François Papineau Explained

François Papineau
Birth Date:24 December 1966[1]
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec
Occupation:Actor
Alma Mater:National Theatre School of Canada
Spouse:Bénédicte Décary

François Papineau (born 24 December 1966) is a Canadian actor who worked in stage and the Cinema of Quebec for over 25 years.[1]

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 (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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: François Papineau: sous la carapace . Boulanger . Luc . 13 February 2017 . 11 June 2017 . La Presse.
  2. Web site: L'entrevue - François Papineau, côté cour, côté jardin . Reny . Dominique . . 4 October 2004 . 11 June 2017.
  3. Web site: We dream of Genie . Stone . Jay . 2 February 2011 . 11 June 2017 . The Edmonton Journal.
  4. Web site: Marie-Josée Croze turns Iqaluit with Benoit Pilon . Duchesne . André . 29 July 2015 . 7 January 2017 . La Presse.
  5. Web site: "Ne m'oublie pas" chez Duceppe: prendre une volée de François Papineau (ENTREVUE) . Pelletier . Mélissa . 15 February 2017 . 11 June 2017 . The Huffington Post.
  6. Web site: Movie review: Chasse-Galerie updates classic Québécois oral legend . Kelly . Brendan . 25 February 2016 . 3 June 2017 . . 3 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170703072741/http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/movie-review-chasse-galerie-updates-classic-quebecois-oral-legend . dead .
  7. François Hamel and Marie-Hélène Goulet, "10 ans d'amour pour François Papineau et Bénédicte Décary". 7 Jours, August 6, 2021.
  8. Natalie Slight, "Secrets de plateau | Entre deux draps". 7 Jours, February 11, 2021.