Clark Backo

{{Short description|Canadian actress (born 1993)}}

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Clark Backo (born September 5, 1993) is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her recurring role as Rosie, Wayne's love interest, in the television series Letterkenny,Claudia Dimuro, [https://www.pennlive.com/life/2020/11/how-are-ya-now-the-letterkenny-season-9-trailer-and-release-date-have-finally-dropped.html "‘How are ya now?’: The ‘Letterkenny’ season 9 trailer and release date have finally dropped"]. The Patriot-News, November 19, 2020. her starring role as Emma in the Apple TV+ television series The Changeling (2023),{{Cite web |title='The Changeling' review: Apple TV+ fantasy mines parental anxiety in standout horror fable |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/09/08/the-changeling-review-apple-tv/70768644007/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} and her supporting roles in film as Ginny in I Want You Back (2022) and Dr. Sadie "Christmas" / Lasher in Venom: The Last Dance (2024).

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.Volkmar Richter, [https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/10/29/reviews/film-reviews-halloween-2020 "Film reviews: Three scary movies for Halloween, others taken from real life"]. National Observer, October 30, 2020. She was an ACTRA Award nominee for Outstanding Performance (Female) at the ACTRA Toronto awards in 2021 for Happy Place.Greg David, [https://www.tv-eh.com/2021/02/16/actra-toronto-announces-19th-annual-actra-awards-in-toronto-on-camera-and-series-ensemble-nominees/ "ACTRA Toronto announces 19th annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto on-camera and Series Ensemble nominees"]. TV, eh?, February 16, 2021.

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.[https://www.collectiveculture.ca/get-cultured-the-more-you-read "The More You Read: Los Angeles Actor & Writer, Clark Backo's IGTV series & Podcast"]. Collective Culture, July 2020.