Luc Picard (born 24 September 1961) is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian.
Early life and education Picard was born on 24 September 1961, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He trained at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, and quickly became a favourite with Quebec audiences with his frequent appearances on television.
Career During the 1990s, following his debut performance in Letters of Transit (Les Sauf-conduits) he slowly developed as a film star with character roles in a variety of films, especially those by Pierre Falardeau. In 2002, Picard scored a double triumph with a Genie Award for his performance as the psychotic cult leader in Savage Messiah and a Prix Jutra for The Collector, directed by Jean Beaudin. In 2005, he directed his first feature, Audition, which was followed by Babine in 2008, Ésimésac in 2012, 9 in 2016, and Cross My Heart in 2017.
He is most commonly known for his portrayal of the infamous Michel Chartrand in the biographical TV series Simmone et Chartrand, where he was nominated for Gemini Awards. His acting film credits also include A Sunday in Kigali (Un dimanche a Kigali), Cap Tourmente, The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit), The Last Breath (Le Dernier souffle), Detour (Détour), Night Song, Isla Blanca and Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises herbes).
In 2016, he directed a segment of the collective film 9.Alain de Repentigny, "9 - Le film: un «truc de gang»". La Presse, September 7, 2016.
He both directed and stars in the 2021 film Confessions of a Hitman about Canadian contract killer Gerald Gallant.André Duchesne, "Premières images du film Confessions". La Presse, February 19, 2021. He received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Actor at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.Vanessa Hébert, "Voici les nominations du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". 7 Jours, November 14, 2023.
Personal life He was formerly married to actress Isabel Richer, until they announced their split in 2013."Luc Picard et Isabel Richer se séparent". Canoe.ca, March 7, 2013. Their son Henri Picard is an actor.Michèle Lemieux, "Henri Picard dévoile les conseils qu’il a reçus de ses parents". 7 Jours, November 2, 2021.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1989How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting TiredPolicier #21990Ding et DongLivreur Ding1991NelliganGonzalgue Deslauriers1991Letters of Transit (Les sauf-conduits)Marc1992 The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine)Adrien1992La fenêtreRaphaël1993 The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles)J. Boulet1993Cap TourmenteWilfrid Bourgault1994OctobreFelquiste1994Si bellesMario1996Mistaken IdentityRichard1996Remue-ménageMaurice1998Streetheart (Le Cœur au poing)Lézard1999 The Last Breath (Le Dernier souffle)Lauren Vaillancourt1999Elvis Gratton II: Miracle à MemphisSikh Elvis2000HolidayPaul Delperée2001February 15, 1839 (15 février 1839)François-Marie-Thomas de Lorimier2001 The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit)Frank2002 The Collector (Le Collectionneur)Michel Rochon2002Savage MessiahRoch Thériault20038:17 p.m. Darling StreetGérard2005AuditionLouis Tremblay2006 A Sunday in KigaliBernard Valcourt2008BabineToussaint Brodeur2009DetourLéo Huff2011Wetlands (Marécages)Jean2012ÉsimésacToussaint Brodeur2013La maison du pêcheurDuguay2016Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises herbes)Patenaude2016Night SongDaniel Dussault2018Isla BlancaPierre2018 The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles)Sylvain, père de Léo2021Confessions of a Hitman (Confessions)Gerald GallantAlso director2022Family Game (Arsenault et fils)André Arsenault2026Redemptions (Rédemptions)MarcelAlso director
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1992ShehawehElizabeth's ManEpisode #1.41993Scoop IIBertrand Gagnon3 episodes1993BlancheÉmilien Pronovost2 episodes1993Les grands procèsM. CastonguayEpisode: "Ginette Couture-Marchand"1994Scoop IIIBertrand GagnonEpisode #3.51996OmertaFrançois Pelletier11 episodes1996La Petite VieGuyEpisode: "Rénald gai"1997Omertà II - La loi du silenceFrançois Pelletier14 episodes1998Traces d'étoilesHenryTelevision film2000–2003Chartrand et SimonneMichel Chartrand12 episodes2006Vice cachéMichel Champagne18 episodes2010En audition avec SimonLuc PicardEpisode: "Luc Picard"2011MalenfantRaymond Malenfant4 episodes2012Les BoysPidzEpisode: "Vedettes de la pub!"2014–2015Les Jeunes LoupsMarc Quenneville20 episodes2016Blue MoonBenoit Lebel11 episodes2017Sur-VieCharles Grisé6 episodes2017–2018District 31Geoffroy Morin130 episodes2022Aller simpleDenis Théberge6 episodes
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