Janine Theriault was born and raised in Nova Scotia. After a brief career in dance, she changed her focus to acting and quickly amassed credits with the likes of Denis Arcand, Denis Villeneuve, Timothy Hutton, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Ken Finkleman as directors and (occasional) co-stars.
Most recent projects include feature "Born to be Blue" with Ethan Hawke and Callum Keith Rennie, "Bellevue" (CBC/WGN America) with Anna Paquin and Shawn Doyle, Drake Doremus' "Zoe" with Ewan McGregor and Léa Seydoux, and the upcoming feature "Heavy" with Sophie Turner.