Rémy Girard OC (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian actor and former television host from Quebec.[1]
Rémy Girard | |
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| Born | August 10, 1950 |
Early life
editBorn in Jonquière, he was the son of politician Fernand Girard.[2]
He attended Université Laval, initially to study law but switching to acting after joining the university's theatre troupe.[3] He transferred to the Conservatoire de théàtre du Québec, where he graduated in 1974.[3]
Acting career
editGirard has acted in film, television and stage productions throughout his career.[1] He first became famous for playing the role of Rémy in Denys Arcand's 1986 film The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain),[3] later reprising the character in The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares).[2] Girard also appeared in Arcand's films Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) and Testament.[4]
He was Paul Bougon in the TV series Les Bougon, which ran for three seasons on TV in Canada from 2003 to 2005.[5] He hosted a game show called La Chasse aux Trésors that aired on Quebec television network TVA during the late 1990s, and starred in the 2011 Canadian action comedy InSecurity on CBC Television.[6]
In 2006 he was a member of the jury at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival.[7]
Girard played notorious criminal Lucien Rivard in The American Trap (Le piege americain).[8] Girard starred as Hervé Mercure in the thriller 7 Days (Les 7 Jours du Talion), directed by Daniel Grou.[9]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges) | Henri-Paul | |
| 1984 | The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe) | Radio announcer | |
| 1986 | The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) | Rémy, Louise's husband | |
| 1988 | The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes) | Monsieur Litwin | |
| 1988 | Kalamazoo | Félix Cotnoir | |
| 1988 | The Mills of Power (Les Tisserands du pouvoir) | ||
| 1989 | Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) | Martin | |
| 1991 | Montreal Stories (Montréal vu par...) | Consul | |
| 1993 | La Florida | Léo Lespérance | |
| 1994 | Million Dollar Babies | Martin Poulin | |
| 1994 | Jerome's Secret (Le Secret de Jérôme) | Cyrille Marquis | |
| 1996 | Lilies (Les Feluettes) | the inmate playing the baroness | |
| 1996 | The Ideal Man (L'Homme idéal) | Bob | |
| 1997 | Les Boys | Stan | |
| 1997 | The Seat of the Soul (Le siège de l'âme) | The Detective | |
| 1998 | The Red Violin (Le Violon rouge) | the customs officer | |
| 1998 | Free Money | Louis | |
| 2001 | Varian's War | Colonel Joubert | |
| 2002 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone | Father Laloge | |
| 2003 | The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) | Rémy | |
| 2004 | Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille) | Maurice Morissette | |
| 2005 | Aurore | Oreus Mailhot | |
| 2005 | The Rocket (Maurice Richard) | Tony Bergeron | |
| 2005 | Human Trafficking | Viktor Taganov | |
| 2006 | Le Lièvre de Vatanen | Richard Growe | |
| 2007 | Blades of Glory | Father St. Pierre | |
| 2007 | Bluff | Georges | |
| 2008 | The American Trap (Le piège américain) | Lucien Rivard | |
| 2008 | Honey, I'm in Love (Le Grand départ) | Henri Leduc | |
| 2009 | A Happy Man (Le Bonheur de Pierre) | Michel Dolbec | |
| 2009 | Father and Guns (De père en flic) | Charles Bérubé | |
| 2009 | Je me souviens | Monseigneur Madore | |
| 2010 | Incendies | Jean Lebel, the barrister | |
| 2010 | The Comeback (Cabotins) | Marcel Lajoie | |
| 2016 | Boundaries (Pays) | Paul Rivest | |
| 2016 | Votez Bougon | Paul Bougon | |
| 2019 | And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) | ||
| 2020 | The Vinland Club (Le Club Vinland) | ||
| 2020 | You Will Remember Me (Tu te souviendras de moi) | Édouard | |
| 2021 | Portrait-Robot or The Sketch Artist | Bernard Dupin | |
| 2022 | Bones of Crows | Father Jacobs | |
| 2023 | Testament | Jean-Michel | |
| 2024 | Ababooned (Ababouiné) | Cardinal Madore |
Awards
editIn June 2019 Girard was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.[10]
In 2023 he was the recipient of the Prix Iris Tribute Award, the lifetime achievement award of Québec Cinéma, at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards.[11] He had previously received two Best Actor and five Best Supporting Actor nominations, but had never won a competitive award, making him the actor with the most nominations without a win.
In 2024 he was named the winner of the Prix Denise-Pelletier for his body of work.[12]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Film | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genie Awards | 1987 | Best Actor | The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) | Nominated | [13] |
| 1991 | Love Crazy (Amoureux fou) | Won | [14] | ||
| 1993 | La Florida | Nominated | [15] | ||
| 1998 | Les Boys | Nominated | [16] | ||
| 2003 | The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) | Won | [17] | ||
| 1989 | Best Supporting Actor | The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes) | Won | [14] | |
| 1990 | Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) | Won | [14] | ||
| 2005 | Aurore | Nominated | [18] | ||
| 2009 | Father and Guns (De père en flic) | Nominated | [19] | ||
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2020 | And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) | Won | [20] | |
| Prix Jutra/Iris | 2002 | Best Actor | Les Boys III | Nominated | [21] |
| 2004 | The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares) | Nominated | [22] | ||
| 1999 | Best Supporting Actor | It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux) | Nominated | [23] | |
| 2003 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: Un homme et son péché) | Nominated | [24] | ||
| 2010 | Father and Guns (De père en flic) | Nominated | [25] | ||
| 2020 | And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) | Nominated | [26] | ||
| 2021 | The Vinland Club (Le club Vinland) | Nominated | [27] | ||
| 2023 | Tribute Award | Won | [11] |
References
edit- ^ a b Gaetan Charlebois, "Girard, Rémy". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, December 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Richard Ouzounian, "Rémy Girard: a connoisseur of life". Toronto Star, December 31, 2010.
- ^ a b c Patricia Belzil, "Girard, Rémy". The Canadian Encyclopedia, February 16, 2012.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Testament en salle le 5 octobre". Films du Québec, May 24, 2023.
- ^ Gabrielle Caron, "Rémy Girard en 5 rôles marquants". Ici ARTV, July 13, 2022.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Rémy Girard stars in new CBC-TV comedy series InSecurity". Montreal Gazette, November 25, 2010.
- ^ Kirill Galetski, "Swede's first feature wins top prize at Moscow Film Festival". Screen Daily, July 3, 2006.
- ^ "Six Quebec films get green light". Montreal Gazette, December 3, 2006. pg. A.29.
- ^ Brad Miska, "AFM '09: Monster Revenge in 'Seven Days'". Bloody Disgusting, November 7, 2009.
- ^ Dunlevy, T'Cha (2019-06-27). "Alanis Obomsawin, 15 other Quebecers to receive Order of Canada". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ a b Maxime Demers, "Gala Québec Cinéma: le film «Viking» en tête des nominations". Le Journal de Montréal, November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Rémy Girard et Élise Turcotte parmi les lauréats des Prix du Québec". Ici Radio-Canada, October 16, 2024.
- ^ John Allemang, "Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". The Globe and Mail, February 5, 1987.
- ^ a b c Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.
- ^ "Genie nominations". Calgary Herald, October 20, 1993.
- ^ "Two films lead Genie pack". Waterloo Region Record, December 8, 1998.
- ^ The Canadian Press (May 2, 2004). "Barbarian Invasions is gem of Genies". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Guy Dixon, "Forget the awards. Watch the party". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 2006.
- ^ Strauss, Marise (March 1, 2010). "Polytechnique leads Genie race". Playback.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "The Song of Names, Antigone lead final night of Canadian Screen Award winners". Broadcast Dialogue, May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced". Screen Daily, January 24, 2002.
- ^ Odile Tremblay, "Les Invasions barbares, La Grande Séduction et Gaz Bar Blues dominent la course aux Jutra". Le Devoir, January 22, 2004.
- ^ "Red Violin leads pack for Jutra Awards". The Globe and Mail, January 28, 1999.
- ^ Martin Bilodeau, "Télévision - La Grande Nuit du cinéma". Le Devoir, February 22, 2003.
- ^ "Jutra : liste des finalistes". La Presse, February 16, 2010.
- ^ "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.
External links
edit- Rémy Girard at IMDb