Gilles Renaud (born 25 September 1944) is a Canadian actor who has starred in cinema and television in Quebec.
In 1983, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor for the film A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi). He is also a two-time Jutra Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor, receiving nods at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007 for The Secret Life of Happy People (La Vie secrète des gens heureux) and at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014 for The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement).Manon Dumais, "Jutra 2014: Le triomphe de Louis Cyr". Voir, March 23, 2014.
In 2016, he appeared in the film Bad Seeds. While heavily involved in that production, he filmed a death scene for his character in his TV series Mémoires Vives, which began airing in 2013. In 2017, he starred in François Girard's film Hochelaga, Land of Souls, as a Montreal archaeologist in search of Hochelaga.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1972Exile (L'Exil) 1972Ô ou l'invisible enfant 1973The Conquest (La Conquête)Laurent 1974Once Upon a Time in the East (Il était une fois dans l'est)Cuirette 1975The Mob (La Gammick)Police officer 1976La PiastrePhilippe Tremblay 1976Far from You Sweetheart (Je suis loin de toi mignonne)Méo 1977The Late Blossom (Le soleil se lève en retard)Yvon Thériault 1977One ManSecond Hood 1979To Be Sixteen (Avoir 16 ans)Psychiatrist 1980The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire)Armand St-Amant 1980Fantastica 1980The Red Kitchen (La cuisine rouge)Le père 1981De jour en jourColbert 1981The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe)Phil Talbot 1982A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi)Johnny 1984A Woman in Transit (La femme de l'hôtel) 1985The Dame in Colour (La Dame en couleurs) 1986The Heart Exposed (Le Cœur découvert)Jean-Marc 1987Brother André (Le Frère André)Dr. Charette 1989Sous les draps, les étoiles 1991Love Crazy (Amoureux fou)Rick 1993The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles)Jacob 2001The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit)Brunelle 2003Gaz Bar BluesGaston Savard 2004Tideline (Littoral)Le père 2005The Outlander (Le Survenant) 2006Bon Cop, Bad CopMichel Grossbut 2006The Secret Life of Happy People (La Vie secrète des gens heureux)Jean-Pierre 2006CheechPaluchi 2006Romeo and Juliet (Roméo et Juliette)Réal Rex Lamontagne 2006The Genius of Crime (Le Génie du crime)Rolly 2008The Deserter (Le Déserteur)Gordon Coutu 2009CadavresRonald Maisonneuve 2010Mourning for Anna (Trois temps après la mort d'Anna)Enquêteur 2010The Comeback (Cabotins)Roger Boucher 2010Route 132Curé de Saint-André 2010Tough Luck (Y'en aura pas de facile) 2010The Hair of the Beast (Le poil de la bête)Seigneur de Beauport 2012Laurence AnywaysCouncil President 2013The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement) 2016Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises herbes)Simon Boulerice 2017Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, terre des âmes)Antoine Morin 2019Vu pas vueFather2021The Guide to the Perfect Family (Le Guide de la famille parfaite) 2021La Contemplation du mystère 2025Peak Everything (Amour Apocalypse)
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