Jean-Guy Bouchard is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his role as Tonio in the film Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur),[1] for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992.[2]
Jean-Guy Bouchard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | National Theatre School of Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Notable work | Requiem for a Handsome Bastard, Phantom Life, Karmina, The Revenge of the Woman in Black, It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux, The Sleep Room, Post Mortem, The Collector, May God Bless America, Thrill of the Hills, French Immersion, Death Dive, Boundaries, Goodbye Happiness |
| Awards | Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor |
Career
editA 1979 graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Bouchard began his acting career in 1980 in a production of David Fennario's play Nothing to Lose.[3]
His other credits have included the films The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves), Phantom Life (La Vie fantôme), Karmina, Heads or Tails (J'en suis !), The Revenge of the Woman in Black (La Vengeance de la femme en noir), It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux), The Sleep Room, When I Will Be Gone (L'Âge de braise), Post Mortem, The Collector (Le Collectionneur), The Negro (Le Nèg'), May God Bless America (Que Dieu bénisse l'Amérique), Thrill of the Hills (Frisson des collines), French Immersion, Death Dive (Le Scaphandrier) and Boundaries (Pays).
On stage he is most noted for Centaur Theatre's 2000 production of Michel Tremblay's For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.,[3] and for the 2018 production of Fabien Cloutier's Bonne retraite, Jocelyne.[4] He has also translated foreign-language plays into French for production on Quebec stages, most notably Paul Pörtner's Shear Madness in 1988.[5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Years of Dreams and Revolt | Un détective | |
| 1988 | The Carpenter | Worker | |
| 1992 | Phantom Life | Le Voisin | |
| 1992 | Requiem for a Handsome Bastard | Tonio | |
| 1996 | Karmina | Policier #1 | |
| 1997 | La vengeance de la femme en noir | Enquêteur déprimé | |
| 1997 | Strip Search | Joe | |
| 1998 | The Sleep Room | Mr. Beers | |
| 1998 | When I Will Be Gone | Déménageur 1 | |
| 1998 | It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux | Pit Cadieux | |
| 1999 | Requiem for Murder | Patrolman #2 | |
| 1999 | Post Mortem | Police Officer | |
| 1999 | Laura Cadieux II | Pit Cadieux | |
| 2000 | Isn't She Great | Wolf-whistle Teamster | |
| 2000 | Press Run | Hotel Guard | |
| 2000 | The Whole Nine Yards | Mover | |
| 2000 | The Three Madeleines (Les fantômes des trois Madeleines) | Bob, Mado's neighbour | |
| 2002 | The Collector | Journaliste | |
| 2002 | The Negro | Bertrand | |
| 2004 | The Cop, the Criminal and the Clown | Bob | |
| 2006 | May God Bless America | Père resto chinois | |
| 2006 | Cadavre exquis première édition | Méphisto / Chauffeur du taxi | |
| 2008 | Caido | Dr. Georges | |
| 2009 | A Cargo to Africa | Tattooed man | |
| 2010 | Filière 13 | Déménageur | |
| 2011 | Thrill of the Hills | Viateur Thibault | |
| 2011 | French Immersion | Euclide Tremblay | |
| 2015 | Death Dive | Félix Lamontagne | |
| 2016 | Boundaries | Raymond | |
| 2021 | Goodbye Happiness | Homme à tout faire |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Les Brillant | Policier | Episode: "L'oncle Conrad" |
| 1982–1984 | Terre humaine | 3 episodes | |
| 1986 | He Shoots, He Scores | Paul, le portier | Episode #1.4 |
| 1988 | Le monde selon Croc | Various roles | 5 episodes |
| 1990 | Haute tension | Gardien de Delaunay | Episode: "Pour cent millions" |
| 1990 | Les Filles de Caleb | Loustic | Episode #1.2 |
| 1991 | Urban Angel | Quebec Farmer #1 | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Chambres en ville | Un policier | Episode: "Accident de moto" |
| 1994 | Les grands procès | Roland Dion | Episode: "L'Affaire Dion" |
| 1995 | Scoop IV | Latreille | Episode #4.3 |
| 1996 | Adventures of Smoke Bellew | Big Olaf | 6 episodes |
| 1996, 1998 | Radio Enfer | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Cher Olivier | Paul Desmarteaux | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | The Hunger | Luc | Episode: "Footsteps" |
| 2000 | Willie | M. Caron | Episode #1.3 |
| 2002 | He Shoots, He Scores | Roland Bouchard | 6 episodes |
| 2002 | The Last Chapter | Moton | |
| 2010 | Les Rescapés | Itinérant | Episode #1.2 |
| 2016 | District 31 | Gérant aréna | Episode: "Qui a tué Julie Meloche?" |
References
edit- ^ Marc Horton, "In need of character to like; Film an unconventional retelling of a fairly conventional story". Edmonton Journal, June 12, 1993.
- ^ "Genie Award nominations". Toronto Star, November 20, 1992.
- ^ a b Pat Donnelly, "Canadians are invading Washington with great success". Montreal Gazette, September 23, 2000.
- ^ Christian Saint-Pierre, "«Bonne retraite, Jocelyne»: la galerie des monstres". Le Devoir, October 17, 2018.
- ^ Pat Donnelly, "Anglo cast survive transition to Rince-Crime". Montreal Gazette, January 23, 1988.