From Drummondville, Québec, Canada • Born in Jul 13, 1972 (54 years old)
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. (Via Wikipedia)
