Yves Jacques
Yves Jacques | |
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Born |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | 10 May 1956
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1980–present |
Yves Jacques (born 10 May 1956 in ) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.[1]
Life and career
He studied theatre at the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe,[1] and began acting on stage in both Quebec City and Montreal.[1] He became more widely known to film and television audiences beginning in 1981 as a sketch performer in Télévision de Radio-Canada's annual Bye Bye New Year's Eve variety special, and soon began appearing more widely in film and television roles.[1] To international audiences, he is best known as Claude, the gay academic in Denys Arcand's The Decline of the American Empire and The Barbarian Invasions.[1] On stage, he is noted for originating the role of Lydie-Anne in the premiere of Michel Marc Bouchard's play Lilies.[1]
Since 2001, he has toured the world in two shows by Robert Lepage, La face cachée de la lune and Le Projet Andersen, where he played all the roles.[1]
Filmography
- Cinema
- 1982 : Les Yeux rouges by Yves Simoneau
- 1983 : Sonatine by Micheline Lanctôt : The Subway Station Janitor
- 1984 : Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe by Denys Arcand : Bob
- 1985 : Hold-Up by Alexandre Arcady : Otage 400 S
- 1986 : Le Déclin de l'empire américain by Denys Arcand : Claude
- 1989 : Jésus de Montréal by Denys Arcand : Richard Cardinal
- 1990 : Ding et Dong : le film by Alain Chartrand : Jigi
- 1990 : Miléna Nova Tremblay by Claude Désorcy
- 1991 : Milena by Véra Belmont : Max Brod
- 1991 : Montréal vu par...
- 1993 : Trois femmes un amour by Robert Favreau
- 1994 : Meurtre en musique by Gabriel Pelletier : Simon Claveau
- 1994 : Louis 19, le roi des ondes (Reality Show) by Michel Poulette : Michel Gobeil
- 1995 : Alfred by Vilgot Sjöman : Georges Fehrenbach
- 1998 : Michael Kael contre la World News Company by Christophe Smith : Charles Robert
- 1998 : Class Trip by Claude Miller : The Visitor
- 1999 : Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes) by Jean Beaudin : Mortimer
- 1999 : La Chambre des magiciennes by Claude Miller : D. Fish (telefilm shown in theatres)
- 1999 : La Veuve de Saint-Pierre by Patrice Leconte : Le contre-amiral
- 2000 : La Vie après l'amour by Gabriel Pelletier : Docteur Bilodeau
- 2000 : Requiem contre un plafond by Jeremy Peter Allen : Le désespéré
- 2001 : Nuit de noces by Émile Gaudreault : Bernard
- 2001 : Betty Fisher et autres histoires by Claude Miller : René the Canadian
- 2002 : Le Collectionneur by Jean Beaudin : François Berger / Babette Brown
- 2002 : Séraphin: Heart of Stone by Charles Binamé : Notaire Le Potiron
- 2003 : The Barbarian Invasions by Denys Arcand : Claude
- 2003 : La Petite Lili by Claude Miller : Serge
- 2004 : Ordo : Richard Féraud
- 2004 : The Aviator by Martin Scorsese : Un serveur
- 2005 : La Petite Chartreuse : Baldi
- 2005 : Je préfère qu'on reste amis... by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano : Germain
- 2005 : Aurore by Luc Dionne : Curé Leduc
- 2005 : Désaccord parfait by Antoine de Caunes : Le docteur Trudeau
- 2006 : Un secret by Claude Miller : Georges
- 2007 : 48 heures par jour by Catherine Castel : Arnaud
- 2009 : Je vais te manquer by Amanda Sthers
- 2010 : La dernière fugue by Léa Pool : André
- 2011 : French Immersion by Kevin Tierney
- 2011 : Voyez comme ils dansent
- 2012 : Laurence Anyways
- 2013 : Me, Myself and Mum
- 2015 : Families
- Short films
- 2001 : Via Crucis by Serge Denoncourt
- 2001 : Requiem contre un plafond by Jeremy Peter Allen
- 2007 : Silence ! on voudrait bien s'aimer by Alain Minot
- Television
- 1980 : Boogie-woogie 47 (TV series) : Denis St-Cyr
- 1983 : Poivre et sel (TV series) : Pierrot Séguin
- 1993 : La Voyageuse du soir (TV) : Arthur
- 1994 : Jalna (TV cartoon)
- 1994 : Baldipata by Michel Lang
- 1995 : V'la l'cinéma ou le roman de Charles Pathé (TV) : René Lampin
- 1995 : Belle Époque (TV cartoon) : Augustin
- 1997 : Ces enfants d'ailleurs (TV series) : Jan Pawlowski / Jean Aucoin
- 1997 : Bob Million by Michaël Perrotta : Bob Million
- 1998 : Changement de cap (TV) : Cariou
- 1999 : Three Seasons (TV) : Henry
- 1999 : La Soirée des Jutras (TV) : EmCee
- 2000 : La Soirée des Jutras (TV) : Host
- 2001 : Thérèse et Léon (TV) : Marcel Bouchard
- 2001 : L'Aîné des Ferchaux (TV) by Bernard Stora : Me Jacquin
- 2002 : Napoléon (TV cartoon) : Lucien
- 2004 : H2O (TV) : Québec Premier Marcel Coté
- 2005 : L'État de Grace by Pascal Chaumeil : Bertrand Saint-Amor
- 2006 : Mafiosa by Louis Choquette : Zamponi
Distinctions
Nominations
- Nominated for the prix Jutra for best actor in 2000 for Souvenirs intimes
Music
In 1981, he was singer-songwriter of the song On ne peut pas tous être pauvres (based on music by Pierre Gagnon), and produced the music video, which was the first Québécois music video.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Yves Jacques at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ↑ Thomas Waugh, Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. Carleton University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0773530690. p. 434.
- ↑ according to Musique Plus
External links
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