Robert Marinier (born 1954 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian stage actor, playwright and television writer.
He was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 1997 Governor General's Awards for his play L'Insomnie."G-G short list proves puzzling Urquhart selection an early favourite, but where's Richler, Ricci, Tremblay?". The Globe and Mail, October 23, 1997. For the same play, he was also a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Actor in a Play, Mid-Size Theatre division, in 1997."Major Dora Mavor Moore nominations". Toronto Star, September 12, 1997.
His 2021 book Un conte de l'apocalypse was the winner of the Trillium Book Award for French Prose in 2022.Deborah Dundas, "Toronto writer Ann Shin wins $20,000 Trillium Prize for North Korean novel ‘The Last Exiles’". Toronto Star, June 21, 2022.
He has also been a television writer for the series The Smoggies, Météo+"Météo + de retour pour une deuxième saison". L'Express Ottawa, October 8, 2008. and Les Bleus de Ramville.
Personal life Marinier attended high school at École secondaire Macdonald-Cartier.
Plays 1979 - Lafortune et Lachance 1980 - La Tante 1982 - L'Inconception 1984 - Les Rogers (with Robert Bellefeuille and Jean-Marc Dalpé)"The rogue beneath the sensitive male". Ottawa Citizen, June 25, 1987. 1988 - En camisoles 1989 - Deuxième souffle (with Dan Lalande) 1993 - À la gauche de Dieu 1994 - L'Insomnie 1997 - But for the Grace of God... (English translation of À la gauche de Dieu)"The truth about illicit love: Robert Marinier's play about infidelities and middle-aged passions resurfaces in a new English-language translation". Ottawa Citizen, January 12, 1997. 1999 - Le golfeur et la mort 1999 - Contes sudburois (with Jean-Marc Dalpé, Robert Dickson, Paulette Gagnon, Michael Gauthier and Brigitte Haentjens)"French theatre festival offers 15-day smorgasbord of plays". Ottawa Citizen, June 3, 1999. 2000 - Big Crunch 2000 - Univers 2000 - Je me souviens 2005 - Épinal
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