Antoine Olivier Pilon
| Antoine Olivier Pilon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 June 1997 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
Antoine Olivier Pilon (born 23 June 1997) is a Canadian film actor.
Born in Montreal, he moved with his family to Port-Daniel–Gascons in Quebec's Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine when he was just four. Studying in Le Phares school, he returned to Montreal when he was 10 to continue his studies in Beaconsfield elementary school, then at Ville Mont-Royal's Académie St-Clément. After finishing his secondary education, he is studying at Collège de Montréal.
Pilon and his sister Ariane Élizabeth Pilon showed great interest in films and auditioned for a casting agency signing with Héléna Artistic Agency.[1] Pilon landed his first job playing in an ad on the French Canadian RDS sports channel in 2009 when he was just 12. In 2010, he played the lead role of Frisson in Frisson des collines followed by roles in Just for Laughs: Gags, and importantly in Xavier Dolan's film Laurence Anyways.
In 2012, he took part in a number of television series playing lead role of William in Les Argonautes, a youth series on Télé-Québec and role of Clovis in Radio-Canada television series Mémoires Vives. He also took part in 2 seasons of Tactik, a youth series on Télé-Québec and a role in the short film Le Siège and role of Janeau Trudel in the feature film Les Pee-Wee 3D: L'hiver qui a changé ma vie. In 2013, he appeared in the Indochine music video for "College Boy". The controversial and shocking video about school bullying was directed by Xavier Dolan and banned on certain stations for viewers below 16.[2]
Cooperation with Xavier Dolan culminated in a major role in Mommy, also by Xavier Dolan. The film co-won the Jury prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
Filmography
Feature films
- 2010: Frisson des collines as Frisson (directed by Richard Roy)
- 2011: Laurence Anyways as an adolescent (directed by Xavier Dolan)
- 2012: Les Pee-Wee 3D : L'hiver qui a changé ma vie as Janeau Trudel (directed by Éric Tessier)
- 2014: Mommy as Steve Després (directed by Xavier Dolan)
Shorts
- 2013: Le siège
Television
- 2006: Les Bougon: C'est aussi ça la vie as small anti-prince (1 episode, "Le Poussin ou la Poule") (TV series)
- 2011: Mirador as Antoine, son of Michéle (TV series)
- 2012-2013: Les Argonautes as William (TV series)
- 2012-2013: Tactik as Jeremy Miville (TV series directed by Stephan Joly and Claude Blanchard)
- 2012-2013: Mémoires vives as Clovis Landrie (directed by Brigitte Couture)
- 2014: Subito texto as Vincent Beaucage
Music videos
- 2013: "Blow My Mind" (song by singer Jacob)
- 2013: "College Boy" (song by Indochine as a bullied student (directed by Xavier Dolan)
Awards
| Award | Category | Character and film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Artist Awards | Best Actor in a Foreign Film | Frisson, Frisson des Collines | Won |
| Best Actor in a Foreign Film | Janeu Trudel, Les Pee-Wee 3D | Won | |
| 13th Festival du grain à démoudre pour l’acteur le plus prometteur at Gonfreville l'Orcher | Special Mention | Frisson, Frisson des Collines | Won |
| Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur | "Best Actor" | Steve Després, Mommy | Won |
| 17th Jutra Awards | "Best Actor | Steve Després | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | "Best Actor" | Steve Després, Mommy | Won |
| 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | "Best Actor in a Leading Role" | Steve Després | Won |
References
- ↑ Agence artistique Helena: Antoine Olivier Pilon page (French)
- ↑ "Antoine-Olivier Pilon : quand le héros de "Mommy" faisait scandale en France" (in French). MetroNews, Paris, France. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ Caroline St-Pierre (22 May 2014). "Antoine Olivier Pilon savoure son expérience à Cannes" (in French). La Presse - La Presse Canadienne. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ Julien Jester (22 May 2014). "Antoine-Olivier Pilon: "Xavier m’a aidé à aller très loin de moi"" (in French). Libération. Retrieved 25 May 2014.