Clark Backo

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

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]

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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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Beauty & the Beast Decked Out Twenty-Something1 episode
2015 Remedy Rhianna1 episode
2015 Hemlock Grove Lydia Lourdes1 episode
2016 Shoot the Messenger Avril Trong3 episodes
2016-2023 Letterkenny RosieRecurring role, 34 episodes
2017 Wynonna Earp Shae2 episodes
2017 21 Thunder Emma LavigueurMain role, 8 episodes
2017 The Girlfriend Experience Guest1 episode
2017 Designated Survivor AvaRecurring role, 8 episodes
2017-2018 Supernatural Patience Turner3 episodes
2018 The Handmaid's Tale Genevieve1 episode
2019 The Hot Zone Liz Gellis2 episodes
2021 Station Eleven CharlieMiniseries, 1 episode
2022 Mike Monica TurnerMiniseries, 1 episode
2023 The Changeling Emma "Emmy" ValentineMain role, 7 episodes

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References

  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.