{{Short description|Canadian actor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox person | image = Christian Laurin color.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|6|1}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | education = Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1990{{ndash}}Present | organization = | spouse = | mother = | father = | awards = }} '''Christian Laurin''' (born {{birth date|1964|6|1}})<ref name="NS20Sep12" /> is a Canadian film, television and stage actor who performs in both English and French productions.
== Early life and education == Laurin was born in Montreal, Quebec,<ref name="NS20Sep12" /> and raised in Toronto, Ontario.<ref name="NS20Sep12" /> 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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025|reason=Previous citation reference for this statement may have been broken. Needs a new RS cite ref.}} == Career == Laurin has had numerous roles in a variety of American and Canadian productions including ''The Sopranos'',<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/quebec-thugs-get-face-time-with-tony-soprano-1.641203 "Quebec thugs get face-time with Tony Soprano"]. CBC News, April 5, 2007.</ref><ref name="NYT4Nov12">{{cite news | title=TV: Christian Laurin | url=http://movies.nytimes.com/person/431039/Christian-Laurin | work=The New York Times | date=4 November 2012 | access-date=17 August 2025 | agency=Baseline / All Media Guide, LLC 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104084735/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/431039/Christian-Laurin | archive-date=4 November 2012}}</ref> ''Covert One: The Hades Factor'',<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0491446 Christian Laurin] at IMDB</ref> ''The Pacifier'',<ref name="NS20Sep12">{{cite web | title=Christian Laurin | date=20 September 2012 | website=Northernstars - The Canadian Movie Database | publisher=Northernstars.ca | url=http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsjkl/laurin_christian.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920234103/http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsjkl/laurin_christian.html | archive-date=20 September 2012 | access-date=17 August 2025}}</ref> ''Murdoch Mysteries'' and recurring or leading roles in the TV series ''Météo+'', ''Les Bleus de Ramville'', ''St. Nickel'' and ''Hard Rock Medical''.
On stage he was seen in numerous theatre productions such as Michel Tremblay's "Yours Forever Marie-Lou",<ref>[http://www.soulpepper.ca/performances/15_season/yours_forever,_marie-lou.aspx] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930152327/http://soulpepper.ca/performances/15_season/yours_forever,_marie-lou.aspx|date=September 30, 2015}}. Soulpepper Theatre Company.</ref> produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company, Melissa James Gibson's ''THIS'',<ref name="SDNthis">{{cite web |title=Toronto: Canadian Stage announces some 2012/13 season casting updates |url=https://www.stage-door.com/Theatre/News/Entries/2012/11/1_Toronto__Canadian_Stage_announces_some_2012_13_season_casting_updates.html |website=Stage Door News |access-date=17 August 2025 |date=November 1, 2012}}</ref> Yasmina Reza's "God of Carnage",<ref>[http://www.toronto.com/article/701452--oh-god-the-carnage "Oh God, the carnage!"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219221551/http://www.toronto.com/article/701452--oh-god-the-carnage |date=December 19, 2011 }}. Toronto Star, October 19, 2011.</ref> Michel Tremblay's ''Fragments of Useless Lies'', directed by Diana Leblanc,<ref name="TS4May10">{{cite web | title=Fragments of Useless Lies: Tremblay play a multi-layered look at love | date=May 4, 2010 | last1=Crew | first1=Robert | website=The Toronto Star (thestar.com) | publisher=Toronto Star Newspapers Limited | url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/fragments-of-useless-lies-tremblay-play-a-multi-layered-look-at-love/article_6304eaa3-4d8c-52f8-9674-8300363692b0.html | access-date=17 August 2025}}</ref><ref>[http://www.eyeweekly.com/arts/theatre/article/91595 "Fragments de mensonges inutiles"]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''Eye Weekly'', May 4, 2010.</ref> ''The Hollow'' at the Canadian Stage in the role of Drasiw,<ref name="Now17Mar05">{{cite web | title=How to fill The Hollow | date=March 17, 2005 | last1=Kaplan | first1=Jon | website=NOW | publisher=GMI Publications Inc | url=https://nowtoronto.com/culture/how-to-fill-the-hollow/ | access-date=17 August 2025}}</ref> and in Molière's ''The Imaginary Invalid'' directed by Dean Gilmour.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/32354-Toronto-Troupe-Builds-Circus-Around-Molieres-Invalid "Toronto Troupe Builds Circus Around Moliere's Invalid"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020193403/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/32354-Toronto-Troupe-Builds-Circus-Around-Molieres-Invalid |date=October 20, 2012 }}. ''Playbill'', November 5, 1996.</ref> He also performs solo shows as Rutabagan, a bouffon-style clown.<ref name="Now10Jul03">{{cite web | title=Fringe Festival reviews | date=July 10, 2003 | last1=NOW Staff | website=NOW | publisher=GMI Publications Inc | url=https://nowtoronto.com/culture/fringe-festival-reviews-2003-07-10/ | access-date=17 August 2025}}</ref>
== Personal life == 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,<ref name="NYT10Sep2000">{{cite news | title=Theater: Silly World, Dark Underpinnings | last1=Minor | first1=E. Kyle | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/10/nyregion/theater-silly-world-dark-underpinnings.html | work=The New York Times | date=September 10, 2000 | series=Section CN | page=14 | access-date=17 August 2025}}</ref> and also with Theatre Smith-Gilmour.
== Filmography == {{Inc-video|date=August 2025}}
<!-- Do NOT list "uncredited" works without an RS cite ref. "All [Role] names should be referred to as Credited, OR by common name supported by a Reliable Source..." as per WP:FILMOGRAPHY. Rowspans allowed only for "Year" column per WP:FILMOGRAPHY --> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Christian Laurin film and television credits<!-- WP:ACCESSIBILITY & MOS:TABLECAPTION --> ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | 1992 || ''Secret Service'' || Eluard || 1 episode || <ref name="NYT4Nov12" /> |- | 1993 || ''Counterstrike'' || Customs Official<!--Screen credit--> || | Episode: "The Hit" || <ref name="NS20Sep12" /> |- | 1994 || ''Road to Avonlea'' || Clement Paquette || 1 episode || <ref name="NS20Sep12" /> |- | 1994 || ''April One'' || Larose || || <ref name="NYT4Nov12" /><ref name="TCMf">{{cite web | title=Christian Laurin: Filmography | url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/1134198%7C0/Christian-Laurin#filmography | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227140054/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/1134198%7C0/Christian-Laurin#filmography | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 27, 2021 | access-date=17 August 2025 | website=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref> |- | 1994 || ''Forever Knight'' || Daviau || 1 episode || <ref name="NS20Sep12" /> |- | 1995 || ''Rent-a-Kid'' || Pretentious Waiter || Television film || <ref name="NS20Sep12" /> |- | 1996 || ''The Pathfinder'' || Capt. Sanglier || Television film || <ref name="ATVf" /><ref name="RTf">{{cite web | title=Christian Laurin | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/christian_laurin | access-date=17 August 2025 | website=Rotten Tomatoes | publisher=Fandango Media / NBCUniversal}}</ref> |- | 1996 || ''Goosebumps'' || First Pumpkin (voice) || 1 episode || <ref name="NS20Sep12" /><ref name="BtVAf" /> |- | 1995 || ''Heritage Minutes'' || Guard || Episode: "The Paris Crew" || <ref name="HCpc">{{cite web | title=Heritage Minutes: The Paris Crew - Details (Cast) | website=HistoricaCanada.ca | publisher=Historica Canada | url=https://www.historicacanada.ca/productions/minutes/paris-crew | access-date=17 August 2025}}</ref> |- | 1997 || ''Due South'' || Chef || 1 episode || <ref name="NS20Sep12" /> |- | 2000 || ''The Perfect Son'' || Walter || Theatrical film || <ref name="NS20Sep12" /> |- | 2005 || ''The Pacifier'' || Marcel || Theatrical film || <ref name="NYT4Nov12" /><ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 2005 || ''Terry'' || Quebec Policeman || Television film || <ref name="NS20Sep12" /> |- | 2006 || ''Covert One: The Hades Factor'' || Dr. Marcel Jolivet || TV miniseries || <ref name="NS20Sep12" /> |- | 2006 || ''Dogasaur'' || Barnard lippe' || Television short film || <ref name="NS20Sep12" /> |- | 2006 || ''Angela's Eyes'' || Frenchie || 1 episode || <ref name="NYT4Nov12" /><ref name="NS20Sep12" /> |- | 2007 || ''The Sopranos'' || Normand || 1 episode || <ref name="NYT4Nov12" /><ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2008 || ''Victor'' || Surgeon || Television film || <ref name="NS20Sep12" /> |- | 2008–2011 || ''Météo+'' || Gignac || 7 episodes || <ref name="NS20Sep12" /> |- | 2011 || ''Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs'' || Sekmet || 4 episodes || <ref name="SDNthis" /> |- | 2012 || ''Warehouse 13'' || French Cab Driver || 1 episode || <ref name="NYT4Nov12" /> |- | 2012–2013 || ''Les Bleus de Ramville'' || Mike Racette || 28 episodes || <ref name="NS20Sep12" /> |- | 2013–2018 || ''Hard Rock Medical'' || Dr. Raymond Dallaire || 39 episodes || <ref name="ATVf">{{cite web | title=Christian Laurin | url=https://tv.apple.com/us/person/christian-laurin/umc.cpc.1axmve03uq8kfai5z6ar1uwx0 | access-date=17 August 2025 | website=Apple TV+ | publisher=Apple, Inc.}}</ref> |- | 2017 || ''The Great Northern Candy Drop'' || Panicked Citizen (voice) || Television film || <ref name="BtVAf">{{cite web | title=Christian Laurin | url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Christian-Laurin/ | access-date=17 August 2025 | website=Behind The Voice Actors | publisher=Inyxception Enterprises}}</ref> |- | 2019 || ''The Christmas Temp'' || Etienne Americe || Television film || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2020 || ''A Killer in My Home'' || Oscar || Television film || <ref name="RTf" /><ref name="ATVf" /> |- | 2023 || ''Eaux Turbulentes'' || Lionel Chevalier || 4 episodes || <ref name="RCxET">{{cite web | title=ICI-TOU.TV Extra: Eaux turbulentes 2 - De nouvelles enquêtes prenantes dans le nord de l'Ontario | language=French | trans-title=Turbulent Waters 2 - Exciting new investigations in Northern Ontario | date=December 13, 2022 | website=Radio-Canada Centre de presse | publisher=Société Radio Canada | url=https://presse.radio-canada.ca/internet/12243/eaux-turbulentes-2-de-nouvelles-enquetes-prenantes-dans-le-nord-de-l-ontario/ | access-date=17 August 2025}}</ref> |}
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{{Portal|Biography|Canada|Theatre|Television|Film}} == External links == * {{TCMDb name|id=1134198%7C0}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes person|christian_laurin}} * {{Behind The Voice Actors person|Christian-Laurin}} * [https://tv.apple.com/us/person/christian-laurin/umc.cpc.1axmve03uq8kfai5z6ar1uwx0 Christian Laurin] at [https://tv.apple.com/ Apple TV+] * {{IMDb name|0491446}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlBKGL3_en0 Christian Laurin - Acting Reel] at YouTube
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