Rykko Bellemare

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]

Rykko Bellemare
Born1991 (age 29–30)
La Tuque, Quebec[1]
NationalityAtikamekw
OccupationActor
Musician
RelativesKwena Bellemare-Boivin

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]

References
  1. "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. "Before the Streets: A story of struggle, healing and redemption". The Nation. April 15, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.