Landon Liboiron
Liboiron in 2011, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Jenner, Alberta, Canada
Date of Birth: March 10, 1991
Ethnicity:
*50% Polish
*25% French-Canadian
*25% German and Swiss-German
Landon Liboiron is a Canadian actor. His roles include the films Moondance Alexander, Altitude, Daydream Nation, The Howling: Reborn, Girl in Progress, Burning Bodhi, Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare (2018), Come True, and Door Mouse, and the shows Wild Roses, Degrassi, Life Unexpected, Terra Nova, The Haunting Hour: The Series, Hemlock Grove, and Frontier.
He is the son of Lorraine Mack Liboiron, an artist, and Marcel Liboiron. His father is of half French-Canadian and half Polish ancestry. His mother is of half Polish and half German/Swiss-German descent. He was raised in a farming communtity.
Landon’s paternal grandfather was Jacques Saul “Jim” Liboiron (the son of Azarie Liboiron and Blandine Cloutier). Jacques was born in Saskatchewan, and was French-Canadian. Azarie was the son of Joseph Liboiron and Emma Hamelin.
Landon’s paternal grandmother was Anne Marie Dzus/Juss (the daughter of William Dzus/Juss and Mary Osadczuk). Anne was born in Alberta, to Polish parents. Landon’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Trembowla, the daughter of Jan Osadczuk and Agnes.
Landon’s maternal grandfather was John William Mack (the son of John Mack and Jessie Walczak). Landon’s grandfather John was born in Brandon, Manitoba, to Polish parents, his father from Zapałów, Jarosław and his mother from Kaszyce, Przemyśl, both in Lwów.
Landon’s maternal grandmother was Marjorie Hillenberg (the daughter of John Gerhard/Gerhart Hillenberg and Dorothea “Dora” Weiss). Marjorie was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta. John was born in Wisconsin, U.S., the son of Charles Hillenberg, whose parents were German, and of Margaret/Margaretha Engler, whose parents were Swiss, of Swiss-German descent. Dorothea was born in Alt Posttal, Bessarabia, Russia, the daughter of Johann/John Weiss, Sr. and Anna Barbara Heidinger, who were ethnic Germans.
Sources: Genealogy of Landon Liboiron (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Landon’s paternal grandfather, Jacques Saul “Jim” Liboiron – https://cooksouthland.com
Obituary of Landon’s paternal grandmother, Anne Marie (Dzus/Juss) Liboiron – https://cooksouthland.com
Obituary of Landon’s paternal great-grandmother, Mary (Osadczuk) Dzus/Juss – http://www.agsbrooks.com
Landon’s maternal grandfather, John William Mack, on the 1926 Canada Prairie Provinces Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Landon’s maternal grandmother, Marjorie (Hillenberg) Mack – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Landon’s maternal grandmother, Marjorie (Hillenberg) Mack – https://www.afterlife.co
Landon’s maternal great-grandfather, John Gerhard/Gerhart Hillenberg, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Landon’s maternal grandfather was John William Mack. John was born in Brandon, Manitoba.
Landon’s maternal grandmother was Marjorie Hillenberg (the daughter of John Gerhard Hillenberg and Dorothea “Dora” Weiss). Marjorie was born in Alberta. John was born in Wisconsin, U.S., the son of Charles Hillenberg, whose parents were German, and of Margaret Engler, whose parents were Swiss. Dorothea was born in Alt Posttal, Bessarabia, Russia, the daughter of Johann/John Weiss, Sr. and Barbara Heidinger.
Genealogy of Landon’s maternal grandmother, Marjorie (Hillenberg) Mack – https://www.geni.com/people/Marjorie-Mack/6000000040936530847?through=6000000040936342282
Obituary of Landon’s maternal grandmother, Marjorie (Hillenberg) Mack – https://www.afterlife.co/ca/obituary-medicine-hat-marjorie-mack-930548
Landon’s maternal great-grandfather, John Gerhard Hillenberg, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM22-R76
Looks like Daniel Radcliffe, who is Jewish.
He looks nothing like Daniel Radcliffe.
Lorraine Mack Liborion has a website, though it doesn’t include a biography.
http://www.lorrainemackliboiron.com/
Doesn’t his mother’s surname at least suggest a WASP origin? “Mack” can be a Scottish or English surname.
http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Mack
There also German “Mack”s, and anglicizations from other names, assuming “Mack” is even his mother’s maiden name and not another name. It’s ambiguous, especially in Alberta, where there are so many people of non-British origin.
He plays an Irishman on one of my favorite shows, Frontier.
@Jackson
He can pass for an Irishman even though he does not strike me as one of them.
Watch the series. he has a great Irish brogue as well!
@madman
The Scots would not be happy to be associated with such thing as “WASP”
Overall that is such an overrated label considering that only a part of Englishmen may claim Anglo-Saxon heritage.
I’m not sure if your familiar with its use in the United States, but it applies to British people in general in its most specific usage, and in an even broader usage applies to areas outside of the UK.
And, really, if you want to get really technical about it, given the long history of culture and genetic exchange between England and Scotland, quite a few Scots are descended from English families who migrated north. The vast majority of Scots are not as nearly genetically Celtic as they sometimes believe themselves to be. Especially in the lowlands, they are a mix of people just like England.
That’s a cultural label used in US. The Scots and the Irish identify as Celtic. But also the English are largely of the same (Celtic) stock, considering that Anglo-Saxons mainly settled only in the South-East of England.
I don’t know which definition you’ve read where “Anglo-Saxon” in WASP refers strictly to Anglo-Saxon heritage. It has more to do with language. WASP refers to people of British descent, including Scottish.
Language is definitely a part of it in that you’d have to speak English to be included in the group. But it more of a cultural thing. Literally, it’s is/was simply a label for those in the U.S. descended of British Protestants who kept part of the culture, and generally they are people of upper class.
I watched his pic in features posts and I thought “he looks French”, I was partially right.