Martin Drainville (born August 21, 1964) is aCanadian film and television actor and comedian fromQuebec. He is best known for his role in the filmLouis 19, le roi des ondes, for which he received aGenie Award nomination forBest Actor at the15th Genie Awards in 1994.[1]
Drainville appeared in the filmsNelligan,The Ideal Man (L'Homme idéal),It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux),The Score andAlice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay), and the television seriesMillion Dollar Babies,Scoop,[2]Caméra Café,Lol:-),Moi et l'autre,Série noire,Piment Fort andEntre deux draps.
From 1995 to 1998, he also hosted the French-Canadian version of the then-popular children's televisiongame showWhere in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, playing the role of "ACME Special/Senior Agent in Charge of Training New Recruits" (played byGreg Lee in the American version).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Lessons on Life (Trois pommes à côté du sommeil) | Autostoppeur | |
| 1990 | Ding et Dong (Ding et Dong, le film) | Livreur Dong | |
| 1991 | Nelligan | Albert Ferland | |
| 1991 | Montreal Stories (Montréal vu par...) | Desfossés | |
| 1993 | La Florida | Rheaume Lariviere | |
| 1994 | Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes) | Louis Jobin | |
| 1996 | Angelo, Frédo et Roméo | Frédo / Wonton | |
| 1996 | L'Homme idéal | Gabor | |
| 1998 | It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux) | Albert | |
| 1999 | Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux...la suite) | ||
| 2001 | The Score | Jean-Claude | |
| 2002 | Alice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay) | Ludovic / Louis | |
| 2023 | Katak: The Brave Beluga (Katak, le brave béluga) | Scoop | French version |
| 2025 | Compulsive Liar 2 (Menteuse) | Paul |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Scoop | Richard Fortin | 13 episodes |
| 1993 | Scoop II | ||
| 1994 | Scoop III | ||
| 1994 | Million Dollar Babies | Clovis Dionne | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Scoop IV | Richard Fortin | 13 episodes |
| 1995, 1996 | La Petite Vie | Un astrophysicien / Gérard-Marie | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2008 | Caméra Café | Guy Bérard | 15 episodes |
| 2007 | Dieu merci! | Employeur dans une quincaillerie | Episode #1.1 |
| 2008 | Les Boys | Jack the Bat | Episode #1.14 |
| 2011 | Lol:-) | Various | 12 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Série noire | Bruno / Yvan | 9 episodes |
| 2019 | Fragile | Patrick Provencher / Bazou | 10 episodes |
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