Yves Jacques
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.
Jesus of Montreal
(Richard Cardinal)
The Barbarian Invasions
(Claude)
Twice Upon a Time
(Doctor Trudeau)
Katak: The Brave Beluga
(Cyrano (voice))
Aline
(Présentateur deuxième TV)
Days of Happiness
(Yves)
Let's Be Friends
(Germain)
A Secret
(Le commandant Beraud)
Via crucis
The Evening Traveler
(Arthur)
The Collector
(François Berger / Babette Brown)
Cabotins
(Lady Moon)
Aurore
(Curé Leduc)
48 Hours a Day
(Arnaud)
Le chemin de Noël
Class Trip
(The Visitor)
The Last Escape
(Andre)
The Decline of the American Empire
(Claude)
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
(le contre-amiral)
Night Slice
(Antoine)
Of Woman and Magic
(le docteur Fish)
Little Lili
(Serge)
Life after love
(Docteur Bilodeau)
Second Chance
(Maxime Dupont)
Embrasse
(Yves Saint Laurent)
Betty Fisher and Other Stories
(René le Canadien)
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
(Notaire Le Potiron)
French Immersion
(Pierre-Émile)
Laurence Anyways
(Michel Lafortune)
Thérèse
(L'avocat de Thérèse Desqueyroux)
Montreal Stories
(Accessoiriste studio)
See How They Dance
(George Bliss)
Louis 19, King of the Airwaves
(Michel Gobeil)
Wedding Night
(Bernard)
Hold-up
(Hostage 400 $)
Ordo
(Richard Féraud)
Darling Trap
(Nolan Smith)
An Eye for Beauty
(Pascal Montambault)
Sisters and Neighbors!
(Monsieur Lebel)
La danse de l'albatros
(Jacques)
Milena
(Max Brod)
The 12 Tasks of Imelda
(Vétérinaire)
Memories Unlocked
(Mortimer)
Grace of Monaco
(M. Delavenne)
Testament
(Emmanuel d'Argenson)
Imelda 7: Pipo
(Vétérinaire)
Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon
(Marcel Bouchard)
The Successor
(Dominique Duchesne)
Boundaries
(Francis Perreault)
Ding et Dong : Le film
(Jigi)
A Man in a Hurry
(Eric)
Sonatine
(The Subway Station Janitor)
Maurice
(Narrator (voice))
False Confessions
(Dubois)
The Aviator
(Waiter)
Father and Guns 2
(Bernard)
Changement de cap
(Cariou)
Father Son Therapy
You'll Miss Me
(André, le coiffeur)
Anna et Otto
(Art critic at the Montreal exhibition)
Ca$h Nexu$
(Michel)
Forgotten Flowers
(Marie-Victorin)
Les figures
(Jean)
Red Eyes
Requiem contre un plafond
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
(Bob)
Le bogue de l'an 2000
(Hubert Hyves)
La face cachée de la Lune
Duplex
(Albert)
Maria
(Yves Jacques)
Tout le monde en parle
(Self)
Benezra reçoit
(Self)
Poivre et sel
(Pierrot Séguin)
Mafiosa
(Mathieu Zamponi)
The Killer Inside
(Martin Champagne)
Ça fait la job
(Self)
Paris Paris
(Fabioli)
H2O
(Québec Premier Marcel Coté)
Belle Époque
(Augustin)
Ces enfants d'ailleurs
(Jerzy Pawlowski)
Napoleon
(Lucien Bonaparte)
En tout cas
Les échangistes
(Self)
Cette année-là
(Self)
Les enfants de la télé
(Self)
Bye Bye
Happily Married
(Le Consigliere)
L'effet Wow
(Self)
Bonsoir bonsoir!
(Self)
Entrée principale
(Himself)
Viens voir les comédiens
(Self)
Bar ouvert
(Self)
La Petite Vie
(Hubert Hyves)
En direct de l'univers
(Self)
Curieux Bégin
(Self)
Avec un grand A
Y'a du monde à messe
(Self)
L'État de Grace
(Bertrand Saint-Amor)
Ti-Mé Show
(Self - Guest Star)
Mythomaniac
(Mr. Brunet)