Evelyne Brochu (born November 17, 1982) is a Canadian actress and singer-songwriter. In 2013, she became well known for her English-speaking role as Delphine Cormier, a French scientist on the hit Canadian science fiction thriller TV series Orphan Black. She has also released two studio albums as well as several singles.
Early life Brochu grew up in Pointe-Claire, a suburb of Montreal, Quebec. Her native language is French, but she has also spoken English from an early age. Growing up she had anglophone friends and learned English at Jean XXIII High School in Dorval, Quebec. She studied drama at the Cégep de Saint-Laurent. In 2005, Brochu graduated from the Conservatoire d'art dramatique in Montreal.
She says a key turning point in learning English was when she became an avid viewer of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as a child. Her father left when she was years old and, when her father later remarried, she found herself with a step-sister. Brochu has stated that she has a good relationship with her stepmother. Her mother is a violoncello teacher and her father worked as a taxi driver.
While out cycling, she was hit by a truck and was told by her doctors that to keep her knee in good shape she could no longer run or dance. She stopped both and took up yoga and acting.
Career Some of her most prominent French-speaking roles include: Chloé in Inch'Allah, Rose in Café de Flore, Sara in Tom at the Farm, and Stéphanie in Polytechnique. In 2013, she became well known for her English-speaking role as Delphine Cormier, a French scientist on the hit TV series Orphan Black.
Brochu portrayed Aurora Luft in CBC Television's spy thriller X Company.
Brochu also has a successful singing career. She released a duet with Félix Dyotte entitled "C'est l'été, c'est l'été, c'est l'été", in 2016, as well as appearing on Dyotte's 2017 album Politesses on the song "Je cours", and has released a solo single entitled "Quoi".
In September 2019 Brochu, in cooperation with Dyotte, released her first music album called Objets Perdus. In 2020, Dyotte won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in the French category for the album's single "Maintenant ou jamais".
In September 2023, Brochu released another album in cooperation with Dyotte titled Le Danger.
Personal life
She previously dated Canadian actor François Arnaud, however in a May 2014 interview she stated that they were no longer together. Her cousin is Xarah Dion, a French-Canadian singer.
In February 2015, Brochu stated in an interview that she is a feminist and that she struggled when portraying Aurora Luft in X Company:There was a moment in Episode 2 when I was with [co-star Dustin Milligan], when I have to give him orders, I don’t want to do that, and he doesn’t want me to do that, and my first instinct, as a woman, was to smooth it out for him. The director was like, no, you’re a sergeant now. You have to give orders. You have authority. I'm a feminist, it’s 2015. She resides in Montreal, Quebec.
Brochu is fluent in English and French but can also speak Spanish well. She can perform contemporary dance and yoga. Brochu also has musical talents which include being able to play the drums, guitar and piano as well as singing mezzo-soprano and alto.
In June 2018, she confirmed her pregnancy with a picture on her Instagram account with her boyfriend Nicolas Schirmer. Their son, Laurier, was born on October 6, 2018. In August 2020, she revealed to be pregnant with twins. She confirmed the birth of the twins, Camille and Matthias, on Instagram on November 16.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Creator Notes2008–2012 The Promise (La Promesse) Mélanie Gauthier Martin Thibault Soap opera2009Admit (Aveux)Jolianne LaplanteClaude DesrosiersTV series (12 episodes)2010Mirador Mylène Émard Louis Choquette TV series (7 episodes)2013–2017Orphan Black Delphine Cormier Graeme MansonJohn Fawcett TV series (28 episodes)Recurring cast seasons 1, 4, and 5; Main cast seasons 2 and 32014 The Godmother (La Marraine)Catherine/ValérieAlain DesRochersSéries+ five-part drama2015–2017X Company Aurora Luft Mark Ellis & Stephanie Morgenstern TV series (Main role)2017–2019TropIsabelleMarie-Andrée LabbéTV series (Main role)2018Féminin/FémininDelphineChloé RobichaudWeb series (7 episodes)2018–2019ThanksgivingLouise MercierNicolas SaadaMiniseries (3 episodes)2021Paris Police 1900Marguerite SteinheilFabien NuryFrench TV series (8 episodes)2022Paris Police 1905 Marguerite SteinheilFabien NuryFrench TV series (8 episodes)2022ChouchouChanelle Chouinard (Chouchou)Simon BoulericeTV series (Main role)2024Orphan Black: EchoesDelphine CormierAnna FishkoTV series (1 episode)2024Dans l'ombreMarylinPierre SchoellerFrench TV series (6 episodes)
Film Year Title Role Director Notes 2006 Cheech Pharmacist Patrice Sauvé 2008 Father Talk (Dire sur mon père) Evelyne Beauregard-McClean Gabrielle Tremblay Short film2009 Polytechnique StéphanieDenis Villeneuve The Master Key (Grande Ourse) Jézabel Garneau Patrice Sauvé Sci-Fi2011 Thrill of the Hills (Frisson des collines) Hélène Paradis Richard Roy Café de FloreRoseJean-Marc Vallée2012 The Apartment (L'Appartement) Michel Lam Short film alongside Julie Le Breton Inch'Allah Chloé Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette Nominated—1st Canadian Screen Awards as Best Lead Actress La Trappe Sophie B. Jacques Short film2013 Evelyne's World Evelyne Benjamin LebusSebastian de Souza Short film shot in Hungary UNTTLD Sun Dominique Loubier Short Fashion film for Canadian brand UNTTLD S/S 2013 Tom at the Farm (Tom à la ferme) Sara Xavier Dolan Nominated – Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress An Extraordinary Person (Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire) Monia Chokri Short film2014 UNTTLD Soul Dominique Loubier The Nest Celestine David Cronenberg Short film working as a trailer for Cronenberg's book "Consumed" Pawn Sacrifice Donna Edward Zwick The Wolves (Les Loups) Elie Sophie Deraspe Shot in Magdalen Islands2016 Miséricorde Mary Ann Fulvio Bernasconi Switzerland-Québec production Le Passé Devant Nous Alice Nathalie Teirlinck Rememory Wendy Mark Palansky2019Cash Nexus (Ca$h Nexu$)JulietteFrançois Delisle A Brother's Love (La femme de mon frère)EloiseMonia Chokri2024French Girl (Chez les beaux-parents)Sophie TremblayNicolas Wright & James A. Woods2024Phoenixes (Phénix)MichelleJonathan Beaulieu-Cyr
Theatre Year Title Role Director Theatre2006Uncle's DreamFarpoukhinaIgor OvadisDubunker2007 Arabian Night VaninaThéodor Cristian PopescuThéâtre de Quat'Sous Sacred family MylèneMichel PoirierBeaumont Theatre St Michel2008 The Lion in Winter Alix Daniel Roussel Jean Duceppe Company2009 Wake up and sing! Hennie Luce PelletierThéâtre de l'OpsisRoom(s)Evelyne BrochuÉric JeanThéâtre de Quat'Sous2011Tom à la FermeSaraClaude PoissantThéâtre d'Aujourd'Hui2014Comment s'occuper de bébéDonnaSylvain BélangerThéâtre la Licorne2018L'IdiotNastassia FilippovnaCatherine VidalThéâtre du Nouveau Monde2020Les 3 SœursMachaRené Richard CyrThéâtre du Nouveau Monde
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2010 Prix Gémeaux Best Supporting Actress Aveux 2012 Prix Gémeaux Best Actress La Promesse 2013 Canadian Screen Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Inch'Allah 2014 Canadian Screen Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Tom at the Farm 2014 Prix Gémeaux Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role La Marraine 2015 Jutra Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Tom at the Farm 2017Tiburon International Film FestivalBest ActressLe Passe Devant Nous2017Hamilton Film FestivalBest Actress 2018 Prix Gémeaux Best Leading Female Role Trop 2020 Prix Gémeaux Best Leading Female Role Trop 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize SOCAN Songwriting Prize: Francophone Maintenant ou jamais by Félix Dyotte 2020 ADISQ Best POP Album of the Year and Best Newcomer of the Year Objets perdus 2020 GAMIQ Best POP Album of the Year Objets perdus
Music
Studio albums Year Title2019Objets Perdus2023Le Danger
Singles As lead artistAs featured artist Year TitleYearTitle2019Copie carbone2016C'est l'été, c'est l'été, c'est l'été (Félix Dyotte feat. Evelyne Brochu) 2019Maintenant ou jamais2017Je cours (Félix Dyotte feat. Evelyne Brochu)2019Escale à Madrid
Videography As lead artistAs featured artistYearTitleYearTitle2019Maintenant ou jamais2016C'est l'été, c'est l'été, c'est l'été (feat. Félix Dyotte)2019Escale à Madrid (Session live)2017Je cours (feat. Félix Dyotte)2019Difficile2020Sept jours exactement (version officielle avec paroles)
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