Érik Canuel (January 21, 1961 – June 15, 2024)[1] was a Canadian film and television director from Montreal, Quebec.
Canuel, the son of actor Yvan Canuel,[2] began his career in the mid-1980s making music videos for such artists as Paul Piché, Sass Jordan, Norman Iceberg, Vilain Pingouin and Sylvain Cossette.
Canuel also directed Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher in 2000, The Pig's Law (La Loi du cochon) in 2001, Red Nose (Nez rouge) in 2003, The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier Tunnel) in 2004, The Outlander (Le Survenant) in 2005.
[4] In 2020, Canuel directed the last four episodes entitled "Collapse", "Orphans", "Relapse" and "The Only Way Out Is Through" of the first season of the TV series Transplant.
[citation needed] Canuel died of plasma cell leukemia on June 15, 2024, at the age of 63.