Alexandre Goyette (born April 11, 1979) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec, most noted as the writer of the stage play King Dave and the screenwriter and star of its 2016 film adaptation.[1]
Alexandre Goyette | |
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| Born | April 11, 1979 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Spouse | Geneviève Côté |
Background
editHe grew up in Montréal-Nord and Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec,[1] and was educated at Collège André-Grasset and the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe.[2]
Career
editKing Dave was first staged in 2005 as a solo one-man show in which Goyette played all of the characters himself.[3] The film adaptation featured several actors.[1]
In 2020, Goyette collaborated with actor Anglesh Major to update the story with Black Lives Matter themes so that Major could star in a revival for the Théàtre Jean-Duceppe;[4] in 2023, Patrick Emmanuel Abellard also starred in an English-language translation of the Black-themed version for Centaur Theatre.[5]
In addition to King Dave, he has had other supporting roles in film and television,[2] and has had stage roles including Victor in Down Dangerous Passes Road (Le chemin des Passes-Dangereuses),[6] Marco in The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain),[7] and Caius Marcius in Coriolanus.[8]
In 2014, he had his first credit as a director, staging his own French translation of Mike Bartlett's play Cock for Espace 4001.[9]
Personal life
editHe has been in a longterm relationship with Geneviève Côté, a former actress who now has a psychotherapy practice.[10]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nitro | Colosse | |
| 2008 | The Deserter (Le Déserteur) | Roger Lizotte | |
| 2009 | La Nuit finira | Stéphane | |
| 2010 | 7 Days (Les 7 jours du Talion) | ||
| The Last Escape (La Dernière fugue) | The father, 1968 | ||
| Twice a Woman (Deux fois une femme) | French professor | ||
| 2011 | Fear of Water (La peur de l'eau) | McCann | |
| A Sense of Humour (Le sens de l'humour) | Carl | ||
| De l'autre côté | Corentin Michelet | ||
| 2012 | Kvistur | Jòn Fridbjörnsson | |
| Laurence Anyways | Marco de Bellefeuille | ||
| 2014 | Antoine and Marie (Antoine et Marie) | Éric Gauthier | |
| Mommy | Patrick | ||
| What Are We Doing Here? (Qu’est-ce qu’on fait ici ?) | Sgt. Cadorette | ||
| 2015 | Rabid Dogs (Enragés) | Police officer at accident scene | |
| 2016 | King Dave | Dave | Also screenwriter |
| Nitro Rush | Colosse | ||
| 2017 | My Intelligent Comedy (Les Scènes fortuites) | Réal | |
| 2018 | March Fool (Poisson de mars) | ||
| 2021 | The Guide to the Perfect Family (La Guide de la famille parfaite) | Stéphane Dubois | |
| 2022 | The Cheaters (Les Tricheurs) | Michel | |
| Norbourg | Julien Giguère | ||
| 2023 | Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful (Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles) | Marie-Victorin Kirouac |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Grande Ourse | Police officer | One episode |
| 2005 | Providence | Laurent Lavoie | Six episodes |
| Miss Météo | Deliveryman | ||
| 2005-2009 | La Promesse | Alain Marion | |
| 2006-2008 | C.A. | Martin Poirier | 45 episodes |
| 2010 | Musée Eden | Mont-Rouge | Two episodes |
| 2011-2015 | 19-2 | Inspecteur Dandenneau, SQ | 14 episodes |
| 2012 | En thérapie | Éric | |
| Toute la vérité | Henri Levasseur | 10 episodes | |
| 2014 | Trauma | Georges McDuff | One episode |
| 2014-2015 | La Théorie du K.O. | Christian Boisvert | 24 episodes |
| 2015 | Med | One episode | |
| 2016 | Feux | Marc Lemaire | Nine episodes |
| Mirador | One episode | ||
| 2016-2017 | District 31 | Kevin Nadeau | 25 episodes |
| 2017 | Le Siège | Alexis Godin | Six episodes |
| 2018 | L'Échappée | Bruno | |
| Faits divers | Jimmy O'Connor | One episode | |
| Mensonges | Chuck Marcoux | Five episodes | |
| 2020- | Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime) | Jimmy, the biker with a missing finger | Four episodes |
| 2021 | Après | Six episodes | |
| 2021-2022 | Six Degrés | Francis Fournier | 26 episodes |
| 2022 | Ma mère | Nick | Six episodes |
| Le Pacte | Jason | ||
| 2022-2023 | La Confrérie | Daniel | 10 episodes |
References
edit- ^ a b c Brendan Kelly, "Podz's King Dave: One-shot film premières at Fantasia". Montreal Gazette, July 11, 2016.
- ^ a b Alexandre Vigneault, "Alexandre Goyette: entre le jeu et l'écriture". La Presse, September 4, 2011.
- ^ François Jardon-Gomez, "Alexandre Goyette, entre l’élite et le peuple". Le Devoir, January 5, 2019.
- ^ Jim Burke, "Alexandre Goyette's King Dave recast, rewritten to reflect Black Lives Matter era". Montreal Gazette, September 25, 2020.
- ^ Ashley Fish-Robertson, "Patrick Emmanuel Abellard gives an unforgettable performance in King Dave". Cult MTL, April 4, 2023.
- ^ Mario Cloutier, "Le chemin des Passes-Dangereuses: Homo quebecus". La Presse, February 21, 2018.
- ^ "La pièce «Le déclin de l’empire américain» de retour à Montréal". Le Journal de Montréal, September 13, 2018.
- ^ Jim Burke, "Robert Lepage leads Coriolanus into battle at Théâtre du Nouveau Monde". Montreal Gazette, January 11, 2019.
- ^ Philippe Couture, "Alexandre Goyette / Cock : Triangle identitaire". Voir, January 23, 2014.
- ^ Sabin Desmeules, "Voici pourquoi les enfants d'Alexandre Goyette refusent de le voir jouer à la télé". 7 Jours, February 13, 2022.