Martin Watier | |
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| Born | October 25, 1973 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
Martin Watier (born October 25, 1973) is a Canadian actor born in Montreal. [1] Specialized in dubbing, he is, among other things, the official French voice of actors including Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco, Ryan Phillippe, Josh Hartnett, and Ben Foster. [2]
Born in Montreal, Watier started studying music at the age of five. During his high school years, his passion for acting developed: in 1985 he began studies in drama with Quebec actors Normand d’Amour and Henri Chassé.
In 1990, his background in music (piano and voice) along with his talent as a young actor earned him a scholarship to Upper Canada College, in Toronto, where he spent the next two years studying acting and musical theatre. [3] In 1992, he was awarded the Robertson Davies Drama Award for outstanding onstage performance for his interpretation of Amadeus in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus . [4]
He returned to Montreal in 1993 to launch his professional career. There he studied acting, singing and dancing with teachers such as Warren Robertson, Estelle Esse and Danielle Hotte. In a short time, Watier landed parts in plays and musicals ( Jeanne , Bang Boy, Bang , Jerusalem ), on English television ( University , Sirens , The Hunger , Student Bodies ) and French television ( Watatatow , Zap , Catherine , 3 X rien , Annie et ses hommes ), [5] and in movies ( Hemingway : A Portrait , Laserhawk , The Deception Trilogy , Polytechnique ), [6] and in numerous commercials. [7]
In 1995 he discovered voice work. Since then, he regularly worked in the field of dubbing, narration and animation. [8] Lending his voice to foreign actors, but also to fantastic characters and cartoons, he is able to give free rein to his creativity and overflowing imagination. [9] Over the years, he became the official French voice of many American actors including Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco, Ryan Phillippe, Josh Hartnett, and Ben Foster. [10]
Watier dubbed for feature films ( Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones , 54 , Black Hawk Down , Capote , Brokeback Mountain , Pirates of the Caribbean ), TV series ( Ally McBeal , Tales of the City ), documentaries ( Canal Z , Canal Vie , Canal D , Historia , Canal V ) and lent his voice to more than fifty cartoon characters ( The Simpsons , The Hunchback of Notre Dame , The Lion King , Titan AE , The Incredibles , Monsters vs. Aliens , Open Season , Happy Feet , The Croods , Turbo , Epic ). [10]
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