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Clark Backo

Clark Backo is a Canadian actor known for Yaga, The Changeling, Letterkenny, I Want You Back and Venom: The Last Dance.

Biography

Clark Backo plays local detective Carson in Yaga, an eight-episode mystery thriller coming to AMC+ in the United States in October 2026 and presented as a Crave Original in Canada.

Born in Montreal and raised in Toronto, Backo moved from Canadian television roles into feature leads, an Apple horror drama and a major comic-book film.

Known for

Yaga

She plays local detective Carson in the 2026 mystery series.[1][2]

The Changeling

She stars as Emma Valentine in Apple's adaptation of Victor LaValle's novel.[8][9]

Career highlights

  1. Yaga Role

    She plays Detective Carson in Yaga

    Carson is the local investigator who comes into conflict with Noah Reid's private detective during a missing-person case.[1][2]

  2. Comic Con Trigger

    The first Yaga teaser arrived at Comic-Con

    AMC and Crave released the first look after a July 25, 2026 panel featuring Backo, Reid and creator Kat Sandler.[1]

  3. Letterkenny

    Rosie made her familiar to Letterkenny viewers

    Backo played the recurring, self-possessed girlfriend of Wayne in the Canadian comedy.[3][7]

  4. Changeling

    The Changeling gave her a central dramatic role

    She played Emma Valentine opposite LaKeith Stanfield in Apple's folklore-inflected horror series.[8][9]

  5. Film Work

    Her films range from intimate drama to franchise scale

    Her feature work includes Happy Place, I Want You Back and Venom: The Last Dance.[3][1]

Good to know

Happy Place was her first feature lead

The film's production biography identifies Samira as Backo's first leading role in a feature.[3]

Yaga is planned as eight half-hour episodes

AMC and Bell Media describe the contemporary Baba Yaga adaptation as an eight-episode drama.[1][2]