Rykko Bellemare

Rykko Bellemare
Born1991 (age 32–33)
La Tuque, Quebec[1]
NationalityAtikamekw
OccupationActor
Musician
RelativesKwena Bellemare-Boivin

Rykko Bellemare (born 1991) is a Native Canadian film actor, best known for his lead role as Shawnouk in Before the Streets (Avant les rues).[2] He won the Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year, its award for debut performances, at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards for his work in the film.[3]

A member of the Atikamekw nation from Wemotaci, Quebec,[1] he is the brother of Kwena Bellemare-Boivin, who played his character's sister in the film.[4] He is a dancer, drummer and singer with the Atikamekw traditional music group Northern Voice.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Rykko Bellemare". Ixion Communications. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ Tremblay, Odile (February 13, 2016). "Parler attikamek à la Berlinale". Le Devoir (in French).
  3. ^ "Rykko Bellemare, la Révélation de l'année au gala Québec Cinéma" (in French). Ici Radio-Canada. June 5, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Before the Streets: A story of struggle, healing and redemption". The Nation. April 15, 2016.