Toki Pilioko
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| Birth name | Toki Pilioko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nouméa, New Caledonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toki Pilioko (born 1 October 1995) is a French rugby union prop and actor. He currently plays for UA Gujan-Mestras in Fédérale 2.[1]
Acting career
[edit]Pilioko gained international success by interpreting a young man from the French oversea collectivity of Wallis and Futuna in the South Pacific who comes to play rugby in France in the 2016 film Mercenary.[2] The film was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival[3][4] where it won the Europa Cinemas Label Award.[5] Pilioko was also in the running for the César Award for Most Promising Actor.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Toki Pilioko Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Toki Pilioko, le jeune "Mercenaire" du Stade Aurillacois" (in French). France 3. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Fortnight 2016: The 48th Directors' Fortnight Selection". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Nancy Tartaglione (19 April 2016). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight 2016 Lineup – Laura Poitras' 'Risk', Pablo Larrain's 'Neruda', Paul Schrader's 'Dog Eat Dog'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Patrick Frater (20 May 2016). "Cannes: 'Wolf & Sheep' Rounds up Directors' Fortnight Prize". Variety. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Toki Pilioko en route vers le César du meilleur espoir ?" (in French). France Info. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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