Yves Jacques

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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

The Aviator
7.2
2004

The Aviator

Waiter

Jesus of Montreal
6.9
1989

Jesus of Montreal

Richard Cardinal

Aline
6.6
2021

Aline

Second TV Presenter

The Barbarian Invasions
7.0
2003

The Barbarian Invasions

Claude

Laurence Anyways
7.6
2012

Laurence Anyways

Michel Lafortune

Grace of Monaco
6.0
2014

Grace of Monaco

M. Delavenne

Aurore
7.5
2005

Aurore

Curé Leduc

Hold-up
6.1
1985

Hold-up

Hostage 400 $

Me, Myself and Mum
6.7
2013

Me, Myself and Mum

Le psychanalyste tuyau

Traceless
6.3
2010

Traceless

Maître Bardon

A Secret
6.4
2007

A Secret

Le commandant Beraud

Little Lili
5.4
2003

Little Lili

Serge

Testament
6.7
2023

Testament

Emmanuel d'Argenson

The Successor
6.5
2023

The Successor

Dominique Duchesne

A Man in a Hurry
6.5
2018

A Man in a Hurry

Eric

Father Son Therapy
5.3
2016

Father Son Therapy

An Eye for Beauty
3.4
2014

An Eye for Beauty

Pascal Montambault

Milena
2.0
1991

Milena

Max Brod

Katak: The Brave Beluga
6.0
2023

Katak: The Brave Beluga

Cyrano (voice)

Montreal Stories
4.7
1991

Montreal Stories

Accessoiriste studio

Class Trip
5.7
1998

Class Trip

The Visitor

Ordo
4.4
2004

Ordo

Richard Féraud

The Widow of Saint-Pierre
6.6
2000

The Widow of Saint-Pierre

le contre-amiral

The Decline of the American Empire
6.7
1986

The Decline of the American Empire

Claude

Father and Guns 2
6.4
2017

Father and Guns 2

Bernard

Thérèse
5.8
2012

Thérèse

L'avocat de Thérèse Desqueyroux

Second Chance
5.7
2011

Second Chance

Maxime Dupont

Days of Happiness
6.2
2023

Days of Happiness

Yves

Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves
5.1
1994

Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves

Michel Gobeil

Boundaries
5.8
2016

Boundaries

Francis Perreault

Twice Upon a Time
5.9
2006

Twice Upon a Time

Doctor Trudeau

Séraphin: Heart of Stone
6.1
2002

Séraphin: Heart of Stone

Notaire Le Potiron

The Collector
5.7
2002

The Collector

François Berger / Babette Brown

Embrasse
2022

Embrasse

Yves Saint Laurent

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
6.3
1984

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

Bob

Let's Be Friends
5.5
2005

Let's Be Friends

Germain

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
3.4
1998

Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

Charles Robert

Ding et Dong : Le film
7.0
1990

Ding et Dong : Le film

Jigi

Sisters and Neighbors!
6.3
2024

Sisters and Neighbors!

Monsieur Lebel

French Immersion
3.3
2011

French Immersion

Pierre-Émile

You'll Miss Me
4.5
2009

You'll Miss Me

André, le coiffeur

False Confessions
5.2
2017

False Confessions

Dubois

Memories Unlocked
5.8
1999

Memories Unlocked

Mortimer

Of Woman and Magic
5.6
2000

Of Woman and Magic

le docteur Fish

Cabotins
5.0
2010

Cabotins

Lady Moon

Sonatine
6.9
1984

Sonatine

The Subway Station Janitor

Forgotten Flowers
6.5
2019

Forgotten Flowers

Marie-Victorin

48 Hours a Day
5.3
2008

48 Hours a Day

Arnaud

Maria
6.0
2021

Maria

Yves Jacques

Betty Fisher and Other Stories
6.1
2001

Betty Fisher and Other Stories

René le Canadien

Wedding Night
3.6
2001

Wedding Night

Bernard

La danse de l'albatros
4.1
2012

La danse de l'albatros

Jacques

Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon
2001

Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon

Marcel Bouchard

See How They Dance
3.3
2011

See How They Dance

George Bliss

Le bogue de l'an 2000
1999

Le bogue de l'an 2000

Hubert Hyves

Red Eyes
5.0
1982

Red Eyes

Night Slice
9.0
2020

Night Slice

Antoine

Anna et Otto
6.2
2013

Anna et Otto

Art critic at the Montreal exhibition

Ca$h Nexu$
4.0
2019

Ca$h Nexu$

Michel

Maurice
2015

Maurice

Narrator (voice)

Les jumeaux

Les jumeaux

Pierrot Langlois

The Girl from the Chartreuse
7.2
2005

The Girl from the Chartreuse

Baldi

Darling Trap
4.8
2014

Darling Trap

Nolan Smith

The Last Escape
6.6
2010

The Last Escape

Andre

Aurore: entre mythe et réalité
8.0
2025

Aurore: entre mythe et réalité

Curé Leduc (archive footage)

Life after love
5.2
2000

Life after love

Docteur Bilodeau

The 12 Tasks of Imelda
6.8
2022

The 12 Tasks of Imelda

Vétérinaire

Imelda 7: Pipo
2022

Imelda 7: Pipo

Vétérinaire

Duplex
1991

Duplex

Albert

C'est pas le pays des merveilles
6.0
1981

C'est pas le pays des merveilles

The Evening Traveler
1993

The Evening Traveler

Arthur

Les figures
6.0
2009

Les figures

Jean

La face cachée de la Lune
2021

La face cachée de la Lune

Changement de cap
6.0
1999

Changement de cap

Cariou

Le chemin de Noël
2020

Le chemin de Noël

2001

Requiem contre un plafond

2000

Via crucis