François Papineau (born 24 December 1966) is a Canadian actor who worked in stage and the Cinema of Quebec for over 25 years.

[3] In 2015, he joined the cast of director Benoît Pilon's film Iqaluit, alongside Marie-Josée Croze and Natar Ungalaaq.

[4] Iqaluit was released in 2016, the same year as his Bad Seeds,[5] and Wild Run: The Legend (Chasse-Galerie: La Légende), where Papineau played Jack Murphy, the Devil in the Chasse-galerie mythology.

Papineau was tasked to play the villain as suave with a slight English accent.

[6] He is married to actress Bénédicte Décary,[7] with whom he costarred in the 2021 television series Entre deux draps.