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Belleau spoke to Black Press Media from his home in Vancouver, as the Oscar buzz continues to build around the film Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Scorsese, and starring Di Caprio, Robert De Niro and many others. The film chronicles the true story of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma and a conspiracy to take control of the wealth and oil rights of an Osage family.

Belleau played Henry Roan, an Osage husband and father.

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After the film showed, a camera was capturing the reactions of the director and cast as the audience gave a standing ovation for nine minutes. The reactions were being projected onto the movie screen.

Watching all of this happen, Belleau said he thought to himself, if the camera turned on him, he would weep.

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Since the premiere, the film has continued to gain momentum. Lily Gladstone, who costars alongside Di Caprio, made history as the first Indigenous woman to win a Golden Globe for her role in the film.

Belleau also attended the Gotham Awards in January in New York City for the film.

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He said he saw Steven Yeung and Ali Wong, from the Netflix series Beef, and just decided to go speak to them.

He and Wong admitted to each other it was both their first awards.

The journey from the remote community of Esket (Alkali Lake), an hour south of Williams Lake, to film premieres and festivals alongside A-list actors has been a long haul for Belleau, who has put in over 20 years of work to get to where he is now.

But Belleau connects it all back to sitting in the Paradise Cinemas in Williams Lake, watching movies as a young man growing up.

Epic films like Braveheart, Lord of the Rings and Saving Private Ryan had given him a lifetime longing to be a part of an ensemble cast like those he watched onscreen. Now, arriving on red carpets as part of the cast of Killers of the Flower Moon next to Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, Belleau is right where he always wanted to be.

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He then recounts a story he told to Sandra Oh, from Grey香蕉视频直播檚 Anatomy and Killing Eve, in which his mom, Marilyn Belleau, gave him support, but kept him grounded.

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This unwavering support and love from his parents has been the foundation from which he has maintained his belief in himself and enabled him to continue to pursue his calling to be an actor.

Dave Belleau and Marilyn Belleau both supported him, throughout the many years of attending auditions and being rejected.

William said he estimates he did not get 84 per cent of the roles he went out for, but his parents still did not try to talk him out of continuing to work towards his dream.

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Then she would give him things to work on.

His father also encouraged him to follow his dream from the beginning. It was his father Dave, who he went to for advice in playing Henry Roan in the epic true tale of an Osage family in Oklahoma for Killers of the Flower Moon. Belleau then also met the family of the man he was to portray onscreen and he was grateful they gave him his blessing to portray Roan how he did.

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For years, William said he felt left out, but he came to recognize this was based on a desire to be part of an ensemble.

He told his mom when he had this realization and she told him to write down his goals, which included working with an Academy Award-winner. This came to fruition when he worked with Sir Anthony Hopkins on a movie in Vernon called Blackway, released in 2015.

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Belleau香蕉视频直播檚 last project was a role in Disney香蕉视频直播檚 Marvel series in Echo. His next project is yet to be revealed publicly.

He now also tries to fill in gaps between roles working with youth and public speaking, hoping to inspire them to follow their purpose, something he said he loves doing.

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Anyone interested in getting in touch with William Belleau for youth engagement can reach out to his publicist jennifer@platformpr.net.

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