Fabien Cloutier is a Canadian actor and playwright from Quebec.« Je ne voulais pas être l’humoriste de gauche. » Voir, October 16, 2015. He is best known for his play Pour réussir un poulet, which won the Governor General's Award for French language drama at the 2015 Governor General's Awards."Nicolas Dickner et Fabien Cloutier parmi les lauréats". Le Devoir, October 29, 2015. He was previously shortlisted for the same award at the 2012 Governor General's Awards, and won the Prix Gratien-Gélinas in 2011, for Billy (Les jours de hurlement)."Quebec playwright on the verge of a breakthrough" . Montreal Gazette, October 6, 2014.
His other plays include Scotstown, Cranbourne, and La guerre des tuques.
As an actor, he performs primarily on stage, although he had a notable early television role in the series Watatatow, and starred in the 2024 film Vile & Miserable (Vil & Misérable).Maxime Demers, "Critique du film «Vil & Misérable»: une comédie délicieusement absurde". Le Journal de Montréal, February 6, 2025.
Works Oùsqu'y é Chabot? . Scotstown . Translated into English by David Laurin, and into German by Frank Weigand. Cranbourne . Billy (Les jours de hurlement) . Translated into English by Nadine Desrochers as Billy (The Days of Howling), and into German by Frank Weigand as Billy (brüllende Tage). La guerre des tuques . Pour réussir un poulet . Translated into English by Marie-Claude Plourde (How to Bake the Perfect Chicken).
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