{{short description|Canadian actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Pier-Luc Funk | image = | caption = | birth_name = | other_names = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|5|5}} | birth_place = Laval, Quebec, Canada | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2008–present | spouse = | children = | website = | 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.<ref>[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1134806/pier-luc-funk-tournage-matthias-maxime-xavier-dolan "Pier-Luc Funk enchanté par le tournage du nouveau Dolan"]. Ici Radio-Canada, November 8, 2018.</ref> 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.<ref name="Radio">{{Cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1163767/gala-quebec-cinema-1991-ricardo-trogi-16-nominations |title=Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations |date=April 11, 2019 |accessdate=May 11, 2019 |work=Radio-Canada |language=French}}</ref>
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)''.<ref>[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1112725/pier-luc-funk-gala-juste-pour-rire-entrevue-5-minutes "Pier-Luc Funk : l’été qui a changé sa vie"]. Ici Radio-Canada, July 14, 2018.</ref> Following that he joined the cast of the teen drama series ''Tactik'', in which he played Samuel Langevin from 2009 to 2013.<ref>Jean-François Vandeuren, [https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2019/02/10/tout-le-monde-en-parle-pier-luc-funk-conciliation-travail-ecole_a_23666369/ "«Tout le monde en parle»: Pier-Luc Funk revient sur ses difficultés à terminer ses études secondaires"]. ''Huffington Post'', February 10, 2019.</ref>
In 2014 and 2015 he was a cast member in ''SNL Québec'', a Quebec-based adaptation of ''Saturday Night Live''.<ref>Ghislain Plourde, [https://www.lechodelaval.ca/actualites/culturel/162854/pier-luc-funk-emballe-par-sa-participation-a-snl-quebec "Pier-Luc Funk emballé par sa participation à SNL Québec"]. ''L'Écho de Laval'', February 14, 2014.</ref> After the show was cancelled by Télé-Québec in 2015, he joined the cast of the new series ''Le nouveau show''.<ref>Josianne Desloges, [https://www.lesoleil.com/archives/pier-luc-funk-quand-le-jeu-devient-un-sport-aaf81428b8685a32bb735c147ba7c34b "Pier-Luc Funk: quand le jeu devient un sport"]. ''Le Soleil'', December 27, 2015.</ref> 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.<ref>Marc-André Lemieux, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/10/15/le-cote-sombre-de-pier-luc-funk "Le côté sombre de Pier-Luc Funk"]. ''Le Journal de Montréal'', October 15, 2016.</ref> 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.<ref>Marc Cassivi, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/television/201712/18/01-5147567-leur-moment-de-2017-pier-luc-funk.php "Leur moment de 2017: Pier-Luc Funk"]. ''La Presse'', December 18, 2017.</ref>
In 2021 Funk hosted ''Sans rancune'', a TVA variety series.<ref>Natalie Slight, [https://www.7jours.ca/2020/12/31/tout-ce-que-vous-devez-savoir-sur-sans-rancune-la-nouvelle-emission-de-pier-luc-funk "Tout ce que vous devez savoir sur Sans rancune, la nouvelle émission de Pier-Luc Funk"]. ''7 Jours'', January 6, 2021.</ref> In an episode devoted to drag queens in February, Funk participated in a lipsync battle against Rita Baga.<ref>Andrée Laurin, [https://hollywoodpq.com/rita-baga-sera-a-sans-rancune-et-a-en-direct-de-lunivers/ "Rita Baga sera à Sans Rancune et à En direct de l'univers!"]. ''HollywoodPQ'', February 12, 2021.</ref>
==Filmography== * 2008 - ''A No-Hit No-Run Summer (Un été sans point ni coup sûr)'': Martin * 2013 - ''Vic and Flo Saw a Bear (Vic+Flo ont vu un ours)'': Charlot Smith * 2014 - ''1987'': Dallaire * 2015 - ''The Demons (Les Démons)'': Ben * 2015 - ''Aurélie Laflamme: Les pieds sur terre'': Jean-Benoît Houde * 2016 - ''Kiss Me Like a Lover (Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes)'': Donat * 2017 - ''Sashinka'': Prêteur sur gages * 2018 - ''Genesis (Genèse)'': Maxime * 2019 - ''Matthias & Maxime'': Rivette * 2020 - ''Flashwood'': Luc * 2021 - ''Entre deux draps'': Antoine * 2021 - ''The Time Thief (L'Arracheuse de temps)'' * 2024 - ''You Are Not Alone (Vous n'êtes pas seul)'' * 2024 - ''Vile & Miserable (Vil & Misérable)''
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