Yves Jacques
Acting • Born 1956-05-10
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.
Filmography
110 credits
Jesus of Montreal
Movie • 1989
Richard Cardinal
The Barbarian Invasions
Movie • 2003
Claude
Twice Upon a Time
Movie • 2006
Doctor Trudeau
Katak: The Brave Beluga
Movie • 2023
Cyrano (voice)
Aline
Movie • 2021
Second TV Presenter
Days of Happiness
Movie • 2023
Yves
Let's Be Friends
Movie • 2005
Germain
A Secret
Movie • 2007
Le commandant Beraud
Via crucis
Movie • 2000
The Evening Traveler
Movie • 1993
Arthur
The Collector
Movie • 2002
François Berger / Babette Brown
Cabotins
Movie • 2010
Lady Moon
Aurore
Movie • 2005
Curé Leduc
48 Hours a Day
Movie • 2008
Arnaud
Le chemin de Noël
Movie • 2020
Class Trip
Movie • 1998
The Visitor
The Last Escape
Movie • 2010
Andre
The Decline of the American Empire
Movie • 1986
Claude
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Movie • 2000
le contre-amiral
Night Slice
Movie • 2020
Antoine
Of Woman and Magic
Movie • 2000
le docteur Fish
Little Lili
Movie • 2003
Serge
Life after love
Movie • 2000
Docteur Bilodeau
Second Chance
Movie • 2011
Maxime Dupont
Embrasse
Movie • 2022
Yves Saint Laurent
Betty Fisher and Other Stories
Movie • 2001
René le Canadien
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
Movie • 2002
Notaire Le Potiron
French Immersion
Movie • 2011
Pierre-Émile
Laurence Anyways
Movie • 2012
Michel Lafortune
Thérèse
Movie • 2012
L'avocat de Thérèse Desqueyroux
Montreal Stories
Movie • 1991
Accessoiriste studio
See How They Dance
Movie • 2011
George Bliss
Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves
Movie • 1994
Michel Gobeil
Wedding Night
Movie • 2001
Bernard
Hold-up
Movie • 1985
Hostage 400 $
Ordo
Movie • 2004
Richard Féraud
Darling Trap
Movie • 2014
Nolan Smith
An Eye for Beauty
Movie • 2014
Pascal Montambault
Sisters and Neighbors!
Movie • 2024
Monsieur Lebel
La danse de l'albatros
Movie • 2012
Jacques
Milena
Movie • 1991
Max Brod
The 12 Tasks of Imelda
Movie • 2022
Vétérinaire
Memories Unlocked
Movie • 1999
Mortimer
Grace of Monaco
Movie • 2014
M. Delavenne
Testament
Movie • 2023
Emmanuel d'Argenson
Imelda 7: Pipo
Movie • 2022
Vétérinaire
Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon
Movie • 2001
Marcel Bouchard
The Successor
Movie • 2023
Dominique Duchesne
Boundaries
Movie • 2016
Francis Perreault
Ding et Dong : Le film
Movie • 1990
Jigi
A Man in a Hurry
Movie • 2018
Eric
Sonatine
Movie • 1984
The Subway Station Janitor
Maurice
Movie • 2015
Narrator (voice)
False Confessions
Movie • 2017
Dubois
The Aviator
Movie • 2004
Waiter
Father and Guns 2
Movie • 2017
Bernard
Changement de cap
Movie • 1999
Cariou
Father Son Therapy
Movie • 2016
You'll Miss Me
Movie • 2009
André, le coiffeur
Anna et Otto
Movie • 2013
Art critic at the Montreal exhibition
Ca$h Nexu$
Movie • 2019
Michel
Forgotten Flowers
Movie • 2019
Marie-Victorin
Les figures
Movie • 2009
Jean
Red Eyes
Movie • 1982
Requiem contre un plafond
Movie • 2001
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Movie • 1984
Bob
Le bogue de l'an 2000
Movie • 1999
Hubert Hyves
La face cachée de la Lune
Movie • 2021
Duplex
Movie • 1991
Albert
Maria
Movie • 2021
Yves Jacques
Traceless
Movie • 2010
Maître Bardon
Les jumeaux
Movie
Pierrot Langlois
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
Movie • 1998
Charles Robert
Me, Myself and Mum
Movie • 2013
Le psychanalyste tuyau
The Girl from the Chartreuse
Movie • 2005
Baldi
Aurore: entre mythe et réalité
Movie • 2025
Curé Leduc (archive footage)
C'est pas le pays des merveilles
Movie • 1981
Tout le monde en parle
TV • 2004
Self
Benezra reçoit
TV • 2020
Self
Poivre et sel
TV • 1983
Pierrot Séguin
Mafiosa
TV • 2006
Mathieu Zamponi
Mensonges
TV • 2014
Martin Champagne
Ça fait la job
TV • 2021
Self
Paris Paris
TV • 2022
Fabioli
H2O
TV • 2004
Québec Premier Marcel Coté
Belle Époque
TV • 1995
Augustin
Ces enfants d'ailleurs
TV • 1997
Jerzy Pawlowski
En tout cas
TV • 2018
Les échangistes
TV • 2016
Self
Cette année-là
TV • 2018
Self
Les Enfants de la télé
TV • 2010
Self
Bye Bye
TV • 1968
Happily Married
TV • 2020
Le Consigliere
L'effet Wow
TV • 2019
Self
Bonsoir bonsoir!
TV • 2019
Self
Entrée principale
TV • 2013
Self
Viens voir les comédiens
TV • 2002
Self
Bar ouvert
TV • 2011
Self
En direct de l'univers
TV • 2009
Self
Curieux Bégin
TV • 2007
Self
Avec un grand A
TV • 1986
Y'a du monde à messe
TV • 2017
Self
L'État de Grace
TV • 2006
Bertrand Saint-Amor
Ti-Mé Show
TV • 2015
Self - Guest Star
Mythomaniac
TV • 2019
Mr. Brunet
Napoleon
TV • 2002
Lucien Bonaparte
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
TV • 1984
Serge à Paris
TV • 2024
René Lévesque
TV • 2006
Doris Lussier
Bye Bye
TV • 1968
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