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Christian Laurin (born June 1, 1964 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor from Toronto, Ontario, who performs in both English and French productions.
He received his training at the Neighborhood Playhouse school of theatre in New York City, where he was taught acting by the renowned Sanford Meisner. He has had numerous leading roles in a variety of American and Canadian productions including The Sopranos,[1][2] Covert One: The Hades Factor,[3] The Pacifier,[4] Murdoch Mysteries and recurring leading roles in the TV series Météo+ and Les Bleus de Ramville.
On stage he was seen in numerous theatre productions such as Michel Tremblay's Fragments of Useless Lies, directed by Diana Leblanc, where he played Gabriel and the priest,[5][6] The Hollow at the Canadian Stage in the role of Drasiw,[7] and in Molière's The Imaginary Invalid directed by Dean Gilmour.[8] He also performs solo shows as Rutabagan, a bouffon-style clown.[9]
He has also toured extensively across the United States and Europe with theatre companies such as Mump and Smoot in the production of Something Else with Zug, directed by Karen Hines,[10] and also with Theatre Smith-Gilmour.
References
- ^ "Quebec thugs get face-time with Tony Soprano". CBC News, April 5 2007.
- ^ Movies & TV: Christian Laurin. NYTimes.com
- ^ Christian Laurin at IMDB
- ^ Christian Laurin at Northernstars
- ^ "Fragments of Useless Lies: Tremblay play a multi-layered look at love". Toronto Star, May 4, 2010.
- ^ "Fragments de mensonges inutiles". Eye Weekly, May 4, 2010.
- ^ "How to fill The Hollow". NOW, March 17, 2005.
- ^ "Toronto Troupe Builds Circus Around Moliere's Invalid". Playbill, 5 November 1996.
- ^ "Fringe Festival reviews". NOW, July 10, 2003.
- ^ "Silly World, Dark Underpinnings". The New York Times, September 10, 2000.
External links
Categories:- Canadian film actors
- Canadian television actors
- Canadian stage actors
- Canadian clowns
- French Quebecers
- Actors from Quebec
- People from Montreal
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