Théodore Pellerin
Canadian actor (born 1997)
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Théodore Chouinard-Pellerin (French: [teɔdɔʁ pɛl(ə)ʁɛ̃], born June 13, 1997) is a Canadian actor.[1] He had his breakout role in the 2018 film Family First, which earned him a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor[2] and the Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year.[3]
June 13, 1997
Théodore Pellerin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Théodore Chouinard-Pellerin June 13, 1997 Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Mother | Marie Chouinard |
Life and career
Pellerin was born in Quebec in 1997, the son of dancer/choreographer Marie Chouinard and painter Denis Pellerin.[4] He made his debut on the Ici Télé television series 30 vies in 2014.
Pellerin has appeared in the films Endorphine (2015), The Demons (2015), Boost (2016), It's Only the End of the World (2016),[5] The Beep Test (2017), Never Steady, Never Still (2017), Boy Erased (2018), Isla Blanca (2018), Genesis (2018), Ville Neuve (2018), Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020), and Lurker (2025). In 2019, he portrayed the pyramid scheme true believer Cody Bonar on the Showtime series On Becoming a God in Central Florida.[6]
In August 2019, Pellerin was cast in the Netflix slasher film There's Someone Inside Your House,[7] released on October 6, 2021.[8][9] In 2020, he narrated a portion of the 8th Canadian Screen Awards.[10]
In 2024, he received a CSA nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards,[11] and won the Prix Iris for Best Actor at the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards for the film Solo (2023).[12]
In October 2025, Pellerin joined the cast of Nicole Garcia's upcoming film Milo.[13]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Endorphine | Grégoire | |
| The Demons | David | ||
| 2016 | Boost | Dev | |
| It's Only the End of the World (Juste la fin du monde) | Antoine | ||
| 2017 | Never Steady, Never Still | Jamie | |
| The Beep Test (La course navette) | Wojtek | Short film | |
| Squat (Ailleurs) | Samu | ||
| 2018 | Family First (Chien de garde) | Vincent | |
| Boy Erased | Xavier | ||
| Genesis (Genèse) | Guillaume | ||
| At First Light | Sean | ||
| Isla Blanca | Émile | ||
| Ville Neuve | Ulysse | ||
| 2020 | Never Rarely Sometimes Always | Jasper | |
| Underground (Souterrain) | Julien | ||
| My Salinger Year | Boy from Winston-Salem | ||
| 2021 | There's Someone Inside Your House | Oliver Larsson | [7][14][8] |
| Mayday | Radio Man / Dimitri | ||
| 2022 | Continental Drift (South) (La dérive des continents (au sud)) | Albert Adler | |
| 2023 | Beau Is Afraid | Beau's Son | |
| Solo | Simon | [15] | |
| 2025 | Lurker | Matthew | |
| Nino | Nino | ||
| 2026 | Milo † | TBA | |
| TBA | Cry to Heaven † | TBA | Post-production |
Television
- TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30 vies | Sammy Azoulay | Recurring role |
| La théorie du K.O. | Sébastien | Episode: "Espirit de contradiction" | |
| 2019 | On Becoming a God in Central Florida | Cody Bonar | Main role |
| The OA | Liam | 3 episodes | |
| 2021 | Patrick Senécal présente | Gabriel Fortin | Episode: "Audition" |
- TV films and miniseries
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Maid | Wayne | |
| 2022 | Pour toi Flora | Frère Thibodeau | |
| 2024 | Franklin | Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette | |
| Becoming Karl Lagerfeld | Jacques de Bascher |
