Christian Laurin

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Christian Laurin
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Born (1964-06-01) June 1, 1964 (age 61)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre
OccupationActor
Years active1990–Present

Christian Laurin (born June 1, 1964) [1] is a Canadian film, television and stage actor who performs in both English and French productions.

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Early life and education

Born in Montreal, Quebec, [1] and raised in Toronto, Ontario. [1]

Laurin received his training at the Neighborhood Playhouse school of theatre in New York City, where he was taught acting by the renowned Sanford Meisner.[ citation needed ]

Career

He has had numerous roles in a variety of American and Canadian productions including The Sopranos , [2] [3] Covert One: The Hades Factor , [4] The Pacifier , [1] Murdoch Mysteries and recurring or leading roles in the TV series Météo+ , Les Bleus de Ramville , St. Nickel and Hard Rock Medical .

On stage he was seen in numerous theatre productions such as Michel Tremblay's "Yours Forever Marie-Lou", [5] produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company, Melissa James Gibson's THIS, [6] Yasmina Reza's "God of Carnage", [7] Michel Tremblay's Fragments of Useless Lies, directed by Diana Leblanc, [8] [9] The Hollow at the Canadian Stage in the role of Drasiw, [10] and in Molière's The Imaginary Invalid directed by Dean Gilmour. [11] He also performs solo shows as Rutabagan, a bouffon-style clown. [12]

Personal life

He has also toured extensively across the United States and Europe with theatre companies such as Mump and Smoot in the production of Something Else with Zug, directed by Karen Hines, [13] and also with Theatre Smith-Gilmour.

Filmography

Christian Laurin film and television credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1992 Secret Service Eluard1 episode [3]
1993 Counterstrike Customs OfficialEpisode: "The Hit" [1]
1994 Road to Avonlea Clement Paquette1 episode [1]
1994April OneLarose [3] [14]
1994 Forever Knight Daviau1 episode [1]
1995 Rent-a-Kid Pretentious WaiterTelevision film [1]
1996 The Pathfinder Capt. SanglierTelevision film [15] [16]
1996 Goosebumps First Pumpkin (voice)1 episode [1] [17]
1995 Heritage Minutes GuardEpisode: "The Paris Crew" [18]
1997 Due South Chef1 episode [1]
2000 The Perfect Son WalterTheatrical film [1]
2005 The Pacifier MarcelTheatrical film [3] [14]
2005 Terry Quebec PolicemanTelevision film [1]
2006 Covert One: The Hades Factor Dr. Marcel JolivetTV miniseries [1]
2006DogasaurBarnard lippe'Television short film [1]
2006 Angela's Eyes Frenchie1 episode [3] [1]
2007 The Sopranos Normand1 episode [3] [16]
2008 Victor SurgeonTelevision film [1]
2008–2011 Météo+ Gignac7 episodes [1]
2011 Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs Sekmet4 episodes [6]
2012 Warehouse 13 French Cab Driver1 episode [3]
2012–2013 Les Bleus de Ramville Mike Racette28 episodes [1]
2013–2018 Hard Rock Medical Dr. Raymond Dallaire39 episodes [15]
2017The Great Northern Candy DropPanicked Citizen (voice)Television film [17]
2019The Christmas TempEtienne AmericeTelevision film [16]
2020A Killer in My HomeOscarTelevision film [16] [15]
2023Eaux TurbulentesLionel Chevalier4 episodes [19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Christian Laurin". Northernstars - The Canadian Movie Database. Northernstars.ca. September 20, 2012. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  2. "Quebec thugs get face-time with Tony Soprano". CBC News, April 5, 2007.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "TV: Christian Laurin". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Baseline / All Media Guide, LLC 2010. November 4, 2012. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  4. Christian Laurin at IMDB
  5. Archived September 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine . Soulpepper Theatre Company.
  6. 1 2 "Toronto: Canadian Stage announces some 2012/13 season casting updates". Stage Door News. November 1, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  7. "Oh God, the carnage!" Archived December 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Toronto Star, October 19, 2011.
  8. Crew, Robert (May 4, 2010). "Fragments of Useless Lies: Tremblay play a multi-layered look at love". The Toronto Star (thestar.com). Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  9. "Fragments de mensonges inutiles" [ permanent dead link ]. Eye Weekly , May 4, 2010.
  10. Kaplan, Jon (March 17, 2005). "How to fill The Hollow". NOW . GMI Publications Inc. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  11. "Toronto Troupe Builds Circus Around Moliere's Invalid" Archived October 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . Playbill , November 5, 1996.
  12. NOW Staff (July 10, 2003). "Fringe Festival reviews". NOW . GMI Publications Inc. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  13. Minor, E. Kyle (September 10, 2000). "Theater: Silly World, Dark Underpinnings". The New York Times . Section CN. The New York Times Company. p. 14. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Christian Laurin: Filmography". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  15. 1 2 3 "Christian Laurin". Apple TV+ . Apple, Inc. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Christian Laurin". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media / NBCUniversal . Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  17. 1 2 "Christian Laurin". Behind The Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  18. "Heritage Minutes: The Paris Crew - Details (Cast)". HistoricaCanada.ca. Historica Canada. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  19. "ICI-TOU.TV Extra: Eaux turbulentes 2 - De nouvelles enquêtes prenantes dans le nord de l'Ontario" [Turbulent Waters 2 - Exciting new investigations in Northern Ontario]. Radio-Canada Centre de presse (in French). Société Radio Canada. December 13, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2025.