Clark Backo

Clark Backo
Clark Backo
Born
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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]

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]

  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.