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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Filmography
all 108
Movies 76
TV Shows 32
self 16
Voice 1
Nos belles-sœurs (2024)
The Successor (2023)
Days of Happiness (2023)
Testament (2023)
Katak: The Brave Beluga (2023)
Imelda 7: Pipo (2022)
The 12 Tasks of Imelda (2022)
Embrasse (2022)
Paris Paris (2022)
Maria (2021)
Ça fait la job (2021)
La face cachée de la Lune (2021)
Le chemin de Noël (2020)
Aline (2020)
Night Slice (2020)
Benezra reçoit (2020)
Happily Married (2020)
Forgotten Flowers (2019)
Mythomaniac (2019)
Bonsoir bonsoir! (2019)
Ca$h Nexu$ (2019)
L'effet Wow (2019)
A Man in a Hurry (2018)
Cette année-là (2018)
En tout cas (2018)
Father and Guns 2 (2017)
Y'a du monde à messe (2017)
False Confessions (2017)
Father Son Therapy (2016)
Boundaries (2016)
Les échangistes (2016)
Maurice (2015)
Ti-Mé Show (2015)
An Eye for Beauty (2014)
Grace of Monaco (2014)
The Killer Inside (2014)
Darling Trap (2014)
Entrée principale (2013)
Anna et Otto (2013)
Inquisitio (2012)
La danse de l'albatros (2012)
Thérèse (2012)
Laurence Anyways (2012)
French Immersion (2011)
Bar ouvert (2011)
See How They Dance (2011)
Changer la vie ! (2011)
Second Chance (2011)
Cabotins (2010)
Les enfants de la télé (2010)
Traceless (2010)
The Last Escape (2010)
Les figures (2009)
En direct de l'univers (2009)
You'll Miss Me (2009)
Le banquet (2008)
48 Hours a Day (2008)
A Secret (2007)
Curieux Bégin (2007)
Mafiosa (2006)
Twice Upon a Time (2006)
L'État de Grace (2006)
René Lévesque (2006)
Aurore (2005)
The Girl from the Chartreuse (2005)
Let's Be Friends (2005)
The Aviator (2004)
H2O (2004)
Ordo (2004)
Tout le monde en parle (2004)
The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
Little Lili (2003)
Séraphin: Heart of Stone (2002)
Napoleon (2002)
Viens voir les comédiens (2002)
The Collector (2002)
L'Aîné des Ferchaux (2001)
L'Aîné des Ferchaux (2001)
Betty Fisher and Other Stories (2001)
Wedding Night (2001)
Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon (2001)
Requiem contre un plafond (2001)
Via crucis (2000)
Life after love (2000)
Of Woman and Magic (2000)
The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000)
Le bogue de l'an 2000 (1999)
Memories Unlocked (1999)
Changement de cap (1999)
Class Trip (1998)
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company (1998)
Ces enfants d'ailleurs (1997)
Belle Époque (1995)
Alfred (1995)
Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (1994)
The Evening Traveler (1993)
Montreal Stories (1991)
Milena (1991)
Duplex (1991)
Ding et Dong : Le film (1990)
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
Avec un grand A (1986)
Hold-up (1985)
Le crime d'Ovide Plouffe (1984)
Poivre et sel (1983)
Red Eyes (1982)
Bye Bye (1968)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1956-05-10 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceQuebec City, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
Also Known AsІв Жак
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Canada
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