Robin Aubert (born May 13, 1972) is a

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and

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."Robin Aubert: l'appel du Nunavik"
'' La Presse'', March 21, 2017. He is most noted for his performance in the film ''

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(La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge)'', for which he received a

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nomination for Best Actor at the

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in 1997, and his 2017 film '' Ravenous (Les Affamés)'', which won the

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at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Aubert was born in

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. He is a founding member of the sketch comedy troupe Les Chick'n Swell in 1990, he began acting in stage roles including productions of

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's ''Eddy'' and

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's ''Le Pont de pierres et la peau d'images''. Around the same time, he appeared in the television series ''4 et demi'' and ''

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'' and the films '' The Escort (L'Escorte)'' and ''The Countess of Baton Rouge''. His subsequent acting roles included the films '' Maelström'', ''

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(Le nèg')'', ''

Father and Guns ''Father and Guns (french: De père en flic, italic=yes)'' is a Canadian comedy film originating from Quebec that was released in 2009. Directed by Émile Gaudreault, the film stars Michel Côté (actor), Michel Côté and Louis-José Houde as Jac ...

(De père en flic)'', ''

Miraculum ''Miraculum'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Daniel Grou and released on February 28, 2014. Synopsis The film follows the development of different stories at the same time. Simon (played by Gabriel Sabourin) finally returns to his home ...

'', ''Les Maîtres du suspense'', ''

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'', '' My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre)'' and '' My Very Own Circus (Mon cirque à moi)'', and the television series ''Temps dur'', ''

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'' and ''Le Gentleman''. He received a

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17th Jutra Awards The 17th Jutra Awards were held on March 15, 2015 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2014.3rd Jutra Awards in 2001 for ''Lila'', before his feature-length debut ''

Saint Martyrs of the Damned ''Saint Martyrs of the Damned'' (french: Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robin Aubert and released in 2005.Charles-Henri Ramond"Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés – Film de Robin Aubert" ''Films du Québec'', June 19, 2 ...

(Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés)'' was released in 2005. He followed up with '' Train to Nowhere (À quelle heure le train pour nulle part)'' in 2009, '' Crying Out (À l'origine d'un cri)'' in 2010,"Quebec films flock to Toronto fest; 'It's a business decision' -TIFF is where the commercial action is". ''

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'', September 4, 2010. '' Tuktuq'' in 2016 and ''Ravenous'' in 2017.

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