Since his beginnings, Etienne Pilon has worked with several experienced directors including Alice Ronfard, Claude Poissant, René Richard Cyr, Brigitte Haentjens, Yves Desgagnés, Louise Laprade, Michel Nadeau, Jean Leclerc, Geneviève Blais, Maxime Denomée, Philippe Ducros, Luce Pelletier, Frédéric Bélanger, Olivier Kemeid, Frédéric Dubois and Patrice Dubois. Hired to play parts in both the classical repertoire and several Quebec original creations, he has definitely made his mark within the Quebec theater community. As a matter of fact, for its 40th anniversary, the magazine Jeu has selected Étienne as one of the 5 promising actors of his generation. 

We saw him with Maude Guérin at the Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui in Après, Serge Boucher’s latest creation, on the TNM stage in Caligula, directed by René-Richard Cyr. In 2019, he was on the stage La Licorne in 2 pièces pour Étienne Pilon by Jean-Philippe Lehoux, at the Quat’Sous in Ravissement by Étienne Lepage under the direction of Claude Poissant, at La Licorne in Filles en liberté and then at the Denise-Pelletier Theater in Le songe d’une nuit d’été (A Midsummer Night’s Dream).

Etienne made his screen debut in the series Nos été, under Francis Leclerc’s direction. Then, he played Charles in the last 3 seasons of the show La Promesse and joined the cast of Destinées for its last two seasons, where he played Simon. Most recently he was seen in Feux, Serge Boucher's latest TV series, directed by Claude Desrosiers, and in Mémoires Vives, where he played Philippe.

He then embodies John Proctor in Les Sorcières de Salem at the Théâtre Denise-Pelletier in 2020-2021 and takes part in one of the Théâtre Advienne que pourra's last productions Sherlock Holmes et le signe des quatre, directed by Frédéric Bélanger. He forms a duo with Mounia Zahzam in Chambres d'écho, Philippe Ducros's last creation and performs a brillant solo in Les Arcanes by Paul-André Fortier in 2023.

Etienne made his TV debut in the series Nos étés, under the direction of Francis Leclerc. In La Promesse, he plays Charles during the last 3 seasons of the series and joined Destinées for the last two seasons, where he brought to life the role of Simon. We saw him in Feux, Serge Boucher's TV series, directed by Claude Desrosiers and in Mémoires Vives, where he played the character of Philippe.

On the big screen, he was in the latest projects of the colourful director Olivier Godin, including Nouvelles Nouvelles and Les Arts de la Parole. He was also in Mes ennemis by Stéphane Géhami, presented during the FFM 2015, and in Le rang du lion by Stéphane Beaudoin. In 2021, he takes on the role of Chuck in the first season of Moments Parfaits. Recently, we saw him embody Rodrigue Éthier in Alertes.