He spent the important part of his childhood (from either early infancy until he was eleven years old) inside Amos, which is in the vicinity of Québec called Abitibi, before moving from either there to Kapuskasing, Ontario, for the next three years, whilst he learned to speak English. His father (currently dead person) was the traveling salesman for Canadthe Packers, a meat company (okay, a portion of [http://www.mapleleaf.com/aboutus/OurHistory.aspx Maple Leaf Foods]). His mother, world health organization is however residing, was the piano teacher. He has the immature brother & an older sister. Whilst he was 14, fallowing his parents divorced, his mother moved a personal to Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec (in the greater Montréal area), where he finished highschool. Fallowing highschool, he exposed acting around Montréal, at a [http://www.ent-nts.qc.ca/index.html National Theatre School of Canada/L'École nationale de théâtre du Canada], from either which he was graduated around 1986.

When becoming an accomplished actor withwitharound Québec & easily-known in occasionally of the rest of Canada, Roy Dupuis performed in numerous theatre productions, motion-picture show, & television series. Among a stage roles that he has performed then far come: Luc around Michel-Marc Bouchard's Les muses orphelines (A Orphan Muses), directed by André Brassard witharound 1985; Roméo in the Québécois adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (Roméo et Juliette), directed by Guillermo de Andrea witharound 1989; & Jay in Jean-Marc Dalpé's Le Chien (A Mutt), Adrien inside Jeanne-Mance Delisle's Un Oiseau vivant dans la gueule (The Survive Bird inside Its Jaws), & Lee around the Québécois version of Sam Shepard's True West, wholly threesome productions directed by Brigitte Haentjens, inside 1988, 1990, & 1994, severally. Dupuis was introduced to the Western public via U.S. television when Oliva Dionne within Million Dollar Infants (1994), followed by additional prominent-screen appearances within films like Hemophiliac (1995) & Screamers (1997). Within 1997 he began appearing when Michael Samuelle in the television series La Femme Nikita, which is also known as Nikita and was based on a 1990 film by French director Luc Besson. Among his "tour-de-force" film performances come Yves inside Existence home using Claude (1991), his foremost major screen role, & Kevaround Barlow in Manners of Anxious (2004), one of his virtually all recent ones.

Roy Dupuis populates southeast of Montréal, in L estate (200,000 m²) of l&, within an 1840s farmhouse, which he bought many years ago & has restored and renovated. Sports where he has participated include hockey, sky-diving, & golf game. His hobbies include uranology & physical science (his interests inside high school). He learned to play a violoncello as a son &, at days, however plays, every now and againside in striking roles. For the film Jack Paradise, he learned super accurate jazz piano hand movements accompanying a actual piano swimming (performed on a motion-picture show healthy track by piano player [http://jamesgelfand.com/ James Gelfand], the composer of the original music). For a retiring couple of years, between film projects, he has been occupied using learning to sail; he owns a few sailing boat, & he is custom-outfitting the big aluminum-keeled vessel within preparation for extended ocean voyages.

Dupuis' last-completed good-length feature film (release date: 25 Nov. 2005) is [http://lecinema.ca/film/660/ Maurice Richard,] directed by Charles Binamé (Séraphin: Un homme et boy péché), where he stars when French-American hockey icon Maurice "Rocket" Richard, who played for the Montréal Canadiens from 1942 to 1960 and whom he portrayed previously on Canadian television in 1997 and 1999. His experience swimming hockey & his ability to perform in the ice on authentic period of time [http://www.civilization.ca/cpm/catalog/cat2207e.html hockey skates] come especially utile for this film, where many agency ice-hockey player come as well cast inside supporting roles.

Awards
Roy Dupuis has won various awards, including:

FIPA d’Or (Les Filles de Caleb) [Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels (Cannes)] (1991) Rose d’Or Actor of the Month (1991) Gémeaux for Better Actor (Filles de Caleb) (1991) MetroStar for Better Actor (1991, 1992, 2003) [http://www.radio-canada.ca/television/jutra2005/txt_accueil.html Jutra for Best Actor (Mémoires affectives) (2005)] [http://www.genieawards.ca/genie25/noms.cfm?catid=18000 Genie for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Mémoires affectives) (2005)]

Stage Performances
Les Deux Gentilshommes de Vérone (Them Gentlemen of Verona), by William Shakespeare, adapt. & trans. [http://www.attheroxy.com/playingbare/castbio.php Dominic Champagne] (Protée [Proteus], [http://www.ivsd.org/francais/pieces/veronne/veronne.htm Théâtre Il Va Sans Dire], 1985) Harold et Maude (Harold & Maude), by [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=94328&mod=bio Colin Higgins] (Harold, La Compagnie [http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/senate/isenator_det.asp?senator_id=167&sortord=N&Language=E&M=M Viola Léger] Inc., 1986) Fool for Love, by Sam Shepard, trans. [http://www.cead.qc.ca/repw3/magnymichele.htm Michèle Magny] (Martin, [http://www.quatsous.com/index_ok.html Théâtre Quat'Sous], 1987) Au multi-colored diamond state la lettre (At a Prevent of the Letter), by [http://www.aqad.qc.ca/list.asp?aid=132&did=2267&coderep=TO André Simard] ([http://club-culture.com/cinema/repthe.htm Nouvelle Companie Théâtrale], 1987) Toupie Wildwood, by Pascale Rafie (Pierrick Le Bosnec, [http://www.ivsd.org/francais/pieces/toupie/toupie.htm Théâtre Il Va Sans Dire], 1987) Le Chien (A Puppy), by Jean-Marc Dalpé (Jay, [http://franco.ca/tno/index.cfm?Id=915&M=287&Sequence_No=915&Niveau=2&Repertoire_No=-113498896&Voir=sections_liste Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario] & Théâtre français du Centre national des Arts, 1988) Les Muses orphelines (A Orphan Muses), by Michel Marc Bouchard (Luc, [http://www.theatredaujourdhui.qc.ca/ Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui], 1988) Roméo et Juliette (Romeo & Juliet), by William Shakespeare, trans. Jean-Louis Roux (Roméo, [http://www.tnm.qc.ca/ Théâtre du Nouveau Monde], 1989) Un Oiseau vivant dans la gueule ([http://www.canlit.ca/archive/archive1959-1999/cl_141.html A Live Bird in Its Jaws)], by Jeanne-Mance Delisle (Adrien, [http://www.quatsous.com/index_ok.html Théâtre Quat'Sous], 1990) True West, by Sam Shepard, trans. [http://www.cead.qc.ca/repw3/legrispierre.htm Pierre Legris] (Lee, [http://club-culture.com/cinema/repthe.htm La Nouvelle Compagnie Théâtrale], 1994)

Television Work (TV-ography)
[http://archives.emissions.ca/113-3253-324101.html Le Parc des Braves (1984-88)] (A Park of the Brave) (1987) [http://archives.emissions.ca/494-7396-845197.html ''L'Héritage (1987-90)] (A Inheritance) (1987) [http://www.radio-canada.ca/culture/modele-document.asp?idfilm=2640&idregion=§ion=cinema Avec un grand A: Hélène et Alexis (1988)] (Using the Capital L: Helen & Alexis)--Episode of series aka L'Intimacy avec un grand The (Love by having the CapitaFifty L) (1985-1995), by [http://www.imavision.com/fr/estore,processwebpage,pagename-radiocanada_bio50ans.html Janette Bertrand] [http://www.qav.ca/FicheFilm/fichefilm-fr.php?ID=968 Le Grand Jour (The Big Day) (1988)] [http://archives.emissions.ca/798-2612-609474.html La Maison Deschênes (1987-89)] (A Home of Deschênes) (1989) Lance et compte [http://archives.cbc.ca/au_fil_des_jours/classic_9102_fr.asp?prov= (1986-89)]: [http://www.qav.ca/FicheFilm/fichefilm-en.php?ID=1255 Tous Pour Un] (He Shoots, He Scores: All for Of these) ["telefilm" based on the tv series] (1990) [http://www.qav.ca/FicheFilm/fichefilm-en.php?ID=877 Emilie (1990) aka Les filles de Caleb'' (Caleb's Daughters)] Scoop (quaternion seasons) (1991-95) Emilie (1992) [English-dubbed version of Les filles de Caleb] Blanche (1993) Million Dollar Toddlers (English version) (1994); Les jumelles Dionne: La véritable histoire tragique des quintuplées Dionne (A Dionne "Twins": A True Tragic Story of the Dionne Quintuplets) (French version) (1994) Dark Eyes (Pilot) (1994) Urgence (Emergency) (1995) La Femme Nikita (Nikita) (actor: four fully seasons & episodes 507 & 508 of briefer 5th season; dir.: episode 506) (1997-2001) Heritage Minutes/Minutes du patrimoine (1997)--[http://www.histori.ca/minutes/default.do?page=.index Historica Minutes ("History by the Minute")] [http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10646&sl=e Louis Riel] and [http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10217&sl=e Maurice "Rocket" Richard] [http://archives.cbc.ca/au_fil_des_jours/classic_8950_fr.asp?prov= Les Beaux Dimanches (CBC/Radio-Canada)]: ''Maurice Richard: Histoire d'un Canadien (Beautiful Sundays: Maurice Richard: Story of the American) (1999) [http://www.radio-canada.ca/television/dernierchapitre/ Le Dernier Chapitre/The Last Chapter] (2002) [http://www.radio-canada.ca/television/dernierchapitre/ Le Dernier Chapitre: La Vengeance/The Last Chapter: The War Continues] (2003) [http://www.unmondesanspauvrete.org/index.html Un monde sans pauvreté: Agissons! (The Globe while forgoing Impoverishment: Choose Action!)] (2005) [Public-service voiceover (in collaboration with Pascale Montpetit) televised as publicity for the Québécois campaign, part of the [http://www.whiteband.org/Lib/take_action/take_action/gcap_issues/en Global Call to Action against Poverty]]

Filmography
Anémique Cinéma (Anemic Cinema) (1987) Les enfants de la rue (Children of the Street) (1987) [http://www.telefiction.com/eng/realisations/1988.htm Gaspard et Fil$] aka [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=119578 Gaspard et Fils (Gaspard and Son)] (1988) Sortie 234 (Exit 234) (1988) Comment faire l'amour avec un noir sans se fatiguer (How to Make Love to a Negro without Getting Tired) (1989) Dans la ventre du dragon (In the Belly of the Dragon) (1989) Jésus de Montréal (Jesus of Montreal) (1989) Le Marché du Couple (The Singles Game) (1990) [http://www.festival-cannes.fr/films/fiche_film.php?langue=6001&id_film=53 Being At Home With Claude] (1991) Entangled (1992) Cap Tourmente (1993) C'était le 12 du 12 et Chili avait les blues (Chili's Blues) (1993) Screamers (1995) Waiting for Michelangelo (1996) J'en Suis (Heads or Tales [Heads or Tails]) (1996) [http://arteycultura.sagrado.edu/PRIFF/AIRELIBRE.HTM Aire Libre (1996)] aka Out in the Open; aka Passage des Hommes Libres (1997 [VHS]) L'Homme Idéal (The Ideal Man) (1997) Hemoglobin (Bleeders) (1997) Free Money (1997) [http://www.allianceatlantisvivafilm.com/synopsis.asp?TitleID=11280 Séraphin: Un homme et son péché/Séraphin: Heart of Stone] (2002) Les Invasions barbares/The Barbarian Invasions (2003) [http://www.informactionfilms.com/fr/productions/invitation_images/index.html L'Invitation aux Images (Invitation to the Images)] (2003) [Documentary film in which "an imaginary archivist (Dupuis) . . . represents the spirit of the Cinémathèque québécoise, a film library in Montréal"; VHS/52 mins.] [http://www.jackparadise.com/accueil.html Jack Paradise (Les Nuits de Montréal/Montreal Nights)] (2004) [http://www.allianceatlantisvivafilm.com/synopsis.asp?TitleID=56108 Monica la Mitraille/Machine-Gun Molly] (2004) [http://www.mannersofdying.com/ Manners of Dying/L'Exécution] (2004) [http://www.allianceatlantisvivafilm.com/synopsis.asp?TitleID=57432 Mémoires affectives/Looking for Alexander] (2004) [http://www.unifrance.org/films/detail_film.asp?CommonUser=&langue=21004&cfilm=25620 C'est pas moi ... c'est l'autre/It's not me, it's the other one] (2004) [http://www.christalfilms.com/fr/content/view/full/1147 Les États-Unis d'Albert/Albert's America] (2005) [http://www.cinoche.com/films/1373 Maurice Richard] (release date: 25 Nov. 2005)

Civic and Philanthropic Activities
For well over a decade, Roy Dupuis has actively supported [http://www.mira.ca/ Fondation Mira/the Mira Foundation], a non-profit organization which provides and trains guide dogs and service dogs for the visually and physically challenged, respectively. (For background and updated information, one may visit "About Mira: Stars At Mira" and related projects links on its website.)

Roy Dupuis is also co-founder and vice president of [http://www.rivers-foundation.org/index.html Fondation Rivières/the Rivers Foundation], an organization whose mission is to protect the wild rivers of Québec and their natural and cultural habitats from small hydroelectric power dam projects and other environmental and economic threats and to encourage the development of alternative energy sources through education. (For background and updated information, one may visit its website.)

Selected Unofficial Fan Websites Dedicated Principally to Roy Dupuis and Featuring Pertinent External Links
[http://about-roydupuis.com/ About Roy Dupuis] [http://www.rdcharacters.com/ Les Personnages de Roy Dupuis (Roy Dupuis' Characters)] [http://www.royettes.com/ Roy Dupuis' Farmhouse: Royettes Central] [http://www.roydupuis-online.com/ Roy Dupuis Online] [http://www.rdupuisargentina.webcindario.com/Roy Dupuis Argentina Site] (Some information provided in this article comes from numerous newspaper and magazine articles and other material posted on these sites [as listed alphabetically]. Credits are provided there.)

Related Sources

For some additional biographical information, please see Sarah Hampson, "A Home Boy, Happy That Way," Globe and Mail'' 31 Aug. 2002 (Metro ed.): R3 (and other articles posted on the sites listed above). According to Hampson, Roy Dupuis was born in New Liskeard, which is now part of Temiskaming Shores, Ontario. Hampson's biographical account derives from her 2002 interview with Dupuis. For related biographical information, please consult [http://www.fashionfinds.com/july/pages/roy-dupuis-1.htm "The Actor's Method"], a popular interview with Roy Dupuis, conducted by Gina Pia Cooper and published in Fashion Finds in 1999. [These articles have been cross-checked with other published print interviews and articles and with multiple additional authoritative sources. To attain the level of factual accuracy and neutrality that Wikipedia strives to provide its readers, such accounts have been updated and revised in the body of this article.]

For a study of Roy Dupuis' characters, please see Danièle St-Denis, [http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books-ca&field-author=Saint-Denis%20Dani%E8le/702-0525845-4304846 Dans les peaux de Roy Dupuis] (Outremont, Qc: Les Éditions internationales Alain Stanké, 2004). [Though her original French version has been removed since this book's publication, English, Spanish, and Italian translations of earlier versions of St-Denis' chapters, including annotated external links and other pertinent information about Roy Dupuis's career as an actor, are still accessible at [http://www.rdcharacters.com ''Les Personnages de Roy Dupuis (Roy Dupuis' Characters)''], her unofficial fan website listed in the preceding section.]