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) is a
Canadian
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actor and writer, best known as co-creator and star of the television series ''
Les Invincibles
''Les Invincibles'' is a comedy/drama television series from Radio-Canada produced by Casablanca Productions and Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.
The story is about four men in their early thirties signing a pact ordaining the simultaneous break-up o ...
'', ''
Série noire
Série noire is a French publishing imprint, founded in 1945 by Marcel Duhamel. It has released a collection of crime fiction of the hardboiled detective thrillers variety published by Gallimard.
Anglo-American literature forms the bulk of ...
'' and '' Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime)''.
He studied
political science
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at
Université Laval
(; English: ''Laval University)'' is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university traces its roots to the Séminaire de Québec, founded by François de Montmorency-Laval in 1663, making it the oldest institutio ...
in the 1990s, while pursuing acting work in theatre as an extracurricular hobby, and then studied theatre at the
Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal The Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal is a Canadian government-funded dramatic school founded in 1954. The first director was Jan Doat. He was succeeded by Jean Valcourt in 1955 on the condition that a branch also be opened in Quebec Cit ...
, where he graduated in 1999.
He was a shortlisted
Governor General's Award
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The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...
finalist for
Governor General's Award for French-language drama
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for French-language drama. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for French language poetry or drama was divided.
Because the award is presented for plays publ ...
at the
2003 Governor General's Awards
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for his theatrical play ''Cheech, ou Les hommes de Chrysler sont en ville'', and a shortlisted
Genie Award
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23rd Genie Awards
The 23rd Genie Awards were held in 2003 to honour films released in 2002. The ceremony was hosted by Arsinée Khanjian and Peter Keleghan.
Nominees and winners
The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text.
References
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in 2006 for the film adaptation '' Cheech''.
He was shortlisted for the
Prix Gémeaux
The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language eq ...
for Best Writing in a Drama Series in 2009 for ''Les Invincibles'', and won two Gémeaux in 2014, for Best Actor in a Drama and Best Writing in a Drama for ''Série noire''. He was nominated again in both categories in 2016 for the second season of ''Série noire'',"Serie noire, Unite 9 lead nominations for Prix Gemeaux; Black comedy, gritty prison drama vie for Quebec television awards". ''
Montreal Gazette
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It is the only English-language daily newspape ...
'', June 17, 2016. but did not win.
His other roles have included the films ''
Québec-Montréal
''Québec-Montréal'' is a 2002 Canadian comedy film, directed by Ricardo Trogi.
'', ''
Funkytown
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'', ''
Paul à Québec
''Paul à Québec'' (lit. "Paul in Quebec City") is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by François Bouvier and released in 2015.Billie Blue
''Billie Blue'' () is a Canadian romantic comedy-drama film, directed by Mariloup Wolfe and released in 2023. The film stars Liliane Skelly as Billie, a teenager who is working in a summer job as a lifeguard at a water park; she develops a crus ...
(Cœur de slush)'', and the television series ''
Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin
''Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin'' (''The Highs and Lows of Sophie Paquin'') is a Canadian television comedy-drama series, which premiered on Radio-Canada in 2006. The show stars Suzanne Clément as Sophie Paquin, a single mother and busin ...