Canadian actor
Jason St. Amour is a Canadian actor.[1] He is best known for his performance in the film Train of Dreams,[2] for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988.[3]
At the time of his casting in Train of Dreams, he was a 17-year-old resident of Montreal who had previously only been an extra.[4] In addition to his Genie Award nomination, he won the awards for Best Actor at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1987,[5] the Gijón International Film Festival in 1988,[6] and the International Youth and Children's Film Festival in 1989.[7]
Following Train of Dreams, St. Amour had supporting roles in the films Welcome Home and Lantern Hill.
References
- ^ "Fiction cuts like fact in Train of Dreams". The Globe and Mail, September 11, 1987.
- ^ "A hint of hope for young thug rides Train of Dreams". Vancouver Sun, January 28, 1993.
- ^ "Genie nominees cut ties with the past". The Globe and Mail, March 18, 1988.
- ^ "'Everybody has a dream': Crowd turns out to casting agency". The Globe and Mail, April 11, 1986.
- ^ "`Whooping Cough` Wins Fest". Chicago Tribune, November 1, 1987.
- ^ "La película canadiense 'El tren de los sueños', triple triunfadora". El País, July 16, 1988.
- ^ "Première du film «Train of Dreams»". Bilan du siècle.
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