Pier-Luc Funk | |
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Born |
Laval, Quebec, Canada | 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]
Pier-Luc Funk | |
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Born |
Laval, Quebec, Canada | 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]