Martin Drainville
Martin Drainville (born August 21, 1964) is a Canadian film and television actor and comedian from Quebec. He is best known for his role in the film Louis 19, le roi des ondes, for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994.[1]
Career
Drainville appeared in the films Nelligan, The Ideal Man (L'Homme idéal), It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux), The Score and Alice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay), and the television series Million Dollar Babies, Scoop,[2] Caméra Café, Lol:-), Moi et l'autre, Série noire, Piment Fort and Entre deux draps.
From 1995 to 1998, he also hosted the French-Canadian version of the then-popular children's television game show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, playing the role of "ACME Special/Senior Agent in Charge of Training New Recruits" (played by Greg Lee in the American version).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Lessons on Life (Trois pommes à côté du sommeil) | Autostoppeur | |
| 1990 | Ding et Dong (Ding et Dong, le film) | Livreur Dong | |
| 1991 | Nelligan | Albert Ferland | |
| 1991 | Montreal Stories (Montréal vu par...) | Desfossés | |
| 1993 | La Florida | Rheaume Lariviere | |
| 1994 | Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes) | Louis Jobin | |
| 1996 | Angelo, Frédo et Roméo | Frédo / Wonton | |
| 1996 | L'Homme idéal | Gabor | |
| 1998 | It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux) | Albert | |
| 1999 | Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux...la suite) | ||
| 2001 | The Score | Jean-Claude | |
| 2002 | Alice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay) | Ludovic / Louis | |
| 2023 | Katak: The Brave Beluga (Katak, le brave béluga) | Scoop | French version |
| 2025 | Compulsive Liar 2 (Menteuse) | Paul |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Scoop | Richard Fortin | 13 episodes |
| 1993 | Scoop II | ||
| 1994 | Scoop III | ||
| 1994 | Million Dollar Babies | Clovis Dionne | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Scoop IV | Richard Fortin | 13 episodes |
| 1995, 1996 | La Petite Vie | Un astrophysicien / Gérard-Marie | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2008 | Caméra Café | Guy Bérard | 15 episodes |
| 2007 | Dieu merci! | Employeur dans une quincaillerie | Episode #1.1 |
| 2008 | Les Boys | Jack the Bat | Episode #1.14 |
| 2011 | Lol:-) | Various | 12 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Série noire | Bruno / Yvan | 9 episodes |
| 2019 | Fragile | Patrick Provencher / Bazou | 10 episodes |
References
- ^ "Exotica tops Genie nominations". Halifax Daily News, October 20, 1994.
- ^ "Scoop star Drainville flattered by first film lead; `I made people laugh and I enjoyed it'". Montreal Gazette, March 26, 1994.