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Serge Postigo | |
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| Born | November 14, 1968 |
| Education | National Theatre School of Canada |
| Spouse | Marina Orsini |
| Children | 1 |
Serge Postigo (born November 14, 1968) is a Canadian actor.
Born in Agen, France, he moved to the Canadian province of Quebec during his childhood. He also lived in the Netherlands, Spain and Belgium for a short period. Immediately after his arrival in Canada, Postigo developed a strong interest in the theater industry. He obtained a diploma at the National Theatre School of Canada.[ citation needed ] Before finishing his studies, he started acting in 1990.
Postigo is one of the many actors in Quebec culture playing in several television shows and soap operas such as Watatatow , Urgence and 4 et demi in the 1990s. He also appeared in the 2005 film, Aurore , in which he played the role of Télesphore Gagnon, the father of Aurore Gagnon, a real life girl in the 1910s and 1920s who was abused and murdered by him and his cousin Marie-Anne Houde.
Postigo won back-to-back MetroStar awards in 1998 and 1999 for best Male Role for the TV show 4 et demi.[ citation needed ] He also won the MetroStar award of the year in 1999.[ citation needed ] He was also nominated for a Jutras Award for best supporting actor for Ma vie en cinemascope as well as several Gemini Awards during the 1990s.[ citation needed ]
Postigo and his wife, Marina Orsini, have one son.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Bittersweet Memories | Olivier Guimond | |
| 2005 | Idole instantanée | Christophe | |
| 2005 | Aurore | Télésphore Gagnon | |
| 2006 | Angel's Rage | Père de Éric | |
| 2006 | Duo | Francis Roy | |
| 2018 | La Bolduc | Roméo Beaudry |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Les grands procès | Me Vachon | Episode: "Ginette Couture-Marchand" |
| 1993–1994 | Watatatow | Joël Cusson | 11 episodes |
| 1995 | Scoop IV | Martin Bolduc | 5 episodes |
| 1997 | Urgence | Dr. Daniel Trudeau | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Un gars, une fille | Lui-même | Episode: "Au bureau de Guy/Au resto branché/Au lit 5" |
| 1998 | Tartuffe | Valère | Television film |
| 1999 | Rue l'Espérance | Olivier Leblanc | — |
| 2002 | Music Hall | Michel Simard | — |
| 2011 | Penthouse 5-0 | Patrick Perreault | 12 episodes |
| 2016 | Mirador | — | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Ruptures | Alain Grimard | 6 episodes |
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