Christian Laurin

Christian Laurin (born (1964-06-01)June 1, 1964)^[1] is a Canadian film, television and stage actor who performs in both English and French productions.

Christian Laurin
Born	(1964-06-01) June 1, 1964 (age 61) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education	Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–Present

Early life and education

Laurin was born in Montreal, Quebec,^[1] and raised in Toronto, Ontario.^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Laurin has had numerous roles in a variety of American and Canadian productions including The Sopranos,^[2][3] Covert One: The Hades Factor,^[4] The Pacifier,^[1] 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

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,^[13] and also with Theatre Smith-Gilmour.

Filmography

Christian Laurin film and television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1992	Secret Service	Eluard	1 episode	[3]
1993	Counterstrike	Customs Official	Episode: "The Hit"	[1]
1994	Road to Avonlea	Clement Paquette	1 episode	[1]
1994	April One	Larose		[3][14]
1994	Forever Knight	Daviau	1 episode	[1]
1995	Rent-a-Kid	Pretentious Waiter	Television film	[1]
1996	The Pathfinder	Capt. Sanglier	Television film	[15][16]
1996	Goosebumps	First Pumpkin (voice)	1 episode	[1][17]
1995	Heritage Minutes	Guard	Episode: "The Paris Crew"	[18]
1997	Due South	Chef	1 episode	[1]
2000	The Perfect Son	Walter	Theatrical film	[1]
2005	The Pacifier	Marcel	Theatrical film	[3][14]
2005	Terry	Quebec Policeman	Television film	[1]
2006	Covert One: The Hades Factor	Dr. Marcel Jolivet	TV miniseries	[1]
2006	Dogasaur	Barnard lippe'	Television short film	[1]
2006	Angela's Eyes	Frenchie	1 episode	[3][1]
2007	The Sopranos	Normand	1 episode	[3][16]
2008	Victor	Surgeon	Television film	[1]
2008–2011	Météo+	Gignac	7 episodes	[1]
2011	Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs	Sekmet	4 episodes	[6]
2012	Warehouse 13	French Cab Driver	1 episode	[3]
2012–2013	Les Bleus de Ramville	Mike Racette	28 episodes	[1]
2013–2018	Hard Rock Medical	Dr. Raymond Dallaire	39 episodes	[15]
2017	The Great Northern Candy Drop	Panicked Citizen (voice)	Television film	[17]
2019	The Christmas Temp	Etienne Americe	Television film	[16]
2020	A Killer in My Home	Oscar	Television film	[16][15]
2023	Eaux Turbulentes	Lionel Chevalier	4 episodes	[19]