Acting
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.
Filmography
Aurore: entre mythe et réalité
Film · 2025
Sisters and Neighbors!
Film · 2024
Serge à Paris
Series · 2024
Katak: The Brave Beluga
Film · 2023
Days of Happiness
Film · 2023
Testament
Film · 2023
The Successor
Film · 2023
Embrasse
Film · 2022
The 12 Tasks of Imelda
Film · 2022
Imelda 7: Pipo
Film · 2022
Paris Paris
Series · 2022
Aline
Film · 2021
La face cachée de la Lune
Film · 2021
Maria
Film · 2021
Ça fait la job
Series · 2021
Le chemin de Noël
Film · 2020
Night Slice
Film · 2020
Benezra reçoit
Series · 2020
Happily Married
Series · 2020
Ca$h Nexu$
Film · 2019
Forgotten Flowers
Film · 2019
L'effet Wow
Series · 2019
Bonsoir bonsoir!
Series · 2019
Mythomaniac
Series · 2019
A Man in a Hurry
Film · 2018
En tout cas
Series · 2018
Cette année-là
Series · 2018
False Confessions
Film · 2017
Father and Guns 2
Film · 2017
Y'a du monde à messe
Series · 2017
Boundaries
Film · 2016
Father Son Therapy
Film · 2016
Les échangistes
Series · 2016
Maurice
Film · 2015
Ti-Mé Show
Series · 2015
Darling Trap
Film · 2014
An Eye for Beauty
Film · 2014
Grace of Monaco
Film · 2014
Mensonges
Series · 2014
Anna et Otto
Film · 2013
Me, Myself and Mum
Film · 2013
Entrée principale
Series · 2013
Laurence Anyways
Film · 2012
Thérèse
Film · 2012
La danse de l'albatros
Film · 2012
Second Chance
Film · 2011
French Immersion
Film · 2011
See How They Dance
Film · 2011
Bar ouvert
Series · 2011
Cabotins
Film · 2010
The Last Escape
Film · 2010
Traceless
Film · 2010
Les Enfants de la télé
Series · 2010
You'll Miss Me
Film · 2009
Les figures
Film · 2009
En direct de l'univers
Series · 2009
48 Hours a Day
Film · 2008
A Secret
Film · 2007
Curieux Bégin
Series · 2007
Twice Upon a Time
Film · 2006
Mafiosa
Series · 2006
L'État de Grace
Series · 2006
René Lévesque
Series · 2006
Let's Be Friends
Film · 2005
Aurore
Film · 2005
The Girl from the Chartreuse
Film · 2005
Ordo
Film · 2004
The Aviator
Film · 2004
Tout le monde en parle
Series · 2004
H2O
Series · 2004
The Barbarian Invasions
Film · 2003
Little Lili
Film · 2003
The Collector
Film · 2002
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
Film · 2002
Viens voir les comédiens
Series · 2002
Napoleon
Series · 2002
Betty Fisher and Other Stories
Film · 2001
Wedding Night
Film · 2001
Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon
Film · 2001
Requiem contre un plafond
Film · 2001
Via crucis
Film · 2000
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Film · 2000
Of Woman and Magic
Film · 2000
Life after love
Film · 2000
Memories Unlocked
Film · 1999
Changement de cap
Film · 1999
Le bogue de l'an 2000
Film · 1999
Class Trip
Film · 1998
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
Film · 1998
Ces enfants d'ailleurs
Series · 1997
Belle Époque
Series · 1995
Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves
Film · 1994
The Evening Traveler
Film · 1993
Les grands procès
Series · 1993
Montreal Stories
Film · 1991
Milena
Film · 1991
Duplex
Film · 1991
Ding et Dong : Le film
Film · 1990
Jesus of Montreal
Film · 1989
The Decline of the American Empire
Film · 1986
Avec un grand A
Series · 1986
Hold-up
Film · 1985
Sonatine
Film · 1984
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Film · 1984
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Series · 1984
Poivre et sel
Series · 1983
Red Eyes
Film · 1982
C'est pas le pays des merveilles
Film · 1981
Bye Bye
Series · 1968
Bye Bye
Series · 1968
Les jumeaux
Film