Right after he graduated from the Theatre Option at Lionel-Groulx College in 2006, François-Simon Poirier worked under the direction of Claude Poissant in the play Je voudrais me déposer la tête with PàP Theatre (finalist for the Critics’ Prize). He then participated in several youth theatre productions (Faux Départ and Le Grand méchant loup by Dynamo Theatre, Alice aux pays des merveilles by Tout à Trac Theatre). He also worked on summer plays, notably Sacrée Famille at the Théâtre de l’Île.
He is a member of the company LAB 87, which produced, among others, Toutes les choses parfaites, a solo he performed at La Licorne in 2016 and 2017, directed by Frédéric Blanchette. Critically acclaimed, this play by Duncan Macmillan (translated by Jean-Simon Traversy) was then presented backstage at the Jean Duceppe Theatre in 2018 and 2019, and on the Duceppe main stage in 2020.
Since 2020, he has been in the cast of Sherlock Holmes et le signe des quatre by the Théâtre Advienne Que Pourra, his sixth collaboration with this company. He was also directed by Frédéric Bélanger in La Fausse malade, Le Distrait, Le tour du monde en 80 jours (Around the World in 80 Days), D'Artagnan et les trois mousquetaires and Sherlock Holmes et le chien des Baskerville. We were able to see him at the Prospero Theatre in Mazal Tov directed by Marc-André Thibault, and in Rouge Speedo, under the direction of Louis-Philippe Tremblay. We have had the pleasure of seeing him in À la recherche d’Elvis, directed by Michel-Maxime Legault, presented at the Théâtre des Cascades. During the autumn of 2022, collaborating again with Frédéric Bélanger, he performed Sir Andrew Aguecheek in La Nuit des Rois at the TNM, which then went on tour. The next year, he plays in Old Orchad at the Théâtre Hareng Rouge.
François-Simon has a memorable delivery, and has lent his voice to several characters. He has been heard in series such as Winston Steinburger, Vikings, The Next Step and in films like Brooklyn, Carol and How To Be Single, Late Night, 1917 or Vengeance.
On television, he made an appearance in the series Les hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin, Penthouse 5.0, and Trauma on ICI Radio-Canada (CBC), and more recently in Toute la vie. He was also in the web series Traitement choc. On the big screen, he was part of Jouliks, as well as En attendant avril and Il n'y a pas de faux métier, directed by Olivier Godin.
