Yves Jacques

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Yves Jacques

OC
Yves Jacques par Julie Bouchard.jpg
Born (1956-05-10) 10 May 1956 (age 65)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present

Yves Jacques OC (born 10 May 1956) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.[1]

Life and career[]

Jacques was born in Quebec City in 1956. 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, Far Side of the Moon (La Face cachée de la lune) and , where he played all the roles.[1]

Jacques was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009.[2]

He is openly gay.[3]

Filmography[]

Cinema
Short films
  • 2001 : by
  • 2001 : by
  • 2007 : by
Television
  • 1980 : (TV series) : Denis St-Cyr
  • 1983 : (TV series) : Pierrot Séguin
  • 1993 : (TV) : Arthur
  • 1994 : (TV cartoon)
  • 1994 : by Michel Lang
  • 1995 : (TV) : René Lampin
  • 1995 : Belle Époque (TV cartoon) : Augustin
  • 1997 : (TV series) : Jan Pawlowski / Jean Aucoin
  • 1997 : by  : Bob Million
  • 1998 : (TV) : Cariou
  • 1999 : Three Seasons (TV) : Henry
  • 1999 : (TV) : EmCee
  • 2000 : (TV) : Host
  • 2001 : (TV) : Marcel Bouchard
  • 2001 : (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  : 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 composer). Jacques also produced and realised(directed) the music video which is the first Québécois music video.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Yves Jacques at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ "Order of Canada: Yves Jacques". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ^ Thomas Waugh, Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. Carleton University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0773530690. p. 434.
  4. ^ according to Musique Plus

External links[]

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