Mathieu Dumas
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| Born | Mathieu Beaudoin-Dumas June 9, 1997 Laval, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
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| Awards | Honorable Mention for "The Bicycle Boy" - Vienna International Film Awards 2024 |
Mathieu Dumas (born June 9, 1997) is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer.[1] He is best known for his work in film and theatre, and his directorial debut “The Bicycle Boy”, released in 2024. Dumas has participated in various stage productions and short films, and in 2025, he will appear in a new Bell Fibe TV series.[2]
Early life and education
Dumas was born in Laval, Quebec, and raised in Boisbriand and Blainville. From a young age, he became interested in acting and participated in theatre. Throughout middle and high school, Dumas performed in productions such as Peter Pan (2012) and Beauty and the Beast (2013). In 2017, he graduated from Marie-Victorin College with a DEC in film studies. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema from the University of Montreal in 2021. That same year, Dumas moved to Toronto to study Acting for Film, TV, and Theatre at Toronto Film School, graduating in 2022.
Career
Following his graduation from Toronto Film School, Dumas worked as a stage manager for the production of A Hollywood Christmas Carol at Toronto Film School, presented in December 2022. Immediately after that production ended, he secured his second stage managing job with the one-act play Director Peron directs, presented as part of the New Ideas Festival of the Alumnae Theatre in Toronto.[3]
Dumas portrayed lead roles in several short films, including Footsteps (2022), Une vedette du web (2024), and Ulfat (2024), voiced the lead character in one video game, and narrated a few commercials. He also appeared in Season 2 of the History Channel series The UnBelievable, portraying several minor characters over a few episodes.[4]
In 2024, Dumas produced his directorial debut with the film “The Bicycle Boy”. The film earned an Honorable Mention at the Vienna International Film Awards, and was selected for screening at the Indie Gathering International Film Festival in Cleveland.
In 2025, Dumas secured his first major television role as the lead actor in a Bell Fibe TV1 6-episode miniseries, which will be shot in Ottawa. Dumas has also acted in several theatre productions, including Macbeth (2021) and The 39 Steps (2022).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 2022 | Straw Man | SOC | Film |
| 2022 | Footsteps | Lead | Film |
| 2024 | The Bicycle Boy | Director, Lead | Film |
| 2024 | Une vedette du web | Co-Lead | Film |
| 2025 | Ulfat | Co-Lead | Film |
| 2025 | The UnBelievable (Season 2) | SOC | TV Series |
| 2025 | Bell Fibe TV Series to be named later | Co-Lead | TV Series |
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| 2022 | The Bright Side | Lead (Voice) | Video Game |
| Theatre productions | |||
| 2021 | The Strangest Kind of Romance | Little Man | Theatre |
| 2021 | Macbeth | Ross | Theatre |
| 2022 | The 39 Steps | Mr. Memory | Theatre |
| 2022 | A Hollywood Christmas Carol | Stage Manager | Theatre |
| 2023 | Director Peron directs | Stage Manager | Theatre |
Personal life
Dumas is a huge baseball enthusiast and self-proclaimed “baseball nerd”, and a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays. In his free time, he enjoys watching full baseball games and filling out statistics spreadsheets. He is developing a podcast focused purely on baseball statistics, which he plans to launch in 2025.
References
- ↑ "MATHIEU DUMAS - Resume | Meus, The". resumes.breakdownexpress.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ↑ "NIF 2023 WEEK 1". Alumnae Theatre. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ↑ "TFS Returns to Live Theatre with Adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's 'The 39 Steps'". Toronto Film School. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ↑ "TFS Production of 'A Hollywood Christmas Carol' Offers Modern Twist to Dickens Classic". Toronto Film School. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2024.