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Steve Laplante (born July 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec. He is most noted for his performance as David in the 2022 film Viking, for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards, and won the Prix Iris for Best Actor at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards.

In addition to his Prix Iris nod for Viking, he was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the same year for Babysitter.

Originally from Drummondville, Quebec, he is a 1996 graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. 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.

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. The play has also been staged in English as Down the Main Drag.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. Maxime Demers, "Rôles importants au cinéma et à la télé: Steve Laplante garde les pieds sur terre". Le Journal de Montréal, October 1, 2022.
2. Justine Smith, "The Quebec film Viking imagines a world of constant rehearsals". Cult MTL, October 1, 2022.
3. Etan Vlessing, "Canadian Screen Awards: TV Drama ‘The Porter’ Leads With 19 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, 22 February 2023.
4. Maxime Demers, "Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 10, 2023.
5. Vanessa Hébert, "Voici les nominations du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". 7 Jours, November 14, 2023.
6. Emmanuelle LeBlond, "Les multiples facettes de Steve Laplante". Journal Express, October 24, 2021.
7. Marc-André Lussier, "Les belles coïncidences de Steve Laplante". La Presse, September 30, 2022.
8. "Les finalistes pour les prix littéraires du gouverneur général sont connus...". Le Devoir, October 17, 2007.
9. Kamal Al-Solaylee, "A play with a joie de mort". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 2004.

External links

• Steve Laplante at IMDb

• 1972 births
• Living people
• 21st-century Canadian male actors
• 21st-century Canadian male writers
• 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
• Canadian male film actors
• Canadian male stage actors
• Canadian male television actors
• Canadian male dramatists and playwrights
• Canadian dramatists and playwrights in French
• People from Drummondville
• Male actors from Quebec
• Writers from Quebec
• National Theatre School of Canada alumni
• Best Actor Jutra and Iris Award winners