Yves Jacques
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1956-05-10 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Québec City, Québec, Canada
- Also known as
- Ів Жак
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (32)
Tout le monde en parle
2004
as Self
Bonsoir bonsoir!
2019
as Self
Entrée principale
2013
as Self
Les Enfants de la télé
2010
as Self
En direct de l'univers
2009
as Self
Les échangistes
2016
as Self
Y'a du monde à messe
2017
as Self
Mafiosa
2006
as Mathieu Zamponi
Bye Bye
1968
as Comédien supplémentaire
Viens voir les comédiens
2002
as Self
Curieux Bégin
2007
as Self
Napoleon
2002
as Lucien Bonaparte
Cette année-là
2018
as Self
Happily Married
2020
as Le Consigliere
Mensonges
2014
as Martin Champagne
Ça fait la job
2021
as Self
Paris Paris
2022
as Fabioli
Mythomaniac
2019
as Mr. Brunet
Poivre et sel
1983
as Pierrot Séguin
Ti-Mé Show
2015
as Self - Guest Star
H2O
2004
as Québec Premier Marcel Coté
Avec un grand A
1986
L'effet Wow
2019
as Self
Bar ouvert
2011
as Self
Belle Époque
1995
as Augustin
René Lévesque
2006
as Doris Lussier
En tout cas
2018
Serge à Paris
2024
Benezra reçoit
2020
as Self
Ces enfants d'ailleurs
1997
as Jerzy Pawlowski
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984
L'État de Grace
2006
as Bertrand Saint-Amor
Movies (77)
The Aviator
2004
as Waiter
Laurence Anyways
2012
as Michel Lafortune
Grace of Monaco
2014
as M. Delavenne
A Secret
2007
as Le commandant Beraud
Testament
2023
as Emmanuel d'Argenson
Me, Myself and Mum
2013
as Le psychanalyste tuyau
The Successor
2023
as Dominique Duchesne
The Barbarian Invasions
2003
as Claude
Hold-up
1985
as Un otage (400 $)
Thérèse
2012
as L'avocat de Thérèse Desqueyroux
Aline
2021
as Second TV Presenter
An Eye for Beauty
2014
as Pascal Montambault
Embrasse
2022
as Yves Saint Laurent
Milena
1991
as Max Brod
Ordo
2004
as Richard Féraud
Katak: The Brave Beluga
2023
as Cyrano (voice)
Little Lili
2003
as Serge
Betty Fisher and Other Stories
2001
as René le Canadien
Let's Be Friends
2005
as Germain
Twice Upon a Time
2006
as Doctor Trudeau
Aurore
2005
as Curé Leduc
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
2000
as le contre-amiral
A Man in a Hurry
2018
as Eric
Second Chance
2011
as Maxime Dupont
Traceless
2010
as Maître Bardon
Jesus of Montreal
1989
as Richard Cardinal
See How They Dance
2011
as George Bliss
Cabotins
2010
as Lady Moon
Wedding Night
2001
as Bernard
Montreal Stories
1991
as Accessoiriste studio
Forgotten Flowers
2019
as Marie-Victorin
Father Son Therapy
2016
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
2002
as Notaire Le Potiron
Boundaries
2016
as Francis Perreault
Night Slice
2020
as Antoine
The Decline of the American Empire
1986
as Claude
Class Trip
1998
as The Visitor
Days of Happiness
2023
as Yves
Life after love
2000
as Docteur Bilodeau
Father and Guns 2
2017
as Bernard
Maria
2021
as Yves Jacques
Of Woman and Magic
2000
as le docteur Fish
Memories Unlocked
1999
as Mortimer
The 12 Tasks of Imelda
2022
as Vétérinaire
Les jumeaux
as Pierrot Langlois
Sisters and Neighbors!
2024
as Monsieur Lebel
French Immersion
2011
as Pierre-Émile
The Last Escape
2010
as Andre
You'll Miss Me
2009
as André, le coiffeur
Ca$h Nexu$
2019
as Michel
48 Hours a Day
2008
as Arnaud
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
1998
as Charles Robert
Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves
1994
as Michel Gobeil
The Collector
2002
as François Berger / Babette Brown
Ding et Dong : Le film
1990
as Jigi
The Girl from the Chartreuse
2005
as Baldi
Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon
2001
as Marcel Bouchard
Red Eyes
1982
Anna et Otto
2013
as Art critic at the Montreal exhibition
Darling Trap
2014
as Nolan Smith
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984
as Bob
La danse de l'albatros
2012
as Jacques
False Confessions
2017
as Dubois
Aurore: entre mythe et réalité
2025
as Curé Leduc (archive footage)
Sonatine
1984
as The Subway Station Janitor
Duplex
1991
as Albert
Changement de cap
1999
as Cariou
C'est pas le pays des merveilles
1981
Le bogue de l'an 2000
1999
as Hubert Hyves
Via crucis
2000
Imelda 7: Pipo
2022
as Vétérinaire
La face cachée de la Lune
2021
Requiem contre un plafond
2001
Maurice
2015
as Narrator (voice)
The Evening Traveler
1993
as Arthur
Les figures
2009
as Jean
Le chemin de Noël
2020
About Yves Jacques
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 ac… With 109 credits spanning from 1968 to 2025, Yves Jacques has appeared in 77 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yves Jacques Movies
- The Aviator (2004) — as Waiter
- Laurence Anyways (2012) — as Michel Lafortune
- Grace of Monaco (2014) — as M. Delavenne
- A Secret (2007) — as Le commandant Beraud
- Testament (2023) — as Emmanuel d'Argenson
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