Clark Backo | |
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 Clark Backo | |
| Born | 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,[1] and her starring role as Emma in the AppleTV+ television series The Changeling (2023).[2]
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]
| 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 3 † | Filming |
| 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 |