Yves Jacques
May 10, 1956 (70)
Québec City, Québec, Canada
60 Movies
12 Series
Yves Jacques has spent over 45 years in front of the camera, with more than 72 film and TV credits. his Waiter in 'The Aviator' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Drama has been his most frequent territory.
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60Movies
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Yves Jacques
60 Movies
12 Series
Yves Jacques has spent over 45 years in front of the camera, with more than 72 film and TV credits. his Waiter in 'The Aviator' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Drama has been his most frequent territory.
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The Aviator
2004
Laurence Anyways
2012
Grace of Monaco
2014
An Eye for Beauty
2014
Hold-up
1985
Me, Myself and Mum
2013
La danse de l'albatros
2012
Betty Fisher and Other Stories
2001
The Successor
2023
Anna et Otto
2013
The Barbarian Invasions
2003
Little Lili
2003
Montreal Stories
1991
Traceless
2010
The Girl from the Chartreuse
2005
Sisters and Neighbors!
2024
A Secret
2007
Thérèse
2012
Jesus of Montreal
1989
Milena
1991
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
2000
The Decline of the American Empire
1986
Days of Happiness
2023
A Man in a Hurry
2018
Life after love
2000
Second Chance
2011
Twice Upon a Time
2006
Testament
2023
Aurore
2005
Father and Guns 2
2017
Wedding Night
2001
Katak: The Brave Beluga
2023
French Immersion
2011
Boundaries
2016
You'll Miss Me
2009
Class Trip
1998
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
2002
The Collector
2002
Let's Be Friends
2005
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984
Memories Unlocked
1999
Ordo
2004
48 Hours a Day
2008
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
1998
Darling Trap
2014
Ding et Dong : Le film
1990
The Last Escape
2010
Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves
1994
Sonatine
1984
See How They Dance
2011
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Sisters and Neighbors!
Monsieur Lebel
2024
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The Successor
Dominique Duchesne
2023
Film
Days of Happiness
Yves
2023
Film
Testament
Emmanuel d'Argenson
2023
Film
Katak: The Brave Beluga
Cyrano (voice)
2023
Film
Imelda 7: Pipo
Vétérinaire
2022
Film
The 12 Tasks of Imelda
Vétérinaire
2022
Film
Embrasse
Yves Saint Laurent
2022
Film
Paris Paris
Fabioli
2022–
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Yves Jacques and where are they from?
Yves Jacques is 70 years old, born on May 10, 1956 in Québec City, Québec, Canada.
What are the most famous roles of Yves Jacques?
Yves Jacques is best known for roles in The Aviator, Laurence Anyways, Me, Myself and Mum.
How many movies has Yves Jacques been in?
Over a 45-year career (since 1981), Yves Jacques has appeared in 75 movies and 32 TV shows.
What was Yves Jacques's first movie?
The career of Yves Jacques began with C'est pas le pays des merveilles (1981).
What is Yves Jacques's most recent movie or series?
Yves Jacques's most recent release is Serge à Paris, which premiered on September 6, 2024.
What TV shows has Yves Jacques appeared in?
On television, Yves Jacques has appeared in Napoleon, Mythomaniac, Mafiosa, Mensonges.
Yves Jacques
1956-05-10 · Québec City, Québec, Canada
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.
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