-Québec and role of Clovis in Radio-Canada television series Mémoires Vives. He also took part in two seasons of Tactik, a youth series on Télé-Québec and a role in the short film Le Siège and role of Janeau Trudel in the feature film Les Pee-Wee 3D: L'hiver qui a changé ma vie. In 2013, he appeared in the Indochine music video for "College Boy". The controversial video about school bullying was directed by Xavier Dolan and banned on certain stations for viewers below 16. [1]
The following year, Pilon was cast as the lead role in Mommy , also by Xavier Dolan. The film co-won the Jury Prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. [2] [3] Pilon was named one of the best actors under the age of twenty by IndieWire. [4]
| Award | Category | Character and film | Result |
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| Young Artist Awards | Best Actor in a Foreign Film | Frisson, Frisson des Collines | Won |
| Best Actor in a Foreign Film | Janeu Trudel, Les Pee-Wee 3D | Won | |
| 13th Festival du grain à démoudre pour l'acteur le plus prometteur at Gonfreville l'Orcher | Special Mention | Frisson, Frisson des Collines | Won |
| Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur | "Best Actor" | Steve Després, Mommy | Won |
| 17th Jutra Awards | "Best Actor | Steve Després | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | "Best Actor" | Steve Després, Mommy | Won |
| 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | "Best Actor in a Leading Role" | Steve Després | Won |
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