Benoît McGinnis is a

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and

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who was nominated for a

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for his role in ''

Le Banquet ''Le Banquet'' is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Sébastien Rose and released in 2008. The film's original working title was ''Comme une flamme''. Set at an unnamed university in Montreal amidst the backdrop of a student strike ove ...

''. McGinnis has also appeared in other works including the hit TV series ''

Les hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin ''Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin'' (''The Highs and Lows of Sophie Paquin'') is a Canadian television comedy-drama series, which premiered on Radio-Canada in 2006. The show stars Suzanne Clément as Sophie Paquin, a single mother and busin ...

'' and the Canadian movies '' Heartbeats (Les Amours imaginaires)'' and ''

Love Project ''Love Project'' (french: Love Projet) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Carole Laure and released in 2014. An ensemble drama, the film focuses on the professional and personal lives of a group of young theatre professionals who are working to ...

(Love Projet)''. He graduated from the

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in 2001.

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