Benoît Brière (born June 20, 1965) is a Canadian actor from Quebec.Patricia Belzil
"Benoît Brière"
'' The Canadian Encyclopedia'', October 23, 2008. He is most noted for his performance in the film ''

Seducing Doctor Lewis ''Seducing Doctor Lewis'' () is a 2003 Quebec comedy film and the first film directed by Jean-François Pouliot.Hornaday, Ann (July 30, 2004)"Hook, Line and Hoodwinkers" ''Washington Post (washingtonpost.com)''. Retrieved 03-06-2005. The script ...

(La Grande séduction)'', for which he was a

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nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the

24th Genie Awards The 24th Genie Awards were held on May 1, 2004, to honour films released in 2003. The ceremony was hosted by Scott Thompson."He's gonna spank that Genie". ''The Globe and Mail'', May 1, 2004. The ceremony was broadcast on CHUM Limited's terrestri ...

and a Jutra Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the

6th Jutra Awards The 6th Jutra Awards were held on February 22, 2004 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2003.

.Odile Tremblay
"Les Invasions barbares, La Grande Séduction et Gaz Bar Blues dominent la course aux Jutra"
'' Le Devoir'', January 22, 2004. Born and raised in Longueuil, Quebec, he graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1991. He has appeared on stage in productions of '' The Mistress of the Inn'', '' The Barber of Seville'', '' Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'' and ''

Dom Juan ''Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre'' ("Don Juan or The Feast of the Stone tatue) is a five-act 1665 comedy by Molière based upon the Spanish legend of Don Juan Tenorio. The aristocrat Dom Juan is a rake who seduces, marries, and abandons Elvira ...

'', 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

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commercials. He has also had roles in the films '' Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes)'', '' Poverty and Other Delights (Joyeux calvaire)'', '' The Seat of the Soul (Le siège de l'âme)'', ''

Stardom ''Stardom'' is a 2000 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Denys Arcand and written by J.Jacob Potashnik and Arcand. It stars Jessica Paré and Dan Aykroyd. It tells the story of a young girl who tries to cope with her rise to stardom after bei ...

'', '' The Baroness and the Pig'', '' North Station (Station Nord)'', '' Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)'', '' Audition (L'Audition)'', '' Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres)'', '' The Child Prodigy (L'Enfant prodige)'', '' A Sense of Humour (Le Sens de l'humour)'', '' Walter and Tandoori's Christmas'', '' April and the Extraordinary World'', '' Kiss Me Like a Lover (Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes)'', '' Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, terre des âmes)'', '' The Fall of the American Empire (Le Chute de l'empire américain)'' and '' Arlette'', and the television series ''Marguerite Vollant'', ''Cher Olivier'', '' La Petite Vie'', ''Le Négociateur'', ''Musée Eden'' and ''Madame Lebrun''.

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