2024-03-01 00:30:00
If the mysterious series Witches raises concerns and suspicions among viewers, it rather has the opposite effect on Léopold Lafontaine. Suffering from anxiety, the interpreter of young Alistair says he finds his balance in the game.
“Work takes the weight off my shoulders. It feels good, it makes me think about other things,” explains the 13-year-old actor.
The fact that his character in the series is an introverted and solitary boy also requires him to act with restraint, he who describes himself as an extrovert in everyday life.
The biggest challenge coming with this first television role? Understand the motivations and inner torments of Alistair Labonté, this lonely young boy, son of Beth (Marie-Joanne Boucher), who suffers from anorexia.
“I’ve never met anyone who struggled with this kind of eating problem. I did a little research on people who have anorexia, to find out the symptoms, the deterioration. It helped me understand why he was like that and what he was going through,” explains Léopold Lafontaine.
Discussions with his acting coach also allowed him to explore how to approach the character of Alistair in the TVA series. “He’s a character who has big scenes. As I am very anxious in life, the fact that he is so different from me helps me separate my character from myself,” says the Montreal actor who studies secondary school.
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An artistic side as a legacy
Playing hard, crying and throwing tantrums (because Alistair ends up breaking down) is easy for the young man who is fidgety in everyday life. Because in addition to acting, he sings and dances hip-hop and a little ballet.
We were able to witness his talents as a singer and dancer in musicals The Addams Family, The melody of happiness and in the multidisciplinary show Until we die by Brigitte Poupart. He also participated in two music videos by his mother, singer-songwriter Marie-Pierre Arthur. His father is, for his part, François Lafontaine, member of the Karkwa group.
“I didn’t really take any singing lessons. I get that from my parents, the artistic side. They took me on tour and I learned a lot. I have always loved the road, being backstagesee how it all works,” says the young artist who considers that dance “brings out the bad guy.”
His dream? Continue playing and, why not, try your luck in the United States.
“I would like to find an agent in the United States, while keeping the one I have here. I want to try lots of things. Make series and films there and here. I will always want to come back to Quebec, that’s for sure,” he says.
The second season of Witches has just been confirmed by TVA. We will be able to see Léopold Lafontaine again in the show The Addams Family which will be presented in Quebec in December and in a short film to come.
Marie-Pierre Arthur and her son Léopold Photo Agence QMI, Toma Iczkovits
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