François Papineau

François Papineau (born 24 December 1966) is a Canadian actor who worked in stage and the Cinema of Quebec for over 25 years.[1]

François Papineau
François Papineau, 2010
Born	24 December 1966[1] Montreal, Quebec
Alma mater	National Theatre School of Canada
Occupation	Actor

Papineau graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1990.[2] He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Actor for Route 132 (2010).[3]

In 2015, he joined the cast of director Benoît Pilon's film Iqaluit, alongside Marie-Josée Croze and Natar Ungalaaq.[4] Iqaluit was released in 2016, the same year as his Bad Seeds,[5] and Wild Run: The Legend (Chasse-Galerie: La Légende), where Papineau played Jack Murphy, the Devil in the Chasse-galerie mythology. Papineau was tasked to play the villain as suave with a slight English accent.[6]

Selected filmography

• The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) - 1995
• Post Mortem - 1999
• Sable Island (L'Île de Sable) - 1999
• Tar Angel (L'Ange de goudron) - 2001
• The Collector (Le Collectionneur) - 2002
• Daddy Goes Ptarmigan Hunting (Papa à la chasse aux lagopèdes) - 2008
• Mourning for Anna (Trois temps après la mort d'Anna) - 2010
• Route 132 - 2010
• A Life Begins (Une vie qui commence) - 2010
• Wetlands (Marécages) - 2011
• The Meteor (Le Météore) - 2013
• Iqaluit - 2016
• Wild Run: The Legend (Chasse-Galerie: La Légende) - 2016
• 9 (9, le film) - 2016
• Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises herbes) - 2016
• The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles) - 2018
• 14 Days, 12 Nights (14 jours 12 nuits) - 2019
• The Vinland Club (Le Club Vinland) - 2020

References

1. Boulanger, Luc (13 February 2017). "François Papineau: sous la carapace". La Presse. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
2. Reny, Dominique (4 October 2004). "L'entrevue - François Papineau, côté cour, côté jardin". Le Devoir. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
3. Stone, Jay (2 February 2011). "We dream of Genie". The Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
4. Duchesne, André (29 July 2015). "Marie-Josée Croze turns Iqaluit with Benoit Pilon". La Presse. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
5. Pelletier, Mélissa (15 February 2017). ""Ne m'oublie pas" chez Duceppe: prendre une volée de François Papineau (ENTREVUE)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
6. Kelly, Brendan (25 February 2016). "Movie review: Chasse-Galerie updates classic Québécois oral legend". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 3 June 2017.