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Yves Jacques
ActorBorn May 10, 1956 (68 years)
Yves Jacques OC (born 10 May 1956) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.
Jacques was born in Quebec City in 1956. He studied theatre at the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe, and began acting on stage in both Quebec City and Montreal. 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. 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. On stage, he is noted for originating the role of Lydie-Anne in the premiere of Michel Marc Bouchard's play Lilies.
He has been in several movies by French filmmaker Claude Miller, including Of Woman and Magic and Little Lili. His fame has continued to grow with films and theatrical productions in both France and Quebec. Since 2001, he has toured the world in two shows by Robert Lepage, Far Side of the Moon (La Face cachée de la lune) and Le Projet Andersen, where he played all the roles. Since 2018, he has appeared regularly in Mathieu Quesnel’s theatrical creations. More recently, he played in Aline by Valérie Lemercier, in Maria by Alec Pronovost, and in Chloé Robichaud’s Les jours heureux. In 2022, Yves Jacques played in Martin Villeneuve's The 12 Tasks of Imelda (Les 12 travaux d'Imelda), co-starring playwright Robert Lepage and actress-signer Ginette Reno.
He was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication de France in February 2001, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009, for his performances in theatre, television and film, in Canada and abroad.
He is openly gay.
Source: Article "Yves Jacques" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Jacques was born in Quebec City in 1956. He studied theatre at the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe, and began acting on stage in both Quebec City and Montreal. 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. 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. On stage, he is noted for originating the role of Lydie-Anne in the premiere of Michel Marc Bouchard's play Lilies.
He has been in several movies by French filmmaker Claude Miller, including Of Woman and Magic and Little Lili. His fame has continued to grow with films and theatrical productions in both France and Quebec. Since 2001, he has toured the world in two shows by Robert Lepage, Far Side of the Moon (La Face cachée de la lune) and Le Projet Andersen, where he played all the roles. Since 2018, he has appeared regularly in Mathieu Quesnel’s theatrical creations. More recently, he played in Aline by Valérie Lemercier, in Maria by Alec Pronovost, and in Chloé Robichaud’s Les jours heureux. In 2022, Yves Jacques played in Martin Villeneuve's The 12 Tasks of Imelda (Les 12 travaux d'Imelda), co-starring playwright Robert Lepage and actress-signer Ginette Reno.
He was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication de France in February 2001, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009, for his performances in theatre, television and film, in Canada and abroad.
He is openly gay.
Source: Article "Yves Jacques" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | Sisters and Neighbors! · as Monsieur Lebel |
| 2023 | The Successor · as Dominique Duchesne |
| 2023 | Days of Happiness · as Yves |
| 2023 | Testament · as Emmanuel D'argenson |
| 2023 | Katak: The Brave Beluga · as Cyrano (voice) |
| 2022 | Les 12 travaux d'Imelda · as Vétérinaire |
| 2022 | Paris Paris (TV Series) · as Fabioli |
| 2020 | Villa Caprice · as Jacquin (photo) |
| 2020 | Aline · as Présentateur Deuxième Tv |
| 2020 | Happily Married (TV Series) · as Le Consigliere |
| 2019 | Les fleurs oubliées · as Marie-Victorin |
| 2019 | Mythomaniac (TV Series) · as Mr. Brunet |
| 2019 | Cash Nexus · as Michel |
| 2018 | A Man in a Hurry · as Eric |
| 2018 | Dark Justice · as Jean Dubois |
| 2018 | En tout cas (TV Series) |
| 2017 | Father and Guns 2 · as Bernard |
| 2017 | Loue-moi! · as Jacques Leroy |
| 2017 | False Confessions · as Dubois |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Boundaries · as Francis Perreault |
| 2016 | District 31 (TV Series) · as Coroner Jocelyn Dame |
| 2015 | Families · as Maître Ribain |
| 2015 | Thanks to My Friends · as Homme Stage Thibault |
| 2015 | Maurice · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | An Eye for Beauty · as Pascal Montambault |
| 2014 | Grace of Monaco · as M. Delavenne |
| 2014 | Mensonges (TV Series) · as Martin Champagne |
| 2014 | Belle comme la femme d'un autre · as Nolan Smith |
| 2013 | Me, Myself and Mum · as Le Psychanalyste Tuyau |
| 2013 | Anna et Otto · as Art Critic At The Montreal Exhibition |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia · as Le Psy De César |
| 2012 | Laurence Anyways · as Michel Lafortune |
| 2012 | Inquisitio (TV Series) · as Cardinal De Mirail |
| 2012 | La danse de l'albatros · as Jacques |
| 2011 | French Immersion · as Pierre-Émile |
| 2011 | See How They Dance · as George Bliss |
| 2010 | Second Chance · as Maxime Dupont |
| 2010 | Cabotins · as Lady Moon |
| 2010 | Traceless · as Maître Bardon |
| 2010 | La dernière fugue · as Andre |
| 2009 | Je vais te manquer · as André, Le Coiffeur |
| 2008 | Le banquet · as Rivard |
| 2008 | 48 Hours a Day · as Arnaud |
| 2007 | A Secret · as Le Commandant Beraud |
| 2006 | Mafiosa (TV Series) · as Mathieu Zamponi |
| 2006 | Twice Upon a Time · as Doctor Trudeau |
| 2006 | René Lévesque (TV Series) · as Doris Lussier |
| 2005 | Aurore · as Curé Leduc |
| 2005 | Let's Be Friends · as Germain |
| 2005 | The Girl from the Chartreuse · as Baldi |
| 2004 | The Aviator · as Waiter |
| 2004 | H2O: The Last Prime Minister (TV Series) · as Québec Premier Marcel Coté |
| 2004 | Ordo · as Richard Féraud |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | The Barbarian Invasions · as Claude |
| 2003 | La petite Lili · as Serge |
| 2002 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone · as Notaire Le Potiron |
| 2002 | Napoleon (TV Series) · as Lucien Bonaparte |
| 2002 | The Collector · as François Berger / Babette Brown |
| 2001 | Alias Betty · as René Le Canadien |
| 2001 | L'Aîné des Ferchaux (TV Series) · as Maître Jacquin |
| 2001 | Nuit de noces · as Bernard |
| 2000 | Life After Love · as Docteur Bilodeau |
| 2000 | Of Woman and Magic · as Le Docteur Fish |
| 2000 | Widow of St. Pierre · as Le Contre-Amiral |
| 1999 | Memories Unlocked · as Mortimer |
| 1998 | Class Trip · as The Visitor |
| 1998 | Michael Kael contre la World News Company · as Charles Robert |
| 1995 | Belle Époque (TV Series) · as Augustin |
| 1995 | Alfred · as Georges Fehrenbach |
| 1995 | V'la l'cinéma ou le roman de Charles Pathé · as René Lampin |
| 1994 | Jalna (TV Series) · as Jim Dayborn |
| 1994 | King of the Airways · as Michel Gobeil |
| 1993 | Les Grands procès (TV Series) · as Me Cohen |
| 1993 | The Little Life (TV Series) · as Popeye |
| 1992 | Les Cordier, juge et flic (TV Series) · as Delauney |
| 1991 | Montréal vu par... · as Accessoiriste Studio |
| 1990 | Milena · as Max Brod |
| 1990 | Ding et Dong le film · as Jigi |
| 1989 | Jesus of Montreal · as Richard Cardinal |
| 1986 | The Decline of the American Empire · as Claude |
| 1985 | Hold-Up · as Hostage 400 $ |
| 1984 | The Crime of Ovide Plouffe · as Bob |
| 1984 | Sonatine · as The Subway Station Janitor |
| 1983 | Poivre et sel (TV Series) · as Pierrot Séguin |
| 1982 | |
| 1968 | Bye Bye (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The Last Five Minutes (TV Series) · as Luc Vauthier |