Antoine Olivier Pilon (born 23 June 1997) is a Canadian actor.

Early life

Born in Montreal, Antoine Olivier Pilon moved with his family to Port-Daniel–Gascons in Quebec's Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine when he was four. Studying in Le Phares school, he returned to Montreal when he was 10.

Career

Pilon landed his first job playing in an ad on the French Canadian RDS sports channel in 2009 when he was 12. In 2010, he played the lead role of Frisson in ''Frisson des collines'' followed by a role in '' Just for Laughs: Gags.'' 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

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television series ''Mémoires Vives''. He also took part in two 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 video about school bullying was directed by Xavier Dolan and banned on certain stations for viewers below 16. The following year, Pilon was cast as the lead role in '' Mommy'', also by Xavier Dolan. The film co-won the Jury Prize at the

2014 Cannes Film Festival The 67th Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2014. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the main competition section. The Palme d'Or was awarded to the Turkish film '' Winter Sleep'' directed by Nuri Bi ...

. Pilon was named one of the best actors under the age of twenty by IndieWire.

Filmography

Feature films

*2011: ''

Thrill of the Hills ''Thrill of the Hills'' (french: Frisson des collines) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Richard Roy and released in 2011. Set in Quebec in the late 1960s, the film stars Antoine Olivier Pilon as Frisson, a young boy whose father Aur� ...

(Frisson des collines)'' as Frisson (directed by

Richard Roy Richard Roy is a Canadian director, actor and screenwriter. He has directed several feature films in French as well as television films and series for the English-language market. He was raised in the village of Saint-Agapit, in Lotbinière Re ...

) *2012: '' The Pee-Wee 3D: The Winter That Changed My Life (Les Pee-Wee 3D)'' (directed by Éric Tessier) *2012: '' Laurence Anyways'' (directed by Xavier Dolan) *2014: '' Mommy'' (directed by Xavier Dolan) *2016: '' 1:54'' (directed by Yan England) *2017: ''

Junior Majeur ''Junior Majeur'' is a Canadian sports drama film, directed by Éric Tessier and released in 2017. A sequel to the 2012 film '' The Pee-Wee 3D: The Winter That Changed My Life (Les Pee-Wee 3d: L'hiver qui a changé ma vie)'', the film centres on ...

'' (directed by Éric Tessier) *2018: ''

Youtopia "Youtopia" is a song by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It features the vocals from American singer Adam Young, who is also the founder of electronica project Owl City. This song was released in the Netherlands by his label A ...

'' *2019: ''

Before We Explode ''Before We Explode'' (french: Avant qu'on explose) is a Canadian sex comedy film, directed by Rémi St-Michel and released in 2019. The film stars Étienne Galloy as Pier-Luc, a teenager who fears that the diplomatic war of words between Donal ...

(Avant qu'on explose)'' *2020: ''

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'' *2020: '' Death of a Ladies' Man'' *2021: '' Maria Chapdelaine'' *2021: ''

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Television

*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: "College Boy" (song by Indochine) as a bullied student (directed by Xavier Dolan) *2019: "Virtuous Circle" (song by

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, directed by Farhad Ghaderi)

Awards

References

External links

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Antoine Olivier Pilon File (in French)
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