Yves Jacques
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Aviator (2004)
as Waiter
The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
as Claude
Laurence Anyways (2012)
as Michel Lafortune
Grace of Monaco (2014)
as M. Delavenne
Hold-up (1985)
as Un otage (400 $)
La danse de l'albatros (2012)
as Jacques
Aline (2021)
as Second TV Presenter
An Eye for Beauty (2014)
as Pascal Montambault
Me, Myself and Mum (2013)
as Le psychanalyste tuyau
Duplex (1991)
as Albert
Traceless (2010)
as Maître Bardon
Betty Fisher and Other Stories (2001)
as René le Canadien
Thérèse (2012)
as L'avocat de Thérèse Desqueyroux
Little Lili (2003)
as Serge
The Successor (2023)
as Dominique Duchesne
Montreal Stories (1991)
as Accessoiriste studio
The Girl from the Chartreuse (2005)
as Baldi
The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
as Claude
Embrasse (2022)
as Yves Saint Laurent
Anna et Otto (2013)
as Art critic at the Montreal exhibition
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
as Richard Cardinal
Second Chance (2011)
as Maxime Dupont
Twice Upon a Time (2006)
as Doctor Trudeau
A Secret (2007)
as Le commandant Beraud
Les figures (2009)
as Jean
Katak: The Brave Beluga (2023)
as Cyrano (voice)
A Man in a Hurry (2018)
as Eric
Aurore: entre mythe et réalité (2025)
as Curé Leduc (archive footage)
Sisters and Neighbors! (2024)
as Monsieur Lebel
Life after love (2000)
as Docteur Bilodeau
False Confessions (2017)
as Dubois
Milena (1991)
as Max Brod
Séraphin: Heart of Stone (2002)
as Notaire Le Potiron
Imelda 7: Pipo (2022)
as Vétérinaire
Class Trip (1998)
as The Visitor
Changement de cap (1999)
as Cariou
Aurore (2005)
as Curé Leduc
Ding et Dong : Le film (1990)
as Jigi
The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000)
as le contre-amiral
Maurice (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
You'll Miss Me (2009)
as André, le coiffeur
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company (1998)
as Charles Robert
The Collector (2002)
as François Berger / Babette Brown
Night Slice (2020)
as Antoine
Days of Happiness (2023)
as Yves
Father Son Therapy (2016)
Actor
48 Hours a Day (2008)
as Arnaud
Testament (2023)
as Emmanuel d'Argenson
C'est pas le pays des merveilles (1981)
Actor
Let's Be Friends (2005)
as Germain
French Immersion (2011)
as Pierre-Émile
Father and Guns 2 (2017)
as Bernard
The Last Escape (2010)
as Andre
Forgotten Flowers (2019)
as Marie-Victorin
Via crucis (2000)
Actor
Le chemin de Noël (2020)
Actor
Memories Unlocked (1999)
as Mortimer
Boundaries (2016)
as Francis Perreault
Wedding Night (2001)
as Bernard
Cabotins (2010)
as Lady Moon
Darling Trap (2014)
as Nolan Smith
Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon (2001)
as Marcel Bouchard
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (1984)
as Bob
The Evening Traveler (1993)
as Arthur
See How They Dance (2011)
as George Bliss
Sonatine (1984)
as The Subway Station Janitor
Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves (1994)
as Michel Gobeil
Red Eyes (1982)
Actor
Le bogue de l'an 2000 (1999)
as Hubert Hyves
Of Woman and Magic (2000)
as le docteur Fish
Les jumeaux (—)
as Pierrot Langlois
Ordo (2004)
as Richard Féraud
Maria (2021)
as Yves Jacques
La face cachée de la Lune (2021)
Actor
The 12 Tasks of Imelda (2022)
as Vétérinaire
Requiem contre un plafond (2001)
Actor
Ca$h Nexu$ (2019)
as Michel