Toki Pilioko Explained

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

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Toki Pilioko Profile. Itsrugby.co.uk. 7 November 2017.
2. Web site: Toki Pilioko, le jeune "Mercenaire" du Stade Aurillacois. 10 November 2016 . France 3. 7 November 2017. French.
3. Web site: Fortnight 2016: The 48th Directors' Fortnight Selection . 7 November 2017 . Quinzaine des Réalisateurs . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160420130803/http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/en/fortnight-2016/ . 20 April 2016 .
4. Web site: Cannes: Directors' Fortnight 2016 Lineup – Laura Poitras' 'Risk', Pablo Larrain's 'Neruda', Paul Schrader's 'Dog Eat Dog' . Nancy Tartaglione . 19 April 2016 . 7 November 2017 . Deadline Hollywood.
5. Web site: Cannes: 'Wolf & Sheep' Rounds up Directors' Fortnight Prize . Patrick Frater . 20 May 2016 . 7 November 2017 . Variety.
6. Web site: Toki Pilioko en route vers le César du meilleur espoir ?. 24 January 2017 . France Info. 7 November 2017. French.