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Yves Jacques

Yves Jacques

Actor · Born 1956-05-10 · Québec City, Québec, Canada

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Biography

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 theatri…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Aviator (2004) — Waiter
  2. Laurence Anyways (2012) — Michel Lafortune
  3. Me, Myself and Mum (2013) — Le psychanalyste tuyau
  4. Grace of Monaco (2014) — M. Delavenne
  5. The Barbarian Invasions (2003) — Claude
  6. Aline (2021) — Second TV Presenter
  7. A Man in a Hurry (2018) — Eric
  8. Second Chance (2011) — Maxime Dupont
  9. The Decline of the American Empire (1986) — Claude
  10. Hold-up (1985) — Un otage (400 $)
  11. A Secret (2007) — Le commandant Beraud
  12. Father Son Therapy (2016)
  13. Thérèse (2012) — L'avocat de Thérèse Desqueyroux
  14. Let's Be Friends (2005) — Germain
  15. The Successor (2023) — Dominique Duchesne
  16. Jesus of Montreal (1989) — Richard Cardinal
  17. An Eye for Beauty (2014) — Pascal Montambault
  18. Napoleon (2002) — Lucien Bonaparte
  19. The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000) — le contre-amiral
  20. Traceless (2010) — Maître Bardon
  21. Aurore (2005) — Curé Leduc
  22. Little Lili (2003) — Serge
  23. Darling Trap (2014) — Nolan Smith
  24. Class Trip (1998) — The Visitor
  25. Testament (2023) — Emmanuel d'Argenson
  26. Father and Guns 2 (2017) — Bernard
  27. Betty Fisher and Other Stories (2001) — René le Canadien
  28. Katak: The Brave Beluga (2023) — Cyrano (voice)
  29. Mythomaniac (2019) — Mr. Brunet
  30. Days of Happiness (2023) — Yves
  31. The Collector (2002) — François Berger / Babette Brown
  32. Séraphin: Heart of Stone (2002) — Notaire Le Potiron
  33. Mafiosa (2006) — Mathieu Zamponi
  34. Mensonges (2014) — Martin Champagne
  35. Happily Married (2020) — Le Consigliere
  36. Twice Upon a Time (2006) — Doctor Trudeau
  37. Of Woman and Magic (2000) — le docteur Fish
  38. Boundaries (2016) — Francis Perreault
  39. False Confessions (2017) — Dubois
  40. Montreal Stories (1991) — Accessoiriste studio