Steve Laplante (born July 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec. [1] He is most noted for his performance as David in the 2022 film Viking , [2] for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards, [3] and won the Prix Iris for Best Actor at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards. [4]
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In addition to his Prix Iris nod for Viking, he was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the same year for Babysitter . [5]
Originally from Drummondville, Quebec, he is a 1996 graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. [6] He first became widely known for his performance in a stage production of Wajdi Mouawad's play Tideline (Littoral), also later repeating the role in its 2004 film adaptation. [7]
In addition to his acting he has written a number of stage plays, the most noted of which, Le Long de la principale, was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 2007 Governor General's Awards. [8] The play has also been staged in English as Down the Main Drag. [9]
