
Gilles Renaud
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1944-09-25 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
Biography
Gilles Renaud (born 25 September 1944) is a Canadian actor who has starred in cinema and television in Quebec.
In 1983, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor for the film A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi). He is also a two-time Jutra Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor, receiving nods at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007 for The Secret Life of Happy People (La Vie secrète des gens heureux) and at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014 for The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement).
In 2016, he appeared in the film Bad Seeds. While heavily involved in that production, he filmed a death scene for his character in his TV series Mémoires Vives, which began airing in 2013. In 2017, he starred in François Girard's film Hochelaga, Land of Souls, as a Montreal archaeologist in search of Hochelaga.
Known For
TV Shows (24)

Bonsoir bonsoir!
2019
as Self

Silence, on joue!
2015
as Self

La tour
2020
as Self - Guest
La petite séduction
2006
as Self

Les Enfants de la télé
2010
as Self

Un gars, une fille
1997
as Le vendeur d'auto

Les échangistes
2016
as Self
Il va y avoir du sport
2004
as Self

Living Memories
2013
as Jacques Berthier

Les Beaux Malaises
2014
as Bernard

Viens voir les comédiens
2002
as Self

La Petite Vie
1993
as Monsieur Bricole

Nos étés
2005
as André-Jules Bezile

A Criminal Affair
2022
as Jean-Guy Bilodeau

Grande Ourse
2004
as Robert Belliveau

Outbreak
2020
as Jacques

Mirador
2010
as Richard Racine

René Lévesque
2006
as Jean Lesage

The Maple Leaf
1971
as François Bellerose

Ça va bien aller
2020
as Self - Guest

D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
2005
as M. de Tréville

Musée Éden
2010
as Professeur Eugène Casgrain

The Siege
2017
as Mario Cormier

Dans ton temps
2021
as Self
Movies (51)

The Conquest
1973
as Larent

Peak Everything
2025
as Eugène

Laurence Anyways
2012
as Board Chairman

Bon Cop Bad Cop
2006
as Michel Grossbut

Hochelaga, Land of Souls
2017
as Antoine Morin

Amoureux fou
1991
as Rick

D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
2005
as M. de Tréville

The Handyman
1980
as Armand St-Amant

The Auction
2013
as Accountant / Friend

The Woman Who Drinks
2001
as Brunelle

The Guide to the Perfect Family
2021
as Robert Dubois
Denise Without Denis

The Plouffe Family
1981
as Phil Talbot

Appelez-moi Stéphane
1982
as Stéphane

Valérie
1969

Cadavres
2009
as Ronald Maisonneuve

The Outlander
2005
as Didace Beauchemin

The Hair of the Beast
2010
as Seigneur de Beauport

Gaz Bar Blues
2003
as Gaston Savard

Route 132
2010
as Curé de St-André

All That You Possess
2012
as Christian Leduc

Le génie du crime
2006
as Rolly

Roméo et Juliette
2006
as Réal Rex Lamontagne

I Will Go Out To The Field
2011
as Simon

Cheech
2006
as Paluchi

A Day in a Taxi
1982
as Johnny

Fantastica
1980

Cabotins
2010
as Roger Boucher

The Late Blossom
1977
as Yvon Thériault

Once Upon a Time in the East
1974
as Cuirette
Sous les draps, les étoiles
1989

The Sex of the Stars
1993
as Jacob

Bad Seeds
2016
as Simon Boulerice

A Woman in Transit
1984

Le grand jour
1988
as Gilbert

The Mob
1975
as Policier

The Lady of Colours
1985
as Barbouilleux

Tideline
2004
as Le père

The Red Kitchen
1980
as The father

L'exil
1972

La Contemplation du mystère
2021
as Yvon

La naissance d'une messe
2002
Le complexe d'Édith
1991

The Secret Life of Happy People
2006
as Jean-Pierre

La piastre
1976
as Philippe Tremblay, Robert's brother

Notre Dame de Moncton
2022
as Hergé

Bernard the Great
2013
as Narrator

Anastasie oh ma chérie
1977

Far Away From You, Darling
1976
as Méo

The Heart Exposed
1986
as Jean-Marc

Ô ou l'invisible enfant
1972
About Gilles Renaud
Gilles Renaud (born 25 September 1944) is a Canadian actor who has starred in cinema and television in Quebec. In 1983, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor for the film A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi). He is also a two-time Jutra Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor, receiving nods at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007 for The Secret Life of Happy People (La Vie secrète des gens heureux) and at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014 for The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement). In 2016, he appeared in the film Bad Seeds. While heavily invo… With 75 credits spanning from 1969 to 2025, Gilles Renaud has appeared in 51 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gilles Renaud Movies
- The Conquest (1973) — as Larent
- Peak Everything (2025) — as Eugène
- Laurence Anyways (2012) — as Board Chairman
- Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006) — as Michel Grossbut
- Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017) — as Antoine Morin
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