Yves Jacques OC (born 10 May 1956) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.Yves Jacques at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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-singer Ginette Reno.Jean Siag, "Les 12 travaux d'Imelda : Étonnante comédie" La Presse, 28 October 2022.
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.Thomas Waugh, Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. Carleton University Press, 2006. . p. 434.
Filmography Cinema 1982 : Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges) 1983 : Sonatine: Subway Station Janitor 1984 : The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe): Bob 1985 : Hold-Up: Otage 400 S 1986 : The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain): Claude 1989 : Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal): Richard Cardinal 1990 : Ding et Dong (Ding et Dong: le film): Jigi 1990 : Milena: Max Brod 1991 : Montreal Stories (Montréal vu par...) 1993 : Trois femmes un amour 1994 : Meurtre en musique: Simon Claveau 1994 : Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes): Michel Gobeil 1995 : Alfred: Georges Fehrenbach 1998 : Michael Kael contre la World News Company: Charles Robert 1998 : Class Trip: The Visitor 1999 : Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes): Mortimer 1999 : The Widow of Saint-Pierre (La Veuve de Saint-Pierre): Le contre-amiral 2000 : Life After Love (La Vie après l'amour): Docteur Bilodeau 2001 : Wedding Night (Nuit de noces): Bernard 2001 : Alias Betty (Betty Fisher et autres histoires): René the Canadian 2002 : The Collector (Le Collectionneur): François Berger / Babette Brown 2002 : Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché): Notaire Le Potiron 2003 : The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares): Claude 2003 : Little Lili (La Petite Lili): Serge 2004 : Ordo : Richard Féraud 2004 : The Aviator: Un serveur 2005 : The Girl from the Chartreuse (La Petite Chartreuse) : Baldi 2005 : Let's Be Friends (Je préfère qu'on reste amis...): Germain 2005 : Aurore: Curé Leduc 2005 : Twice Upon a Time (Désaccord parfait): Le docteur Trudeau 2006 : A Secret (Un secret): Georges 2007 : 48 Hours a Day (48 heures par jour): Arnaud 2009 : You'll Miss Me (Je vais te manquer) 2010 : The Comeback (Cabotins): Lady Moon 2010 : The Last Escape (La dernière fugue): André 2011 : French Immersion 2011 : See How They Dance (Voyez comme ils dansent) 2012 : Laurence Anyways 2013 : Me, Myself and Mum (Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table !) 2015 : Families (Belles Familles) 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 : TestamentCharles-Henri Ramond, "Testament en salle le 5 octobre". Films du Québec, 24 May 2023. 2023 : Days of Happiness (Les Jours heureux) 2023 : Katak: The Brave Beluga (Katak, le brave béluga) 2023 : The Successor (Le Successeur) 2024 : Sisters and Neighbors! (Nos belles-sœurs)
Short films 2001 : Via Crucis 2001 : Requiem contre un plafond 2007 : Silence ! on voudrait bien s'aimer 2015 : Maurice
Television 1980 : Boogie-woogie 47: Denis St-Cyr 1983 : Poivre et sel: Pierrot Séguin 1993 : La Voyageuse du soir: Arthur 1994 : Jalna 1994 : Baldipata 1995 : V'la l'cinéma ou le roman de Charles Pathé: René Lampin 1995 : Belle Époque: Augustin 1997 : Ces enfants d'ailleurs: Jan Pawlowski / Jean Aucoin 1997 : Bob Million: Bob Million 1998 : Changement de cap: Cariou 1999 : Three Seasons: Henry 1999 : La Chambre des magiciennes: D. Fish 1999 : La Soirée des Jutras: EmCee 2000 : La Soirée des Jutras: Host 2001 : Thérèse et Léon: Marcel Bouchard 2001 : L'Aîné des Ferchaux: Me Jacquin 2002 : Napoléon: Lucien 2004 : H2O: Québec Premier Marcel Coté 2005 : L'État de Grace: Bertrand Saint-Amor 2006 : Mafiosa: Zamponi
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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 Pierre Gagnon). Jacques also produced and directed the music video, considered the first Québécois music video.according to Musique Plus
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