François Papineau
Canadian actor (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Born | (1966-12-24) 24 December 1966 (age 57)[1] |
Alma mater | National Theatre School of Canada |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse | Bénédicte Décary |
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]
He is married to actress Bénédicte Décary,[7] with whom he costarred in the 2021 television series Entre deux draps.[8]