Christian Laurin
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Christian Laurin is a Canadian
film, television and stage actor from Toronto
, Ontario
, who performs in both English
and French
productions.
He received his training at the Neighborhood Playhouse
school of theatre in New York City
, where he was taught acting by the renowned Sanford Meisner
. He has had numerous leading roles in a variety of American and Canadian productions including The Sopranos
, Covert One: The Hades Factor
, The Pacifier
, Murdoch Mysteries
and recurring leading roles in the TV series Météo+
and Les Bleus de Ramville
.
On stage he was seen in numerous theatre productions such as Michel Tremblay
's Fragments of Useless Lies, directed by Diana Leblanc
, where he played Gabriel and the priest, The Hollow at the Canadian Stage
in the role of Drasiw, and in Molière
's The Imaginary Invalid directed by Dean Gilmour. He also performs solo shows as Rutabagan, a bouffon
-style clown
.
He has also toured extensively across the United States
and Europe
with theatre companies such as Mump and Smoot
in the production of Something Else with Zug, directed by Karen Hines
, and also with Theatre Smith-Gilmour
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
film, television and stage actor from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, who performs in both English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
productions.
He received his training at the Neighborhood Playhouse
Neighborhood Playhouse
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is an actor training school at 340 East 54th Street in New York City, generally associated with the Meisner technique of Sanford Meisner.-History:...
school of theatre in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, where he was taught acting by the renowned Sanford Meisner
Sanford Meisner
Sanford Meisner , also known as Sandy, was an American actor and acting teacher who developed a form of Method acting that is now known as the Meisner technique....
. He has had numerous leading roles in a variety of American and Canadian productions including The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
, Covert One: The Hades Factor
Covert One: The Hades Factor
Covert One: The Hades Factor is a made-for-TV thriller filmed in Toronto that first aired in 2006...
, The Pacifier
The Pacifier
The Pacifier is a 2005 comedy film directed by Adam Shankman and written by Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant. It stars Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham, Faith Ford, Brittany Snow, Max Thieriot, Morgan York, Carol Kane, and Brad Garrett. The film was released in March 2005 by Walt Disney Pictures, and earned...
, Murdoch Mysteries
Murdoch Mysteries
Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian drama television series that airs on Citytv, featuring Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario in the 1890s. The television series is based on the Detective Murdoch series of novels by Maureen Jennings. The fifth season was...
and recurring leading roles in the TV series Météo+
Météo+
Météo+ is a Canadian television sitcom which began airing on TFO, the French language public broadcaster in Ontario, on February 14, 2008.-Overview:...
and Les Bleus de Ramville
Les Bleus de Ramville
Les Bleus de Ramville is a Canadian television series, currently in production and slated to premiere on TFO in 2012.Set in the fictional town of Ramville near North Bay, Ontario, the series focuses on Gordie, Julie, Maureen and Christian, four members of the fan club for the town's senior hockey...
.
On stage he was seen in numerous theatre productions such as Michel Tremblay
Michel Tremblay
Michel Tremblay, CQ is a Canadian novelist and playwright.Tremblay grew up in the Plateau Mont-Royal, a French-speaking neighbourhood of Montreal, at the time of his birth a neighbourhood with a working-class character and joual dialect, something that would heavily influence his work...
's Fragments of Useless Lies, directed by Diana Leblanc
Diana Leblanc
Diana Leblanc is a Canadian television and film actress, best known known to US audiences for her portrayal of Frannie Halcyon in the TV miniseries More Tales of the City and its follow-up Further Tales of the City...
, where he played Gabriel and the priest, The Hollow at the Canadian Stage
Canadian Stage
Nationally and internationally acclaimed, The Canadian Stage Company is Canada's third largest not-for-profit contemporary theatre company. Founded in 1987 with the merger of CentreStage and Toronto Free Theatre, the Company is dedicated to programming international contemporary theatre and to...
in the role of Drasiw, and in Molière
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...
's The Imaginary Invalid directed by Dean Gilmour. He also performs solo shows as Rutabagan, a bouffon
Bouffon
Bouffon is a modern french theater term that was re-coined in the early 1960s by Jacques Lecoq at his L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris to describe a specific style of performance work that has a main focus in the art of mockery.-Etymology and early history:The word Bouffon...
-style clown
Clown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
.
He has also toured extensively across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
with theatre companies such as Mump and Smoot
Mump and Smoot
Mump & Smoot are a Canadian clown duo created by Michael Kennard and John Turner, directed by Karen Hines. Also referred to as 'clowns of horror' they've produced interactive, improvisational plays aimed squarely at adult audiences.-Background:...
in the production of Something Else with Zug, directed by Karen Hines
Karen Hines
Karen Hines is a Canadian actress, writer and director. She is the artistic director and producer of "Keep Frozen: Pochsy Productions."Hines has appeared in several television series, including many of Ken Finkleman's satires such as The Newsroom, Foreign Objects, and Married Life for which she was...
, and also with Theatre Smith-Gilmour
Theatre Smith-Gilmour
Theatre Smith-Gilmour, is an artistically driven professional theatre company located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The company is committed to creating theatre developed through "an artistic process that gives expression and dignity to people's imaginations and fantasies; that communicates to...
.