François Papineau

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
François Papineau, 2010
Born	(1966-12-24) 24 December 1966 (age 58)[1] Montreal, Quebec
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]

Selected filmography

• The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) - 1995
• Post Mortem - 1999
• Sable Island (L'Île de Sable) - 1999
• Tar Angel (L'Ange de goudron) - 2001
• The Collector (Le Collectionneur) - 2002
• The Genius of Crime (Le Génie du crime) - 2006
• Daddy Goes Ptarmigan Hunting (Papa à la chasse aux lagopèdes) - 2008
• Mourning for Anna (Trois temps après la mort d'Anna) - 2010
• Route 132 - 2010
• A Life Begins (Une vie qui commence) - 2010
• The Child Prodigy (L'Enfant prodige) - 2010
• Wetlands (Marécages) - 2011
• The Meteor (Le Météore) - 2013
• Iqaluit - 2016
• Wild Run: The Legend (Chasse-Galerie: La Légende) - 2016
• 9 (9, le film) - 2016
• Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises herbes) - 2016
• The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles) - 2018
• 14 Days, 12 Nights (14 jours 12 nuits) - 2019
• The Vinland Club (Le Club Vinland) - 2020
• Entre deux draps - 2021
• La Contemplation du mystère - 2021
• You Are Not Alone (Vous n'êtes pas seul) - 2024