Thank You for visiting these pages. Here you will find Alot of Information about my Favorite Quebecois Actor......Roy Dupuis.
"In general, whoever gives themselves to you is attractive; it’s not just sexual. It’s a mark of trust. Unfortunately, in today’s society,
letting yourself go is often perceived as a sign of weakness. However, as far as I’m concerned, it’s quite the opposite,
because to give yourself to somebody, to trust them, you first have to have confidence in yourself. It’s the same for love;
in order to love, you first have to love yourself.” R.D.
Welcome to my Roy Dupuis Tribute Page. While surfing on Internet during the summer of 1994, I discovered that there were No existing sites on Roy Dupuis. That was when I decided to fill a need and to create a complete and information filled site about him.
For this site, I’m trying to have a different look….a different take on things. So many sites are commercial in that they have hundreds of pictures, stats on this and that. I want to show what I see in him as a man. I want to acknowledge his work. Roy Dupuis is a very unique person with an extraordinary talent. He is so different from your typical Hollywood actors. His acting skills are superb! The skin of the emotions of a character he plays shows through those mesmerizing Jade-Green eyes.
The professionals of his trade are the craftsmen of the imaginary world. But unlike producers, directors, composers, writers or painters; actors are both creators, instruments of their art through which a play is born, and they become the essence, the material with which a role is created.
It is with great generosity that the actor will give his entire body and soul to the new born character making him bigger than first imagined. We need them as our mirrors to see ourselves, their lights to keep us hoping, and their imagination to make us believe in our dreams. Through Roy Dupuis, I appreciate the work of all actors.
Here is All you ever wanted to know about Roy Dupuis from the beginning to present day. Such as His Movies & TV appearances, His Biography and Images and My Own Stories.
Being a fan, I consider that it could be important to an artist to know how their work can be essential for us. I discovered Roy Dupuis in 1990 while he was on "Les Filles De Caleb" ** Emilie ** I then realized that not only had he a tremendous talent but also a powerful presence, Plus a pure soul. Today, Fourteen years later, I am still fascinated.....
Roy Dupuis At The Defi-Vision Mira Charity Race, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. June 11, 2004
You know him from...
La Femme Nikita Urgence
Bleeders Passage des Hommes Libres
Screamers Chili's Blues
Being at Home with Claude Entangled
J'en suis! Ideal Man
Million Dollar Babies Waiting for Michelangelo
Scoop Free Money ** Cameo **
Emilie ** Les Filles De Caleb and Blanche. **
The Last Chapter 1 & 2
Un Homme Et Son Peche. ** Seraphin. **
Jack Paradise. Manners Of Dying.
United States of Albert
Name
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Roy Dupuis
Birthdate
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April 21, 1963
Current Residence
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Small town near Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Height
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5"11
Hobbies
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Cross Country Skiing, Skydiving, Hockey, Sailing, Bird Watching,
Adding new rooms and Buildings to his Farm House.
Roy Dupuis was born in Amos ( Abitibi region ) Quebec, Canada on April 21, 1963.
As a child he learned to play the cello and spent one year studying the martial arts.
Classmates described Roy as athletic; while in the seventh grade, he participated in track and field, hockey,
basketball, and volleyball. Roy was also known to be a bit on the shy side.
After seeing the movie Moliere, Roy who was studying physics and science at the time, decided to pursue acting.
Roy was accepted into the National Theatre School of Canada (this was really a fluke, as Roy took the place of a
friend who had decided not to attend the audition) where he trained for four years. After graduating,
he appeared in many stage productions including "Romeo and Juliet."
Roy has appeared in several movies including "Being Home with Claude," "Screamers," and "J'en Suis."
Roy also stars in "Hemoglobin" with Rutger Hauer and can be seen with Marlo Brando in "Free Money."
He has also appeared in several Canadian television series, "Scoop" and "Emily" which earned him the
Gemeaux Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series.
Roy's philosophy on acting is as a servant. He believes that you must choose to first serve the writer and then the director.
This means as an actor the giving of your imagination, conscience, body and soul.
The current "love" of Roy's life appears to be the farmhouse he purchased a few years ago. It consists of two
small farmhouses (one built in the 1840's, the other the 1870's) that have been joined together.
The home is all wood with a stone basement.
Roy describes the area where he lives as "pretty romantic" and resembling England. Roy's home sits on approximately
50 acres of land. He plans on digging a lake and building a glass house from which he can view the world.
Roy tries to work as much as possible in his home country and enjoys working on his home, playing outside,
taking care of his dogs, and walking his land.
Roy, a tree lover, was upset when an ice storm hit the Province of Quebec and destroyed 80% of his forest.
Roy's dream is "to create an imprint of myself in my surroundings."
Other things that bring Roy pleasure include travel, ski-diving, and a good meal. Roy enjoys preparing French
cuisine and some of his most loved foods include lamb, lobster, sushi, and good french fries.
Roy Dupuis rose to fame first in Quebec, having starred in a popular French-language romantic drama series
Les Filles de Caleb. (Emilie) His introduction to english-speaking audiences came in the mini-series
Million Dollar Babies based on the true story of the Dionne quints.
His first love was science, and he was studying to be a physicist when he saw a film about French dramatist Moliere.
From that day forward, he changed his focus from science to theatre.
He cites Armand Gatti, whom he met at the National Theater School,
as being a major influence on his life and his craft. "He would go anywhere where he would see one culture being
oppressed by another one and try to give them a tool to express themselves. Whether it be a movie, book or play.
I got the privilege to work with him and we worked with him for two and a half months.... He is Italian from origin and
moved to France during WWII. He was a French novelist.
He taught me that the theatrical act takes place in rehearsal. The representation is not just the
conclusion or what the audience sees."
Roy Dupuis is currently a champion of Foundation Mira, a charity organisation based in Montreal that provides seeing
eye dogs for the blind. He has taken part in many fundraisers for the charity, including an anual celebrity auto race,
where he sits in the passenger seat with a blind driver.
Though flattered by the attention he has received for his various roles, including Michael, Dupuis is less interested
in the trappings of fame than he is the quality of the work and perfecting his craft.
An intensely private person, Dupuis spends a great deal of his free time restoring his 19th century farmhouse and,
according to his co-star Don Francks, is a consummate audiophile currently building a personal sound system
that rivals anything NASA could put together. He continues to read texts on science, and in addition to Einstein,
also cites Quebecois Rejean Ducharme as his favourite authors.
His film credits include being At Home With Claude, J'en Suis, Bleeders (aka hemoglobin), Jesus of Montreal,
Waiting for Michelangelo, Passage of free Men (Aire Libre), Screemers, and Easy Money starring Marlon Brando.
When Roy is not working he goes home to his Farmhouse in the countryside of Quebec, near Montreal.
While he enjoys cross country skiing, skydiving and other athletic endeavors,
his favorite new hobby is working in and around his home and his newest hobby
that he has discovered is sailing.
Vital statistics
Date Of Birth: April 21, 1963 (which makes him a Taurus)
Place of Birth: Quebec's remote Abitibi region
Age: 41
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170 lbs
Marital Status: Single
Languages: English, French
Education: A 1986 graduate of L' Ecole
Nationale de Theatre
Musical Instrument: Cello
Younger Brother: Rodrick
Older Sister: Roxanne
Mother: Ryna
Father: Roi
Interesting Facts about Roy
Roy Dupuis actually learned to play the cello piece in Gates of Hell. ** LFN ** However, for sound mixing reasons, a professionally recorded track of the same piece was used instead.
Celine Bonnier, who portrayed Andrea in Off Profile, was Roy Dupuis' girlfriend. ( Alot of debate still going on about whether she still is with him. ) but some close sources to RD say they are no longer together.
According to Laurie Drew, LFN's costume designer, Roy has a 10-inch drop, which means that he wears size 42 coats and size 32 pants. Although born in Quebec's remote Abitibi region, Dupuis spent part of his youth in Kapuskasing in northern Ontario.
Roy has been described by one writer as an enigma "between an angel and an animal."
Roy's father was a salesman for Canada Packers. Roy's mother was a piano teacher.
Roy is a middle child, he has an older sister and a younger brother.
To prepare for his role in Being at Home With Claude, an intense film about a homosexual prostitute who kills his lover in a
moment of passion, Roy lost 25 lbs. and spent a month in the milieu to get a feel for the character.
In Scoop, Gagne (portrayed by Dupuis) was accused of leading a far more interesting life then most reporters. In the first season of Scoop, Gagne went undercover at a prison, travelled with a rock star and romanced
a colleague - the publisher's daughter - into a sizzling encounter atop the boss's desk.
RD boxes in his spare time with buddy and former fighter Dino Clavet to stay in shape.
His acting influences include French author and actor Armand Gatti, Marlon Brando, Tim Robbins and James Dean,
to whom he's often compared.
A bit of a daredevil when he was younger, Dupuis once climbed a radio antenna on a dare. "When I was sixteen or seventeen, I was living in Laval, which is the island beside thecity. One night my friends and I drove our bicycles all the way to the top of Mont-Royal at 3 or 4 a.m. On top of Mont-Royal there's this huge antenna--I mean huge. It's at least 300 feet high. I had seen this antenna many times and said one day I would climb it. And so I did. I climbed to the top of it. I watched the sun comeup from there. It was so beautiful. There's no place in Montreal higher than Mont-Royal. I could see the whole city and its surroundings. Of course, it was dangerous, but that was fun. That's the kind of thing you do when you're sixteen. I couldn't hear my friends. I think they were shouting 'Get down!' "
Is Roy single?
Roy Dupuis is usually very private about his personal life, and almost never talks about it. He has been previously
linked with Marie-José Croze and others. It is a well known fact in Quebec that Roy had been dating Quebecois
actress Celine Bonnier (she portrayed Andrea in Off Profile) for the past few years. Recently, some
Quebec tabloids claimed that the two have broken up, Also some very close sources to RD have
stated C.B. and RD are no longer together and she has moved back to Montreal.
Whether they are still together or are not is anybody's guess.
Former girlfriend, Quebec actress Celine Bonnier. She also portrayed the mother in Million Dollar Babies. She also works with him in the recent Movie ***The Last Chapter.*** & ***Monica La Mitraille***
RD in Mexico, During the filming of ** The United States of Albert,** April 2004.
Is This RD's Home? I recently received this picture from a friend in Quebec who claims this charming wood cabin is Roy Dupuis' home.
ROY'S PERSONAL INTERESTS
Travelling to isolated regions for self-contemplation
Golf
Sailing
Fixing up his farm house (He's added a Chapel to the property in 2002.)
Music
Sky Diving
Cross Country Skiing
You can write to Roy at:
Mr. Roy Dupuis
A/S Agence Premier Role Inc.
3451 Hotel de Ville
Montreal, Quebec H2X 3B5
CANADA
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These Pages Updated On: June 13, 2004