Yves Jacques

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.

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Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-05-10

Place of birth

Québec City, Québec, Canada

Images

Cast

Aline

Aline

2020

6.60

A Secret

A Secret

2007

6.48

Via crucis

Via crucis

2000

0.00

Cabotins

Cabotins

2010

5.00

Aurore

Aurore

2005

7.40

Class Trip

Class Trip

1998

5.65

Night Slice

Night Slice

2020

9.00

Little Lili

Little Lili

2003

5.40

Embrasse

Embrasse

2022

0.00

Thérèse

Thérèse

2012

5.80

Hold-up

Hold-up

1985

6.18

Ordo

Ordo

2004

4.70

Darling Trap

Darling Trap

2014

4.83

Milena

Milena

1991

2.00

Testament

Testament

2023

6.60

Boundaries

Boundaries

2016

5.80

Sonatine

Sonatine

1984

6.90

Maurice

Maurice

2015

0.00

The Aviator

The Aviator

2004

7.22

Anna et Otto

Anna et Otto

2013

6.20

Ca$h Nexu$

Ca$h Nexu$

2019

5.00

Les figures

Les figures

2009

6.00

Red Eyes

Red Eyes

1982

5.00

Duplex

Duplex

1991

0.00

Maria

Maria

2021

9.00

Traceless

Traceless

2010

6.30