Yves Jacques
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-05-10
Place of Birth
Québec City, Québec, Canada
Yves Jacques
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.
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Aurore
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48 Hours a Day
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Le chemin de Noël
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Class Trip
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The Last Escape
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The Decline of the American Empire
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The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Apr 19, 2000
Night Slice
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Of Woman and Magic
May 26, 2000
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Aug 27, 2003
Life after love
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Second Chance
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Embrasse
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Séraphin: Heart of Stone
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French Immersion
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Laurence Anyways
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Thérèse
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Montreal Stories
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See How They Dance
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Wedding Night
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Hold-up
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Ordo
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Darling Trap
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An Eye for Beauty
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Sisters and Neighbors!
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La danse de l'albatros
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Milena
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The 12 Tasks of Imelda
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Memories Unlocked
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Testament
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Imelda 7: Pipo
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Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon
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The Successor
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Boundaries
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A Man in a Hurry
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Sonatine
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Maurice
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False Confessions
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The Aviator
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Father and Guns 2
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Changement de cap
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Father Son Therapy
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You'll Miss Me
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Anna et Otto
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Ca$h Nexu$
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Forgotten Flowers
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Les figures
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Red Eyes
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Requiem contre un plafond
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Le bogue de l'an 2000
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La face cachée de la Lune
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Duplex
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Traceless
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Benezra reçoit
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Poivre et sel
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Mensonges
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Ça fait la job
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Paris Paris
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H2O
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Belle Époque
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Ces enfants d'ailleurs
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En tout cas
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Les échangistes
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Cette année-là
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Les Enfants de la télé
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Bye Bye
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Happily Married
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L'effet Wow
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Bonsoir bonsoir!
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Viens voir les comédiens
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Bar ouvert
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En direct de l'univers
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Curieux Bégin
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Avec un grand A
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Y'a du monde à messe
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L'État de Grace
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