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. Source: Article "Yves Jacques" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Acted in 91
2020s
- 2025
Aurore: entre mythe et réalité
Curé Leduc (archive footage)
- 2024
Serge à Paris
TV
Sisters and Neighbors!
Monsieur Lebel
- 2023
Days of Happiness
Yves
Testament
Emmanuel d'Argenson
- 2022
Imelda 7: Pipo
Vétérinaire
The 12 Tasks of Imelda
Vétérinaire
Paris Paris
Fabioli · 13 episodes
- 2021
Maria
Yves Jacques
La face cachée de la Lune
Movie
- 2020
Le chemin de Noël
Movie
Night Slice
Antoine
2010s
- 2019
Forgotten Flowers
Marie-Victorin
Ca$h Nexu$
Michel
- 2018
A Man in a Hurry
Eric
En tout cas
TV
- 2017
False Confessions
Dubois
- 2016
Father Son Therapy
Movie
Boundaries
Francis Perreault
- 2014
Darling Trap
Nolan Smith
- 2013
Me, Myself and Mum
Le psychanalyste tuyau
Anna et Otto
Art critic at the Montreal exhibition
- 2012
La danse de l'albatros
Jacques
- 2011
French Immersion
Pierre-Émile
See How They Dance
George Bliss
Second Chance
Maxime Dupont
- 2010
Cabotins
Lady Moon
The Last Escape
Andre
2000s
- 2009
Les figures
Jean
You'll Miss Me
André, le coiffeur
- 2008
48 Hours a Day
Arnaud
- 2007
A Secret
Le commandant Beraud
- 2006
Twice Upon a Time
Doctor Trudeau
L'État de Grace
Bertrand Saint-Amor · 6 episodes
René Lévesque
Doris Lussier · 4 episodes
- 2005
Aurore
Curé Leduc
Let's Be Friends
Germain
The Girl from the Chartreuse
Baldi
- 2004
H2O
Québec Premier Marcel Coté · 2 episodes
Ordo
Richard Féraud
- 2003
Little Lili
Serge
The Barbarian Invasions
Claude
- 2002
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
Notaire Le Potiron
The Collector
François Berger / Babette Brown
- 2001
Betty Fisher and Other Stories
René le Canadien
Wedding Night
Bernard
Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon
Marcel Bouchard
Requiem contre un plafond
Movie
- 2000
Life after love
Docteur Bilodeau
Of Woman and Magic
le docteur Fish
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
le contre-amiral
1990s
- 1999
Le bogue de l'an 2000
Hubert Hyves
Memories Unlocked
Mortimer
Changement de cap
Cariou
- 1998
Class Trip
The Visitor
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
Charles Robert
- 1997
Ces enfants d'ailleurs
Jerzy Pawlowski · 8 episodes
- 1994
Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves
Michel Gobeil
- 1993
The Evening Traveler
Arthur
- 1991
Montreal Stories
Accessoiriste studio
Milena
Max Brod
Duplex
Albert
- 1990
Ding et Dong : Le film
Jigi
1980s
- 1989
Jesus of Montreal
Richard Cardinal
- 1986
Avec un grand A
TV
- 1985
Hold-up
Un otage (400 $)
- 1984
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Bob
Sonatine
The Subway Station Janitor
- 1983
Poivre et sel
Pierrot Séguin · 56 episodes
- 1982
Red Eyes
Movie
- 1981
C'est pas le pays des merveilles
Movie
No release date
Les jumeaux
Pierrot Langlois
Appearances14
2020s
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
L'effet Wow
Self · 1 episode
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
Maurice
Narrator (voice)
Ti-Mé Show
Self - Guest Star · 1 episode
- 2013
- 2010
