Sharlene Royer Explained

Sharlene Royer
Birth Place:Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Nationality:Canadian
Occupation:Actress, Stunt performer
Years Active:1995–present

Sharlene Royer is a Canadian actress and stunt performer.

Early life

Royer was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.[1]

Career

Royer began her career as a child actor, at age 9 an agent came to her dance class looking for children interested in performing in a commercial.[2] Her stunt career began in 1999 when the stunt coordinator on The Adventures of Pluto Nash needed a stunt double for Rosario Dawson,[3] he recruited Royer offering to train her in stunt work. She has been a stunt performer on films such as , , Star Trek Beyond and the television series Legends of Tomorrow. Royer has also done motion capture work for video games, most notably on the Assassin’s Creed series and the Far Cry series.

In 2015 Royer, and her follow stunt performers, were nominated for the SAG Award Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture, for their work on .[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sharlène Royer, cascadeuse. Magazine PORTRAIT. 23 December 2016. fr-CA. 24 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224094327/http://magazineportrait.com/sharlene-royer-cascadeuse/. live.
  2. Web site: Kicking Ass for a Living: Interview with Sharlene Royer. Girls on Games. 23 December 2016. 13 September 2016. 24 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224170928/http://www.girlsongames.ca/2016/09/13/sharlene-royer-interview/. live.
  3. Web site: The favorites of ... Sharlène Royer. journaldemontreal.com. 23 December 2016. 28 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161228052047/http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/08/12/les-coups-de-cur-de-sharlene-royer. live.
  4. Web site: The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards. www.sagawards.org. 23 December 2016. 16 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316113714/http://sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/21st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards. live.