Erik Canuel
Known for

Directing

Credits

27

Gender

Man

Birthday

1 Jan 1961

Day of death

15 Jun 2024 (63)

Place of birth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Also known as
Eric Canuel
Érik Canuel

Erik Canuel

Biography

Érik Canuel (1961 - 2024) was a film director and actor from Montreal, Quebec, 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.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2019L’ inquiétante absenceSelf
2015Show-BiznissSelf
2007Cabine CSelf
2003Red NoseLuc Côté (uncredited)
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2020TransplantDirector
2017RansomDirector
2017Undercover GrandpaDirector
20169Director
2015Bad Hair DayDirector
2013Mirror LakeDirector
2012Transporter: The SeriesDirector
2012BarrymoreScreenplay
2012BarrymoreDirector
2010Lost GirlDirector
2010Rookie BlueDirector
2010Bloodletting & Miraculous CuresDirector
2009CadavresDirector
2008FlashpointDirector
2006Bon Cop Bad CopDirector
2005The OutlanderDirector
2004The Last TunnelDirector
2003Red NoseDirector
2002Matthew Blackheart: Monster SmasherDirector
2001Pig's LawDirector
1999Big Wolf on CampusDirector
1999Hemingway: A PortraitDirector
1997The HungerDirector