Érik Canuel

Regisseur, Schrijver, Acteur

30 april 1961 — 15 juni 2024 (63 years)
Érik Canuel (April 30, 1961 - June 15, 2024) was a film director and actor from Montréal, Québec, 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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Being Human
    Being Human4 seasons
  • The Dead Zone
    The Dead Zone6 seasons
  • Ransom
    Ransom3 seasons
  • 19-2 (2014)
    19-2 (2014)4 seasons
  • Undercover Grandpa
    Undercover Grandpa2017

Known For

  • Bon Cop Bad Cop
    Bon Cop Bad Cop2006
  • Flashpoint
    Flashpoint5 seasons
  • Being Human
    Being Human4 seasons
  • Bad Hair Day
    Bad Hair Day2015
  • Transplant
    Transplant4 seasons
  • Undercover Grandpa
    Undercover Grandpa2017
  • Lost Girl
    Lost Girl5 seasons
  • 19-2 (2014)
    19-2 (2014)4 seasons
  • The Dead Zone
    The Dead Zone6 seasons
  • Charlie Jade
    Charlie Jade1 season
  • Rookie Blue
    Rookie Blue6 seasons
  • Bullet in the Face
    Bullet in the Face6 episodes
  • Transporter: The Series
    Transporter: The Series2 seasons
  • Le dernier tunnel
    Le dernier tunnel2004
  • Ransom
    Ransom3 seasons
  • Cadavres
    Cadavres2009
  • Red Nose
    Red Nose2003
  • Being Erica
    Being Erica4 seasons
  • La loi du cochon
    La loi du cochon2001
  • Big Wolf on Campus
    Big Wolf on Campus3 seasons

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