Serge Postigo (born November 14, 1968) is a Canadian actor.

Early life and education

Born in

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, he moved to the Canadian province of

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during his childhood. He also lived in the

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and

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for a short period. Immediately after his arrival in Canada, Postigo developed a strong interest in the

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industry. He obtained a diploma at the

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. Before finishing his studies, he started acting in 1990.

Career

Postigo is one of the many actors in

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playing in several

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and

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such as''

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'', ''Urgence'' and ''4 et demi'' in the 1990s. He also appeared in the 2005 film, '' Aurore'', in which he played the role of Télesphore Gagnon, the father of

Aurore Gagnon Marie-Aurore-Lucienne Gagnon, simply known as Aurore Gagnon (31 May 1909 – 12 February 1920), was a Canadian girl who was a victim of child abuse. She died of Fatigue (medical), exhaustion and blood poisoning from some 52 wounds inflicted by he ...

, a real life girl in the 1910s and 1920s who was

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and murdered by him and his cousin Marie-Anne Houde. Postigo won back-to-back MetroStar awards in 1998 and 1999 for best Male Role for the TV show ''4 et demi''. He also won the MetroStar award of the year in 1999. He was also nominated for a Jutras Award for best

supporting actor A supporting actor is an actor who performs a role in a play or film below that of the leading actor(s), and above that of a bit part. In recognition of important nature of this work, the theater and film industries give separate awards to the ...

for ''Ma vie en cinemascope'' as well as several

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Awards during the 1990s.

Personal life

Postigo and his wife,

Marina Orsini Marina Orsini C.M. (born January 4, 1967) is a Canadian actress. Early life Orsini was born in Ville-Émard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada to an Italian-Canadian family. Career Orsini first had a brief career in modeling in which she participated in ...

, have one son.

Filmography

Film

Television

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Postigo, Serge People from Agen 1968 births Living people Canadian male television actors Canadian male film actors