Benoît Brière (born June 20, 1965) is a Canadian actor from
Quebec
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The Canadian Encyclopedia
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Available f ...
Le Devoir
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''Le Devoir'' is one of few independent large-c ...
'', January 22, 2004.
Born and raised in
Longueuil
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, Quebec, he graduated from the
National Theatre School of Canada
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in 1991. He has appeared on stage in productions of ''
The Mistress of the Inn
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'', ''
The Barber of Seville
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'', ''
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
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'' and ''
Dom Juan
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'', winning Masques Awards from Quebec's Académie québécoise du théâtre for ''The Mistress of the Inn'' and ''Dom Juan''. He first became famous in Quebec for appearing in a series of Bell Canada commercials.
He has also had roles in the films ''
Louis 19, King of the Airwaves
''Louis 19, King of the Airwaves'' (french: Louis 19, le roi des ondes) is a Canadian comedy film, released in April 1994.
The film stars Martin Drainville as Louis Jobin, a television fanatic who wins a contest to be on television. Unbeknownst t ...
(Louis 19, le roi des ondes)'', ''
Poverty and Other Delights
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North Station
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Audition
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The Child Prodigy
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April and the Extraordinary World
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'', ''
Kiss Me Like a Lover
''Kiss Me Like a Lover'' (french: Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by André Forcier and released in 2016.
Set in Montreal in the 1940s, the film stars Émile Schneider as Pierre Sauvageau, a young man ...
(Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes)'', ''
Hochelaga, Land of Souls
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(Hochelaga, terre des âmes)'', ''
The Fall of the American Empire
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(Le Chute de l'empire américain)'' and '' Arlette'', and the television series ''Marguerite Vollant'', ''Cher Olivier'', ''
La Petite Vie
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'', ''Le Négociateur'', ''Musée Eden'' and ''Madame Lebrun''.