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Erik Canuel (1961-2024)

Alias:
Érik Canuel
Eric Canuel

Birthplace:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Born:
January 1, 1961

Died:
June 15, 2024

Biography from TheMovieDB

Érik Canuel (1961 - 2024) was a film director and actor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  Canuel, the son of actor Yvan Canuel began his career in the mid-1980s making music videos for such artists as Paul Piché, Sass Jordan, Norman Iceberg, Vilain Pingouin and Sylvain Cossette. After shooting a number of TV commercials, several of them award-winners, he worked as a director on the television series Big Wolf on Campus, for the Fox network, and The Hunger, broadcast on Showtime and The Movie Network.  In 2000, his Imax film Hemingway: A Portrait won a Genie Award for best short documentary, as well as the Maximum Image Award for best 2D film at the Miami Aventura Imax Days. Canuel also directed Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher in 2000, The Pig's Law (La Loi du cochon) in 2001, Red Nose (Nez rouge) in 2003, The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier Tunnel) in 2004, The Outlander (Le Survenant) in 2005, and Bon Cop, Bad Cop in 2006, receiving numerous nominations and awards.  In 2010, Canuel directed the episode "Fa la Erica" (season 3, ep. 11) of the TV series Being Erica. In 2016, he directed a segment of the collective film 9 (9, le film).  In 2020, Canuel directed the last four episodes entitled "Collapse", "Orphans", "Relapse" and "The Only Way Out Is Through" of the first season of the TV series Transplant.  Canuel passed away June 15, 2024.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1999  Hemingway: A Portrait
2001  Pig's Law
2002  Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
2003  Red Nose
2004  The Last Tunnel
2005  The Outlander
2006  Bon Cop Bad Cop
2009  Cadavres
2012  Barrymore
2013  Mirror Lake
2015  Bad Hair Day
2016  9
2017  Undercover Grandpa

Screenplay:
1999  Hemingway: A Portrait
2001  Pig's Law
2002  Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
2003  Red Nose
2004  The Last Tunnel
2005  The Outlander
2006  Bon Cop Bad Cop
2009  Cadavres
2012  Barrymore
2013  Mirror Lake
2015  Bad Hair Day
2016  9
2017  Undercover Grandpa

Writer:
1999  Hemingway: A Portrait
2001  Pig's Law
2002  Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
2003  Red Nose
2004  The Last Tunnel
2005  The Outlander
2006  Bon Cop Bad Cop
2009  Cadavres
2012  Barrymore
2013  Mirror Lake
2015  Bad Hair Day
2016  9
2017  Undercover Grandpa

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Director:
1997  The Hunger
1999  Big Wolf on Campus
2002  The Dead Zone
2008  Flashpoint
2010  Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
2010  Lost Girl
2010  Rookie Blue
2013  Transporter: The Series
2017  Ransom
2020  Transplant

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