Pier-Luc Funk
Pier-Luc Funk | |
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| Born | May 5, 1994 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Known for | A No-Hit No-Run Summer, Genesis, Mémoires vives |
Pier-Luc Funk (born May 5, 1994) is a Canadian film and television actor from Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his role as Maxime in the 2018 film Genesis (Genèse), for which he received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards.[2]
Funk had his first acting role in childhood, as the protagonist of the 2008 film A No-Hit No-Run Summer (Un été sans point ni coup sûr).[3] Following that he joined the cast of the teen drama series Tactik, in which he played Samuel Langevin from 2009 to 2013.[4]
In 2014 and 2015 he was a cast member in SNL Québec, a Quebec-based adaptation of Saturday Night Live.[5] After the show was cancelled by Télé-Québec in 2015, he joined the cast of the new series Le nouveau show.[6] In the same year he joined the cast of the drama series Mémoires vives as Jérémie, a sinister character who plotted and carried out a kidnapping of the main character's daughter.[7] In 2017, he won the Prix Gémeaux for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Mémoires vives, the youngest actor to win in the history of the category.[8]
In 2021 Funk hosted Sans rancune, a TVA variety series.[9] In an episode devoted to drag queens in February, Funk participated in a lipsync battle against Rita Baga.[10]
Filmography
- 2008 - A No-Hit No-Run Summer (Un été sans point ni coup sûr): Martin
- 2013 - Vic and Flo Saw a Bear (Vic+Flo ont vu un ours): Charlot Smith
- 2014 - 1987: Dallaire
- 2015 - The Demons (Les Démons): Ben
- 2015 - Aurélie Laflamme: Les pieds sur terre: Jean-Benoît Houde
- 2016 - Kiss Me Like a Lover (Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes): Donat
- 2017 - Sashinka: Prêteur sur gages
- 2018 - Genesis (Genèse): Maxime
- 2019 - Matthias & Maxime: Rivette
- 2020 - Flashwood: Luc
- 2021 - Entre deux draps: Antoine
- 2021 - The Time Thief (L'Arracheuse de temps)
References
- ^ "Pier-Luc Funk enchanté par le tournage du nouveau Dolan". Ici Radio-Canada, November 8, 2018.
- ^ "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). April 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ "Pier-Luc Funk : l’été qui a changé sa vie". Ici Radio-Canada, July 14, 2018.
- ^ Jean-François Vandeuren, "«Tout le monde en parle»: Pier-Luc Funk revient sur ses difficultés à terminer ses études secondaires". Huffington Post, February 10, 2019.
- ^ Ghislain Plourde, "Pier-Luc Funk emballé par sa participation à SNL Québec". L'Écho de Laval, February 14, 2014.
- ^ Josianne Desloges, "Pier-Luc Funk: quand le jeu devient un sport". Le Soleil, December 27, 2015.
- ^ Marc-André Lemieux, "Le côté sombre de Pier-Luc Funk". Le Journal de Montréal, October 15, 2016.
- ^ Marc Cassivi, "Leur moment de 2017: Pier-Luc Funk". La Presse, December 18, 2017.
- ^ Natalie Slight, "Tout ce que vous devez savoir sur Sans rancune, la nouvelle émission de Pier-Luc Funk". 7 Jours, January 6, 2021.
- ^ Andrée Laurin, "Rita Baga sera à Sans Rancune et à En direct de l'univers!". HollywoodPQ, February 12, 2021.
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