Emmanuel Bilodeau (born August 29, 1964) is a Canadian actor from Quebec.Laureen Peers, "Emmanuel Bilodeau monte sur scène à Mont-Tremblant". L'Info du Nord, March 9, 2022. He is most noted for his performances in the 2000 film Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête), for which he won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 4th Jutra Awards in 2002,"Les Prix Jutras / The Jutra Awards". Northern Stars. and the 2006 television miniseries René Lévesque, for which he won the Gémeaux Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2007.Paul Cauchon, "Tournage de la minisérie René II - Les années au pouvoir". Le Devoir, October 23, 2007.
He was also a Jutra nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Jutra Awards in 2005 for Love and Magnets (Les Aimants)Martin Bilodeau, "Ma vie en cinémascope domine les nominations des Jutra". Le Devoir, January 25, 2005. and at the 10th Jutra Awards in 2008 for Bluff,Karl Filion, "Jutra 2008 : Les 3 p'tits cochons domine avec 13 nominations". Cinoche, February 6, 2008. and a nominee for Best Actor at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011 for Curling."Neuf prix pour Incendies". Le Journal de Montréal, March 13, 2011.
In addition to his film and television performances, he has also toured two one-man comedy stage shows, One Manu Show in 2014Kim Nunès, "Emmanuel Bilodeau: un homme occupé". Infos Laurentides, October 27, 2017. and Manu Bilodeux dans le pétrin in 2021.Catherine Blanchette, "Emmanuel Bilodeau ou l'acceptation de son imperfection". Estrie Plus, June 17, 2021.
Personal life He is married to actress Édith Cochrane.Vanessa Hébert, "Emmanuel Bilodeau et Édith Cochrane vendent leur lumineuse maison au bord de l’eau pour 739 000$". 7 Jours, June 17, 2022. In 2021 they starred in the television documentary series , which centred on their process of expanding the gardens at their home to move toward an agricultural lifestyle to become more self-sufficient and reduce their ecological footprint.Pierre-Luc Houle, "C'est plus qu'un jardin: Emmanuel Bilodeau et Édith Cochrane passent en mode autosuffisance", HollywoodPQ, March 17, 2021.
He was previously married to actress Monique Spaziani.Anna Bazarna, "Emmanuel Bilodeau: découvrez la famille de l'humoriste populaire". Legit, January 12, 2022. Their daughter Philomène is an actress, who appeared alongside her father in Curling and starred in the television series Toute la vie.Michèle Lemieux, "Philomène Bilodeau suit les traces de ses parents". 7 Jours, November 15, 2021.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1994RuthJean-Paul1994Chili's Blues (C'était le 12 du 12 et Chili avait les blues)CN employee1996Poverty and Other Delights (Joyeux Calvaire)1997 The Seat of the Soul (Le Siège de l'âme)Jules1998 The Sleep RoomDandain1998August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre)Friend of Philippe1999 The Long Winter (Quand je serai parti... vous vivrez encore)2000Family Pack (Que faisaient les femmes pendant que l'homme marchait sur la Lune ?)Antoine2001Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête)Samuel2002 The Negro (Le Nèg')Canard Plourde2003Gaz Bar BluesJocelyn2004Bonzaïon2004Le Golem de MontréalFrançois2004Taking LivesDr. Finn2004TV Dinner...Burp!2004CQ2 (Seek You Too)Gabriel2004Happy Camper (Camping sauvage) Ti-Caille2004Love and Magnets (Les Aimants)Manu2004So the Moon Rises (La Lune viendra d'elle-même)Lionel2005Maman Last CallFernand2005Les Moutons de Jacob 2006On the Trail of Igor Rizzi (Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi)Gilbert McCoy2007BluffNico2010CurlingJean-François Sauvageau2010Tough Luck (Y'en aura pas de facile)René2011Le ColisMichel Beaulieu2015 The RevenantFrench interpreter2017InnocentFrancis2018Silence2018Mad Dog LabineRoch Labine2021Cerceuil, tabarnak!Raymond Tremblay2023Gaby's Hills (Gaby les collines)Jasmin 2026Tight Lettuce (Tissé serré)Bodo
Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 Scoop Journalist 1993 Blanche Comedian 1993 La princesse astronaute Vladimir 1995 L'Instit Patrick Lafontaine Season 3, episode 5 1997Le Volcan tranquille Louis-Joseph Dessables 1997 Les Bâtisseurs d'eau 2000 Gypsies Le Mur 2001 Si la tendance se maintient Benoît Drapeau 2003 Grande Ourse Armand Laflamme 2004 Le Sketch Show Emmanuel 2006 René Lévesque René Lévesque 2008 René Lévesque: Le destin d'un chef 2008 Blaise le blasé Gaétan-Gilbert Pyrowski 2008 La Cache Host 2010 Ni plus ni moi Marc-Antoine Lecours 2010 Belle-Baie Charles Paulin 2010 Tranches de vies 2015 Pour Sarah Gilles Simoneau 2021 C'est plus qu'un jardin Himself
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