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 in 2023.[3]
Originally from Drummondville, Quebec, he is a 1996 graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] The play has also been staged in English as Down the Main Drag.[7]
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 | ||
| 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) | |||
| 2023 | The Nature of Love (Simple comme Sylvain) | ||
| Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) |
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 |
References
- Maxime Demers, "Rôles importants au cinéma et à la télé: Steve Laplante garde les pieds sur terre". Le Journal de Montréal, October 1, 2022.
- Justine Smith, "The Quebec film Viking imagines a world of constant rehearsals". Cult MTL, October 1, 2022.
- Etan Vlessing, "Canadian Screen Awards: TV Drama ‘The Porter’ Leads With 19 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, 22 February 2023.
- Emmanuelle LeBlond, "Les multiples facettes de Steve Laplante". Journal Express, October 24, 2021.
- Marc-André Lussier, "Les belles coïncidences de Steve Laplante". La Presse, September 30, 2022.
- "Les finalistes pour les prix littéraires du gouverneur général sont connus...". Le Devoir, October 17, 2007.
- Kamal Al-Solaylee, "A play with a joie de mort". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 2004.