Rugby player
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| Birth name | Toki Pilioko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
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. The film was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Europa Cinemas Label Award. Pilioko was also in the running for the César Award for Most Promising Actor.
References
- "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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