Yves Jacques [38529] Gender: Male Popularity: 1.3441 Birthplace: Québec City, Québec, Canada Birthday: 1956-05-10 Age: 69 years Movies: 75 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: 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. Sisters and Neighbors!2024-07-11 The Successor2023-11-07 Days of Happiness2023-10-20 Testament2023-10-05 Katak: The Brave Beluga2023-02-24 Imelda 7: Pipo2022-12-23 The 12 Tasks of Imelda2022-09-28 Embrasse2022-03-26 Maria2021-08-20 La face cachée de la L2021-02-06 Le chemin de Noël2020-12-23 Night Slice2020-11-01 Aline2020-11-19 Forgotten Flowers2019-10-25 Ca$h Nexu$2019-03-22 A Man in a Hurry2018-11-07 Father and Guns 22017-07-14 Father Son Therapy2016-12-28 Boundaries2016-11-18 False Confessions2017-04-13 Maurice2015-03-13 An Eye for Beauty2014-05-15 Grace of Monaco2014-04-22 Darling Trap2014-01-22 Me, Myself and Mum2013-11-20 Anna et Otto2013-01-01 La danse de l'albatros2012-06-12 Thérèse2012-05-27 Laurence Anyways2012-05-18 French Immersion2011-10-07 See How They Dance2011-08-03 Second Chance2011-01-05 Cabotins2010-11-16 Traceless2010-03-10 The Last Escape2010-02-26 Les figures2009-10-30 You'll Miss Me2009-06-10 48 Hours a Day2008-06-04 A Secret2007-10-03 Twice Upon a Time2006-11-08 Aurore2005-07-08 The Girl from the Chart2005-02-23 Let's Be Friends2005-02-23 The Aviator2004-12-17 Ordo2004-09-15 Little Lili2003-08-27 The Barbarian Invasions2003-09-24 Séraphin: Heart of Sto2002-11-29 The Collector2002-02-22 Betty Fisher and Other 2001-09-01 Wedding Night2001-06-01 Léon Blum : Thérèse 2001-01-20 Requiem contre un plafo2001-01-03 Via crucis2000-09-08 Life after love2000-07-07 Of Woman and Magic2000-05-26 The Widow of Saint-Pier2000-04-19 Le bogue de l'an 20001999-12-31 Memories Unlocked1999-03-24 Changement de cap1999-02-22 Class Trip1998-09-23 Michael Kael vs. the Wo1998-02-18 Louis the 19th, King of1994-04-01 The Evening Traveler1993-10-25 Montreal Stories1991-11-08 Milena1991-07-04 Duplex1991-01-12 Ding et Dong : Le film1990-12-07 Jesus of Montreal1989-05-15 The Decline of the Amer1986-06-19 Hold-up1985-10-23 The Crime of Ovide Plou1984-08-29 Sonatine1984-02-24 Red Eyes1982-09-25 Les jumeaux