Yves Jacques

Acting

Born May 10, 1956

From Québec City, Québec, Canada

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.

Yves Jacques

Known For

The Aviator

Jesus of Montreal

Aline

The Barbarian Invasions

Laurence Anyways

Grace of Monaco

Aurore

Hold-up

Me, Myself and Mum

Traceless

Filmography — Acting

The Aviator

Jesus of Montreal

Aline

The Barbarian Invasions

Laurence Anyways

Grace of Monaco

Aurore

Hold-up

Me, Myself and Mum

Traceless

A Secret

Little Lili

Testament

The Successor

A Man in a Hurry

Father Son Therapy

An Eye for Beauty

Milena

Katak: The Brave Beluga

Montreal Stories

Class Trip

Ordo

The Widow of Saint-Pierre

The Decline of the American Empire

Father and Guns 2

Thérèse

Second Chance

Days of Happiness

Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves

Boundaries

Twice Upon a Time

Séraphin: Heart of Stone

The Collector

Embrasse

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

Let's Be Friends

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

Ding et Dong : Le film

Sisters and Neighbors!

French Immersion

You'll Miss Me

False Confessions

Memories Unlocked

Of Woman and Magic

Cabotins

Sonatine

Forgotten Flowers

48 Hours a Day

Maria

Betty Fisher and Other Stories

Wedding Night

La danse de l'albatros

Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon

See How They Dance

Le bogue de l'an 2000

Red Eyes

Night Slice

Anna et Otto

Ca$h Nexu$

Maurice

Les jumeaux

The Girl from the Chartreuse

Darling Trap

The Last Escape

Aurore: entre mythe et réalité

Life after love

The 12 Tasks of Imelda