Date Of Birth	April 21, 1963 (which makes him a Taurus)
Place of Birth	Quebec's remote Abitibi region
Age	35
Height	5'11"
Weight	170lbs
Marital Status	Single
Languages	English, French
Education	A 1986 graduate of Ecole Nationale de Threatre
Musical Instrument	Cello
Younger Brother	Roderick
Older Sister	Roxanne
Mother	Ryna
Father	Roy

Interesting Facts about Roy 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 25lbs 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. Dupuis 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. Biography Although he has turned down many offers from Hollywood agents, Dupuis accepted one that will take him to Toronto for six months of filming. It's a made-for-US-cable series based on the popular and ultra-violent French film La Femme Nikita. He is noted by his classmates as being a good athlete and also very shy. As a seventh grader he excelled in hockey, track and field, basketball and volleyball. That same year his family moved to Montréal, Québec, Canada. Roy did not start out wanting to be an actor. He was fascinated by science until he saw the movie Moliere. The next day, he dropped physics for theater and the rest is history. Roy's formal training came from the National Threatre School of Canada. He was one of two thousand people to be chosen for enrollment. The audition was not truly planned for by Roy. Instead of him auditioning for the School it was supposed to be one of his friends who in turn backed out and Roy took his place. Roy's most recent projects include the film Hemoglobin with Roger Hauer and Screamers with Peter Weller. A little note on Hemoglobin, Roy plays an orphan with an unknown blood disease. This film is scheduled to be released in 1997, but the exact date is unknown at present. Among his other film credits are Being at Home with Claude, Emily and the sequel Blanche and Les Filles de Calebs a very popular Québec miniseries. Besides his work on TV and in Film, he has held the title roles for the theatrical productions of Romeo and Juliet and Harold and Maude. He has been the recipient of various awards over the last few years. Including, two consecutive Metrostars (Best Actor at the Gala Metrostar in 1991 and 1992, the Gemeau Award), Best Actor in a Drama Series for Les Filles de Caleb in 1992, and the Rose D'Or (a popular Canadian vote) for Actor of the Year in 1991. This past year, Roy was named Most Desirable Man and Best Actor in the Best of Montréal vote from the Montreal Mirror. Roy currently lives in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He owns an 1840s farmhouse, which he enjoys working on in his free time. His other hobbies include, cross country skiing, skydiving. Is Roy single? I have received many emails in the past year or so from fans wondering if Roy has a girlfriend. 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 has been dating Quebecois actress Celine Bonnier (she portrayed Andrea in Off Profile) for the past few years. Very recently, some Quebec tabloids claimed that the two have broken up, whether they have or haven't is anybody's guess. Roy on the cover of 7 Jours with an old girlfriend in 1991 and 1992. Current (?) girlfriend, Quebec actress Celine Bonnier. She also portrayed the mother in Million Dollar Babies. Film and TV: 1997 Hemoglobin...opposite Dutch actor Rutger Hauer as John Strauss J'en Suis A sex farce from Quebec about an architect (Roy Dupuis) who has to pretend to be homosexual to get a job in the antiques business. The architect’s wife and best friend are drawn inot this misunderstanding. Aire Libre 1996 L'Homme ideal, Screamers Waiting For Michelangelo 1994 Million Dollar Babies...TV Series C'etait le 12 du 12 et Chili avait les blues ... aka Chili's Blues (1994) 1993 Blanche...TV Series Cap Tourmente Entangled 1992 Scoop...TV Series Being at Home with Claude 1990 Les Filles de Caleb...TV Series 1989 Comment faire l'amour avec un noir sans se fatiguer ... aka How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired Jesus de Montreal Le Grand Jour de Michel Tremblay Dans le ventre du dragon Sortie 234, court métrage Stage: Romeo and Juliet Harold and Maude Awards: Fipa d'Or of the Festical International de Programmes Audiovisuels (Cannes), 1991; Metrostar Award for best actor, 1991 + 1992; Rose de'Or for the actor of the year, 1991;