Steve Laplante

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]

Filmography

Film

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
The Deserter (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) Aurélien
Coco Farm (Coco ferme) Joseph-Armand Bombardier
2024 Sisters and Neighbors! (Nos belles-sœurs)

Television

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
2024 Temps de chien Pascal

References

  1. ^ Maxime Demers, "Rôles importants au cinéma et à la télé: Steve Laplante garde les pieds sur terre". Le Journal de Montréal, October 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Justine Smith, "The Quebec film Viking imagines a world of constant rehearsals". Cult MTL, October 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Canadian Screen Awards: TV Drama ‘The Porter’ Leads With 19 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, 22 February 2023.
  4. ^ Maxime Demers, "Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Vanessa Hébert, "Voici les nominations du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". 7 Jours, November 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Emmanuelle LeBlond, "Les multiples facettes de Steve Laplante". Journal Express, October 24, 2021.
  7. ^ Marc-André Lussier, "Les belles coïncidences de Steve Laplante". La Presse, September 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "Les finalistes pour les prix littéraires du gouverneur général sont connus...". Le Devoir, October 17, 2007.
  9. ^ Kamal Al-Solaylee, "A play with a joie de mort". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 2004.