François Papineau
François Papineau (born 24 December 1966) is a Canadian actor who worked in stage and the Cinema of Quebec for over 25 years.[1]
François Papineau | |
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 François Papineau, 2010 | |
| Born | 24 December 1966[1] |
| Alma mater | National Theatre School of Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Bénédicte Décary |
Papineau graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1990.[2] He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Actor for Route 132 (2010).[3]
In 2015, he joined the cast of director Benoît Pilon's film Iqaluit, alongside Marie-Josée Croze and Natar Ungalaaq.[4] Iqaluit was released in 2016, the same year as his Bad Seeds,[5] and Wild Run: The Legend (Chasse-Galerie: La Légende), where Papineau played Jack Murphy, the Devil in the Chasse-galerie mythology. Papineau was tasked to play the villain as suave with a slight English accent.[6]
He is married to actress Bénédicte Décary,[7] with whom he costarred in the 2021 television series Entre deux draps.[8]
Selected filmography
- The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) - 1995
- Post Mortem - 1999
- Sable Island (L'Île de Sable) - 1999
- Tar Angel (L'Ange de goudron) - 2001
- The Collector (Le Collectionneur) - 2002
- The Genius of Crime (Le Génie du crime) - 2006
- Daddy Goes Ptarmigan Hunting (Papa à la chasse aux lagopèdes) - 2008
- Mourning for Anna (Trois temps après la mort d'Anna) - 2010
- Route 132 - 2010
- A Life Begins (Une vie qui commence) - 2010
- The Child Prodigy (L'Enfant prodige) - 2010
- Wetlands (Marécages) - 2011
- The Meteor (Le Météore) - 2013
- Iqaluit - 2016
- Wild Run: The Legend (Chasse-Galerie: La Légende) - 2016
- 9 (9, le film) - 2016
- Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises herbes) - 2016
- The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles) - 2018
- 14 Days, 12 Nights (14 jours 12 nuits) - 2019
- The Vinland Club (Le Club Vinland) - 2020
- Entre deux draps - 2021
- La Contemplation du mystère - 2021
References
- Boulanger, Luc (13 February 2017). "François Papineau: sous la carapace". La Presse. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- Reny, Dominique (4 October 2004). "L'entrevue - François Papineau, côté cour, côté jardin". Le Devoir. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- Stone, Jay (2 February 2011). "We dream of Genie". The Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- Duchesne, André (29 July 2015). "Marie-Josée Croze turns Iqaluit with Benoit Pilon". La Presse. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- Pelletier, Mélissa (15 February 2017). ""Ne m'oublie pas" chez Duceppe: prendre une volée de François Papineau (ENTREVUE)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- Kelly, Brendan (25 February 2016). "Movie review: Chasse-Galerie updates classic Québécois oral legend". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- François Hamel and Marie-Hélène Goulet, "10 ans d'amour pour François Papineau et Bénédicte Décary". 7 Jours, August 6, 2021.
- Natalie Slight, "Secrets de plateau | Entre deux draps". 7 Jours, February 11, 2021.