Christian Laurin is a Canadian film, television and stage actor who performs in both English and French productions.
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| Born | June 1, 1964 |
| Education | Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990-present |
Early life
editBorn in Montreal, Quebec, and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Laurin received his training at the Neighborhood Playhouse school of theatre in New York City, where he was taught acting by the renowned Sanford Meisner.
Career
editHe has had numerous 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 or leading roles in the TV series Météo+, Les Bleus de Ramville, St. Nickel and Hard Rock Medical.
On stage he was seen in numerous theatre productions such as Michel Tremblay's "Yours Forever Marie-Lou",[5] produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company, Melissa James Gibson's "This",[6] Yasmina Reza's "God of Carnage",[7] Michel Tremblay's Fragments of Useless Lies, directed by Diana Leblanc,[8][9] The Hollow at the Canadian Stage in the role of Drasiw,[10] and in Molière's The Imaginary Invalid directed by Dean Gilmour.[11] He also performs solo shows as Rutabagan, a bouffon-style clown.[12]
Personal life
editHe 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,[13] and also with Theatre Smith-Gilmour.
References
edit- ^ "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 Archived September 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at Northernstars
- ^ [1] Archived September 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Soulpepper Theatre Company.
- ^ "Melissa James Gibson's 30-something drama is one of the best plays of this or any other season". Now Magazine, March 26, 2013.
- ^ "Oh God, the carnage!" Archived December 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, October 19, 2011.
- ^ "Fragments of Useless Lies: Tremblay play a multi-layered look at love". Toronto Star, May 4, 2010.
- ^ "Fragments de mensonges inutiles"[permanent dead link]. Eye Weekly, May 4, 2010.
- ^ "How to fill The Hollow". NOW, March 17, 2005.
- ^ "Toronto Troupe Builds Circus Around Moliere's Invalid" Archived October 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill, November 5, 1996.
- ^ "Fringe Festival reviews". NOW, July 10, 2003.
- ^ "Silly World, Dark Underpinnings". The New York Times, September 10, 2000.