Steve Laplante (born July 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec.Maxime Demers, "Rôles importants au cinéma et à la télé: Steve Laplante garde les pieds sur terre". Le Journal de Montréal, October 1, 2022. He is most noted for his performance as David in the 2022 film Viking,Justine Smith, "The Quebec film Viking imagines a world of constant rehearsals". Cult MTL, October 1, 2022. for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards,Etan Vlessing, "Canadian Screen Awards: TV Drama ‘The Porter’ Leads With 19 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, 22 February 2023. and won the Prix Iris for Best Actor at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards.Maxime Demers, "Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 10, 2023.
In addition to his Prix Iris nod for Viking, he was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the same year for Babysitter.Vanessa Hébert, "Voici les nominations du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". 7 Jours, November 14, 2023.
Originally from Drummondville, Quebec, he is a 1996 graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.Emmanuelle LeBlond, "Les multiples facettes de Steve Laplante". Journal Express, October 24, 2021. 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.Marc-André Lussier, "Les belles coïncidences de Steve Laplante". La Presse, September 30, 2022.
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."Les finalistes pour les prix littéraires du gouverneur général sont connus...". Le Devoir, October 17, 2007. The play has also been staged in English as Down the Main Drag.Kamal Al-Solaylee, "A play with a joie de mort". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 2004.
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 The Deserter (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) André 2023 The Nature of Love (Simple comme Sylvain) Philippe Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) Aurélien Coco Farm (Coco ferme) Joseph-Armand Bombardier 2024 Sisters and Neighbors! (Nos belles-sœurs)
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 2024 Temps de chien Pascal
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