Marc-André Grondin (born March 11, 1984) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Xavier Laflamme in the 2011 ice hockey film Goon. He also played Zachary Beaulieu in Jean-Marc Vallée's film C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005), for which he won a Jutra Award for best actor.
Early life Marc-André Grondin was born March 11, 1984 in Montreal, Quebec.
Career Grondin is known for his work in the film Les fleurs magiques, La belle bête, 5150 Elm's Way, Che and the television series Les super mamies, Sous un ciel variable and Nos étés. Grondin received a César in 2009 for his performance as Raphael in Le Premier Jour du Reste de ta Vie directed by Rémi Bezançon.
He played Frederic Bourdin, a French serial impostor, in the 2010 film The Chameleon, as well as French-Canadian hockey player "Xavier LaFlamme" in Goon (2011).
He was nominated for Best Actor at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards for his performance in Mafia Inc..Norman Wilner, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now, February 18, 2020.
In other work, Grondin has served as a judge at the 2010 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma awards.
Personal life Marc-André Grondin is in a relationship with actress Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse. The couple have two children, born in 2022 and 2023. Grondin is also the father of a child born during a previous relationship.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 1991 Nelligan Child (cathedral)1992 Ma sœur, mon amour Gaétan (child) / Jérôme La fenêtre Alain 1994 La fête des rois Benjamin 1995 Magical Flowers DJ French: Les fleurs magiques; Short film 2005 C.R.A.Z.Y. Zachary Beaulieu (age 15 to 21) 2006 The Beautiful Beast Patrice French: La Belle bête2008 Che: Part Two Régis Debray Raphaël Duval Bouquet final Gabriel 2009 5150 Elm's Way Yannick Bérubé French: 5150, rue des Ormes2010 Bus Palladium Lucas Frédéric Fortin / Nicholas Mark Randall Insoupçonnable Sam2011 Mike Mike Goon Xavier LaFlamme Sylvain French: Le Bonheur des autres2012 Gwynplaine French: L'Homme qui rit L'Affaire Dumont Michel Dumont2013 Vic and Flo Saw a Bear Guillaume Perreira-Leduc French: Vic+Flo ont vu un ours French narration Short film 2014 You're Sleeping Nicole Rémi Gagnon French: Tu dors Nicole2015 After the Ball Daniel April and the Extraordinary World Julius (voice) French: Avril et le Monde truqué2017 Goon: Last of the Enforcers Xavier LaFlamme Ravenous Bonin French: Les Affamés 2019 Mafia Inc. Vincent "Vince" Gamache 2020 François French: Jusqu'au déclin 2022 Very Nice Day French: Très belle journée2023 Richelieu Stéphane The Successor Ellias French: Le Successeur 2024 Mercenaire David Short film
Television Year Title RoleNotes 1989 Un signe de feu Guillaume Poliquin1993 Nellito Au nom du père et du fils Jérôme Villeneuve Season 1, episode 6 1995 Sous un ciel variable Simon Egger-Tanguay 2002 Les super mamies Martin Lafond-Cloutier 2003 Watatatow Karl Godin 2006 Nos étés André-Jules Belzile 4 episodes 2007 Les Cerfs-volants Ludo Television film 2014 Sensitive Skin Greg 2 episodes 2015 Spotless Jean Bastière Main role 2016–2017 L'Imposteur Philippe Bouchard Main role2019 Les Invisibles Marc-André Grondin Episode: "Jeux de trahison" Fragile Félix Bachand Miniseries; 10 episodes 2021 Club Soly Participation spéciale Episode: "Gastronomie et citoyenneté" 2021–2024 Doute raisonnable Frédéric Masson Main role 2022 Bye-Bye Episode: "Bye-Bye 2022"2024 IXE-13 et la course à l'uranium IXE-13 / Jean Thibault 8 episodes Bellefleur Yann 10 episodes
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result2006 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2006 Best Actor in a Canadian FilmC.R.A.Z.Y. 26th Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 8th Jutra Awards Best Actor 2009 34th César Awards Most Promising Actor The First Day of the Rest of Your Life 2013 1st Canadian Screen Awards Best ActorL'Affaire Dumont 15th Jutra Awards Best Actor 2015 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian FilmYou're Sleeping Nicole 3rd Canadian Screen Awards Canadian Screen Award for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2020 8th Canadian Screen Awards Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleMafia Inc. 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards Best Actor 202426th Quebec Cinema Awards Best Actor The Successor (Le Successeur) Best Supporting Actor Richelieu
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