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

• 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
• (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
• You Are Not Alone (Vous n'êtes pas seul) - 2024

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.