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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Family Jewel (Bijou de famille) | ||
2003 | Ma voisine danse le ska | Leica's father | |
2004 | Tideline (Littoral) | Wahab | |
2006 | Transparence | Martin | |
Cheech | Jean-Marc Blanchette | ||
2008 | The Broken Line (La ligne brisée) | Jello | |
Avant-goût de printemps | Félix | ||
Le Déserteur | Alphonse Lortie | ||
2012 | Wintergreen (Paparmane) | Jerome | |
2015 | The Good Feelings | Pierre | |
2016 | A Done Deal (Une formalité) | Remy | |
2018 | March Fool (Poisson de mars) | ||
2019 | We Are Gold (Nous sommes Gold) | ||
And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) | Police officer | ||
2021 | Like the Ones I Used to Know (Les grandes claques) | Denis | |
See You Garbage! (Au plaisir les ordures!) | Prime Minister | ||
2022 | Babysitter | Jean-Michel | |
Viking | David | ||
The Cheaters (Les Tricheurs) | André | ||
2023 | The Nature of Love (Simple comme Sylvain) | Philippe | |
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) | Father | ||
Coco Farm (Coco ferme) | Joseph-Armand Bombardier | ||
2024 | Our Sisters-in-Law (Nos belles-sœurs) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Ces enfants d'ailleurs | Martin | |
2003 | Ramdam | Tommy Bleau | |
2007 | Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin | Guillaume Payer | |
2009 | Aveux | Luc Desharnais | |
2010-2011 | Mirador | Alexandre Dalphond | |
2011 | Le Gentleman | Alain Thibodeau | |
2012 | Lance et compte | William Jasmin | |
Tu m'aimes-tu ? | David Lamontagne | ||
2013 | La Vie parfaite | Éric Pedneault | |
2014 | 30 vies | André Masson | |
2017 | Terreur 404 | Sylvain | |
Olivier | Georges Dubreuil | ||
2018 | Léo | Chabot | |
2020 | Faits divers | Denis Fontaine | |
2022 | Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime) | Gaëtan 2 |
The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra, but Jutra's name was withdrawn from the awards following the publication of Yves Lever's biography of Jutra, which alleged that he had sexually abused children.
The Prix Iris for Best Film is an annual film award presented Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the year's best film made within the Cinema of Quebec.
Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Actress to recognize the best in the Cinema of Quebec.
Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Actor to recognize the best in the Cinema of Quebec.
Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Supporting Actor to recognize the best in the Cinema of Quebec.
Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Supporting Actress to recognize the best in the Cinema of Quebec.
Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Director to recognize the best in the Cinema of Quebec.
The Prix Michel-Côté is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its annual Prix Iris, to honour the most popular film of the year among film audiences in Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year is an annual award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the best performances by emerging actors in their first major film roles who were not nominated in the main lead and supporting acting categories. The award is not separated by gender.
The Prix Iris for Best Screenplay is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the year's best screenplay in the Cinema of Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Best Documentary Film is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the year's best documentary film made within the cinema of Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Best Editing is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of the Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best film editing in the Cinema of Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Best First Film is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best debut film made within the Cinema of Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Best Hair is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best hairstyling in films made within the Cinema of Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Best Original Music is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best music in films made within the Cinema of Quebec. Unlike some other film awards, which present separate categories for scores and songs, the Prix Iris only presents a single music category inclusive of both types of film music.
The Prix Iris for Best Sound is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of the Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best sound in feature films made within the Cinema of Quebec. Unlike some film awards, Québec Cinéma does not present separate awards for overall sound and sound editing, but instead honours the full sound team in a single category; however it does also present a distinct category for Best Sound in a Documentary.
Viking is a 2022 Canadian comedy film, directed by Stéphane Lafleur. The film centres on a group of people who are working as a "B team" to reenact the events of the first crewed mission to Mars, in the hopes of trying to solve the interpersonal problems among the astronauts that have impacted the real mission.
The 25th Quebec Cinema Awards were held on December 10, 2023, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2022 and 2023. The ceremony was broadcast by Noovo, and hosted by Jay Du Temple.
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