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Yves Jacques

Acting 70 years old Québec City, Québec, Canada ★ 0.4
Born: May 10, 1956

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.

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Known For

The Aviator
The Aviator Waiter 2004
Grace of Monaco
Grace of Monaco M. Delavenne 2014
Laurence Anyways
Laurence Anyways Michel Lafortune 2012
Aline
Aline Second TV Presenter 2021
The Barbarian Invasions
The Barbarian Invasions Claude 2003

Filmography

Acting Credits (110)

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

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