Yves Jacques Biography

Canadian film, television and stage actor

Yves Jacques OC (born 10 May 1956) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.

Life and career

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.

Filmography

Cinema

• 1982:: Les Yeux rouges by Yves Simoneau
• 1983:: Sonatine by Micheline Lanctôt:: The Subway Station Janitor
• 1984:: The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe) by Denys Arcand:: Bob
• 1985:: Hold-Up by Alexandre Arcady:: Otage 400 S
• 1986:: The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) by Denys Arcand:: Claude
• 1989:: Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) by Denys Arcand:: Richard Cardinal
• 1990:: Ding et Dong (Ding et Dong: le film) by Alain Chartrand:: Jigi
• 1990:: Miléna Nova Tremblay by Claude Désorcy
• 1991:: Milena by Véra Belmont:: Max Brod
• 1991:: Montreal Stories (Montréal vu par...)
• 1993:: Trois femmes un amour by Robert Favreau
• 1994:: Meurtre en musique by Gabriel Pelletier:: Simon Claveau
• 1994:: Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (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:: Cl* 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:: Life After Love (La Vie après l'amour) by Gabriel Pelletier:: Docteur Bilodeau
• 2000:: Requiem contre un plafond by Jeremy Peter Allen:: Le désespéré
• 2001:: Wedding Night (Nuit de noces) by Émile Gaudreault:: Bernard
• 2001:: Betty Fisher et autres histoires by Claude Miller:: René the Canadian
• 2002:: The Collector (Le Collectionneur) by Jean Beaudin:: François Berger / Babette Brown
• 2002:: Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché) by Charles Binamé:: Notaire Le Potiron
• 2003:: The Barbarian Invasions by Denys Arcand:: Claude
• 2003:: La Pe*e Lili by Claude Miller:: Serge
• 2004:: Ordo:: Richard Féraud
• 2004:: The Aviator by Martin Scorsese:: Un serveur
• 2005:: La Pe*e Chartreuse:: Baldi
• 2005:: Let's Be Friends by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache:: 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:: The Comeback (Cabotins) by Alain DesRochers:: Lady Moon
• 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
• 2017:: Father and Guns 2 (De père en flic 2)
• 2019:: Forgotten Flowers (Les fleurs oubliées):: Marie-Victorin Kirouac
• 2020:: Villa Caprice
• 2021:: Maria
• 2021:: Aline
• 2022:: The 12 Tasks of Imelda (Les 12 travaux d'Imelda):: Veterinarian
• 2023:: Testament
• 2023:: Days of Happiness (Les Jours heureux)
• 2023:: Katak: The Brave Beluga (Katak, le brave béluga)
• 2023:: The Successor (Le Successeur)

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

Awards

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 (music by composerPierre Gagnon). Jacques also produced and realised(directed) the music video which is the first Québécois music video.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yves Jacques.

• Yves Jacques at IMDb