Yves Jacques OC (born 10 May 1956) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Aurore: entre mythe et réalité
Character:Curé Leduc (archive footage)
Release Date:08/12/2025
Sisters and Neighbors!
Character:Monsieur Lebel
Release Date:11/07/2024
The Successor
Character:Dominique Duchesne
Release Date:07/11/2023
Days of Happiness
Character:Yves
Release Date:20/10/2023
Testament
Character:Emmanuel d'Argenson
Release Date:05/10/2023
Katak: The Brave Beluga
Character:Cyrano (voice)
Release Date:24/02/2023
Imelda 7: Pipo
Character:Vétérinaire
Release Date:23/12/2022
The 12 Tasks of Imelda
Character:Vétérinaire
Release Date:28/09/2022
Embrasse
Character:Yves Saint Laurent
Release Date:26/03/2022
Aline
Character:Présentateur deuxième TV
Release Date:10/11/2021
Maria
Character:Yves Jacques
Release Date:20/08/2021
La face cachée de la Lune
Character:
Release Date:06/02/2021
Le chemin de Noël
Character:
Release Date:23/12/2020
Night Slice
Character:Antoine
Release Date:01/11/2020
Forgotten Flowers
Character:Marie-Victorin
Release Date:25/10/2019
Ca$h Nexu$
Character:Michel
Release Date:22/03/2019
A Man in a Hurry
Character:Eric
Release Date:07/11/2018
Father and Guns 2
Character:Bernard
Release Date:14/07/2017
False Confessions
Character:Dubois
Release Date:13/04/2017
Father Son Therapy
Character:
Release Date:28/12/2016
Boundaries
Character:Francis Perreault
Release Date:18/11/2016
Maurice
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/03/2015
An Eye for Beauty
Character:Pascal Montambault
Release Date:15/05/2014
Grace of Monaco
Character:M. Delavenne
Release Date:22/04/2014
Darling Trap
Character:Nolan Smith
Release Date:22/01/2014
Me, Myself and Mum
Character:Le psychanalyste tuyau
Release Date:20/11/2013
Anna et Otto
Character:Art critic at the Montreal exhibition
Release Date:01/01/2013
La danse de l'albatros
Character:Jacques
Release Date:12/06/2012
Thérèse
Character:L'avocat de Thérèse Desqueyroux
Release Date:27/05/2012
Laurence Anyways
Character:Michel Lafortune
Release Date:18/05/2012
French Immersion
Character:Pierre-Émile
Release Date:07/10/2011
See How They Dance
Character:George Bliss
Release Date:03/08/2011
Second Chance
Character:Maxime Dupont
Release Date:05/01/2011
Cabotins
Character:Lady Moon
Release Date:16/11/2010
Traceless
Character:Maître Bardon
Release Date:10/03/2010
The Last Escape
Character:Andre
Release Date:26/02/2010
Les figures
Character:Jean
Release Date:30/10/2009
You'll Miss Me
Character:André, le coiffeur
Release Date:10/06/2009
48 Hours a Day
Character:Arnaud
Release Date:04/06/2008
A Secret
Character:Le commandant Beraud
Release Date:03/10/2007
Twice Upon a Time
Character:Doctor Trudeau
Release Date:08/11/2006
Aurore
Character:Curé Leduc
Release Date:08/07/2005
Let's Be Friends
Character:Germain
Release Date:23/02/2005
The Girl from the Chartreuse
Character:Baldi
Release Date:23/02/2005
The Aviator
Character:Waiter
Release Date:17/12/2004
Ordo
Character:Richard Féraud
Release Date:15/09/2004
The Barbarian Invasions
Character:Claude
Release Date:24/09/2003
Little Lili
Character:Serge
Release Date:27/08/2003
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
Character:Notaire Le Potiron
Release Date:29/11/2002
The Collector
Character:François Berger / Babette Brown
Release Date:22/02/2002
Betty Fisher and Other Stories
Character:René le Canadien
Release Date:01/09/2001
Wedding Night
Character:Bernard
Release Date:01/06/2001
Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon
Character:Marcel Bouchard
Release Date:20/01/2001
Requiem contre un plafond
Character:
Release Date:03/01/2001
Via crucis
Character:
Release Date:08/09/2000
Life after love
Character:Docteur Bilodeau
Release Date:07/07/2000
Of Woman and Magic
Character:le docteur Fish
Release Date:26/05/2000
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Character:le contre-amiral
Release Date:19/04/2000
Le bogue de l'an 2000
Character:Hubert Hyves
Release Date:31/12/1999
Memories Unlocked
Character:Mortimer
Release Date:24/03/1999
Changement de cap
Character:Cariou
Release Date:22/02/1999
Class Trip
Character:The Visitor
Release Date:23/09/1998
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
Character:Charles Robert
Release Date:18/02/1998
Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves
Character:Michel Gobeil
Release Date:01/04/1994
The Evening Traveler
Character:Arthur
Release Date:25/10/1993
Montreal Stories
Character:Accessoiriste studio
Release Date:08/11/1991
Milena
Character:Max Brod
Release Date:04/07/1991
Duplex
Character:Albert
Release Date:12/01/1991
Ding et Dong : Le film
Character:Jigi
Release Date:07/12/1990
Jesus of Montreal
Character:Richard Cardinal
Release Date:15/05/1989
The Decline of the American Empire
Character:Claude
Release Date:19/06/1986
Hold-up
Character:Hostage 400 $
Release Date:23/10/1985
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Character:Bob
Release Date:29/08/1984
Sonatine
Character:The Subway Station Janitor
Release Date:24/02/1984
Red Eyes
Character:
Release Date:25/09/1982
Television Appearances
Serge à Paris
Character:
Paris Paris
Character:Fabioli
Ça fait la job
Character:Self
Benezra reçoit
Character:Self
Happily Married
Character:Le Consigliere
Mythomaniac
Character:Mr. Brunet
Bonsoir bonsoir!
Character:Self
L'effet Wow
Character:Self
Cette année-là
Character:Self
En tout cas
Character:
Y'a du monde à messe
Character:Self
Les échangistes
Character:Self
Ti-Mé Show
Character:Self - Guest Star
Mensonges
Character:Martin Champagne
Entrée principale
Character:Self
Bar ouvert
Character:Self
Les Enfants de la télé
Character:Self
En direct de l'univers
Character:Self
Curieux Bégin
Character:Self
Mafiosa
Character:Mathieu Zamponi
L'État de Grace
Character:Bertrand Saint-Amor
René Lévesque
Character:Doris Lussier
H2O
Character:Québec Premier Marcel Coté
Tout le monde en parle
Character:Self
Napoleon
Character:Lucien Bonaparte
Viens voir les comédiens
Character:Self
Ces enfants d'ailleurs
Character:Jerzy Pawlowski
Belle Époque
Character:Augustin
Avec un grand A
Character:
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Character:
Poivre et sel
Character:Pierrot Séguin
Bye Bye
Character:
Bye Bye
Character:Comédien supplémentaire
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