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David La Haye
Born (1966-04-19) April 19, 1966 (age 57)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActor

David La Haye (born April 19, 1966) is a Canadian actor.

Career

He began his career in films in Yves Simoneau's Dans le ventre du dragon opposite such veteran stars as Rémy Girard and Pierre Curzi. With piercing eyes and an intense physical style, La Haye emerged in the 1990s as one of the most versatile actors on the Quebec scene, winning a Genie Award for best actor in L’Enfant d’eau playing a mentally handicapped victim of a shipwreck in the South Sea Islands. He was also nominated for his deft comic turn as troubled photographer incapable of making a commitment in Soft Shell Man.

Selected filmography

Recognition

References

  1. ^ Marshall, Bill (10 October 2000). Quebec National Cinema. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-7735-6876-1. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Waugh, Thomas (18 July 2006). Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-7735-8528-7. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ Ramsay, Christine (7 October 2011). Making It Like a Man: Canadian Masculinities in Practice. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-55458-375-1. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. ^ Freitag, Gina; Loiselle, André (1 January 2015). The Canadian Horror Film: Terror of the Soul. University of Toronto Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-4426-2850-2. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

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Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Film
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