Since graduating from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1984, Michel Laperrière has performed in over thirty television series, including La vie, la vie (winner of the Gémeaux Award for best male performance), Histoires de filles, Une grenade avec ça ?, Toute la vérité, Yamaska, 30 vies, Les jeunes loups, Trauma, L’Appart du 5e, Sé, Madame Lebrun, Ç, Web thérapie, Victor Lessard, District 31 and Marche à l’ombre. More recently, he was featured in 5e Rang, Les Simone, Le Monstre and Lâcher prise.
He also starred in several films, including L’incomparable Mademoiselle C., C.R.A.Z.Y., De père en flic (Father and Guns), Café de Flore, La peur de l’eau, Les mains dans les poches (The Lords of Flatbush) and Miraculum. In 2017, he acted in Sébastien Pilote’s La disparition des lucioles (The Fireflies Are Gone), and in 2018, in Émile Gaudreault’s Mytho.
Michel Laperrière also has an impressive background in theatre, having participated in more than fifty productions. This includes roles in Cherchez le mâle, Pour hommes seulement, L’année du championnat (That Championship Season), Charbonneau et le chef, Les gaffeurs, Des hommes en habits (Men in Suits), Vacances de fous ! (Weekend Comedy), Snack-bar chez Ben, Une maison propre, Un homme, deux patrons (One Man, Two Guvnors), Appelez-moi Stéphane, Ladies Night, Week-end d’enfer and Comment je suis devenu musulman. Since 2022, he has been playing one of the main roles in the daily series Indéfendable as Me André Lapointe.
He also acted in the web series Les éphémères and Et puis, Amélie est partie.
A versatile artist, Michel Laperrière performed in the musical Napoléon-Lama, was part of the green team in the Ligue nationale d’improvisation (a national improv league) and was the Artistic Director and Co-Owner of Théâtre Les Cascades. He was vice-president of Union des artistes from 2019 to 2023 and has been a member of the board of directors of Caisse de la Culture since 2019.