Alexis Martin (actor) explained

Alexis Martin (born June 9, 1964) is a Canadian actor and writer.^[1] A 1986 graduate of the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, he has acted in film, television and stage productions, and has written both theatrical plays and film screenplays.^[2]

He was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 31st Genie Awards in 2010 for Route 132,^[3] and for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 20th Genie Awards in 1999 for Matroni et moi.^[4] His play Bureaux was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 2004 Governor General's Awards.

He is the uncle of Béatrice Martin, a singer-songwriter known by the stage name Cœur de pirate.^[5]

Filmography

Film

• Cordélia - 1980
• The Party (Le Party) - 1990
• Cosmos - 1996
• Karmina - 1996
• The Revenge of the Woman in Black (La vengeance de la femme en noir) - 1997
• Nô - 1998
• August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre) - 1998
• Matroni and Me (Matroni et moi) - 1999
• Les Boys III - 2001
• The Collector (Le Collectionneur) - 2002
• CQ2 (Seek You Too) - 2004
• Audition (L'Audition) - 2005
• Saint Martyrs of the Damned (Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés) - 2005
• A Sunday in Kigali (Un dimanche à Kigali) - 2006
• Bluff - 2007
• Le Banquet - 2008
• Babine - 2008
• Route 132 - 2010
• Before My Heart Falls (Avant que mon cœur bascule) - 2012
• My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) - 2015
• Bad Seeds (Les mauvaises herbes) - 2016
• 9 (9, le film) - 2016
• Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, Terre des âmes) - 2017
• We Are Gold (Nous sommes Gold) - 2019
• There Are No False Undertakings (Il n'y a pas de faux métier) - 2020

Television

• L'Amour avec un Grand A
• Radio Enfer
• Sous le signe du lion
• Fortier
• Trauma
• Les Parent

Plays

• Oreille, tigre et bruit
• Matroni et moi
• L'An de Grâce
• Bureaux
• L'Apprentissage des marais
• Révolutions

Notes and References

1. https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/education/348760/alexis-martin-acteur-malgre-lui-d-un-mauvais-film-policier "Alexis Martin, acteur malgré lui d’un mauvais film policier"
2. http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Martin%2C%20Alexis "Martin, Alexis"
3. https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/barney+version+incendies+genie+nominations/4212011/story.html "Barney's Version, Incendies top Genie nominations"
4. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/they-dream-of-genies/article4182076/?page=all "They dream of Genies"
5. Élizabeth Lepage-Boily, "Coeur de pirate et Alexis Martin en deuil". Showbizz, May 21, 2021.