Clark Backo | |
Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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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 | width=118 | Role | Notes |
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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 | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
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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 | data-sort-value="Girlfriend Experience, The" | The Girlfriend Experience | Guest | 1 episode | |
2017 | Designated Survivor | Ava | Recurring role, 8 episodes | ||
2017-2018 | Supernatural | Patience Turner | 3 episodes | ||
2018 | data-sort-value="Handmaid's Tale, The" | The Handmaid's Tale | Genevieve | 1 episode | |
2019 | data-sort-value="Hot Zone, The" | The Hot Zone | Liz Gellis | 2 episodes | |
2021 | Station Eleven | Charlie | Miniseries, 1 episode | ||
2022 | Mike | Monica Turner | Miniseries, 1 episode | ||
2023 | data-sort-value="Changeling, The" | The Changeling | Emma "Emmy" Valentine | Main role, 7 episodes |