Alexandre Goyette (born April 11, 1979) is a

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actor and writer from

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, most noted as the writer of the stage play ''King Dave'' and the screenwriter and star of its 2016

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.Brendan Kelly
"Podz's King Dave: One-shot film premières at Fantasia"
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'', July 11, 2016.

Background

He grew up in Montréal-Nord and Rivière-des-Prairies,

, and was educated at

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and the

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.Alexandre Vigneault
"Alexandre Goyette: entre le jeu et l'écriture"
'' La Presse'', September 4, 2011.

Career

''King Dave'' was first staged in 2005 as a solo one-man show in which Goyette played all of the characters himself. The film adaptation featured several actors. In 2020, Goyette collaborated with actor Anglesh Major to update the story with

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themes so that Major could star in a revival for the Théàtre Jean-Duceppe; in 2023, Patrick Emmanuel Abellard also starred in an English-language translation of the Black-themed version for

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. In addition to ''King Dave'', he has had other supporting roles in film and television, and has had stage roles including Victor in ''Down Dangerous Passes Road (Le chemin des Passes-Dangereuses)'', Marco in '' The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain)'', and Caius Marcius in '' Coriolanus''. In 2014, he had his first credit as a director, staging his own French translation of Mike Bartlett's play ''

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'' for Espace 4001.

Personal life

He has been in a longterm relationship with Geneviève Côté, a former actress who now has a psychotherapy practice.Sabin Desmeules
"Voici pourquoi les enfants d'Alexandre Goyette refusent de le voir jouer à la télé"
''7 Jours'', February 13, 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goyette, Alexandre 1979 births Living people 21st-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male dramatists and playwrights Canadian male screenwriters Canadian dramatists and playwrights in French Canadian screenwriters in French Canadian theatre directors French Quebecers Male actors from Montreal Writers from Montreal