Rykko Bellemare

Rykko Bellemare (born 1991) is a Native Canadian film actor, best known for his lead role as Shawnouk in Before the Streets (Avant les rues).^[2] He won the Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year, its award for debut performances, at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards for his work in the film.^[3]

Rykko Bellemare
Born	1991 (age 33–34) La Tuque, Quebec[1]
Nationality	Atikamekw
Occupation	Actor Musician
Relatives	Kwena Bellemare-Boivin

A member of the Atikamekw nation from Wemotaci, Quebec,^[1] he is the brother of Kwena Bellemare-Boivin, who played his character's sister in the film.^[4] He is a dancer, drummer and singer with the Atikamekw traditional music group Northern Voice.^[4]

References

1. "Rykko Bellemare". Ixion Communications. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.
2. Tremblay, Odile (February 13, 2016). "Parler attikamek à la Berlinale". Le Devoir (in French).
3. "Rykko Bellemare, la Révélation de l'année au gala Québec Cinéma" (in French). Ici Radio-Canada. June 5, 2017.
4. "Before the Streets: A story of struggle, healing and redemption". The Nation. April 15, 2016.

External links

• Rykko Bellemare at IMDb