Guillaume Cyr (born February 27, 1982) is a Canadian actor from Quebec.Guillaume Picard, "«Léo 3» et «Le bonheur»: Guillaume Cyr dans deux comédies le mercredi soir à TVA". TVA Nouvelles, January 4, 2022. He is most noted for his performance as Horace Barré in the 2013 film Louis Cyr (Louis Cyr, l'homme le plus fort du monde), for which he won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014."Jutra : Louis Cyr et Gabrielle se partagent les honneurs". Ici Radio-Canada, March 23, 2014.
He has been a nominee in the same category on two other occasions, at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards for The New Life of Paul Sneijder (La nouvelle vie de Paul Sneijder) and at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022 for The Time Thief (L'Arracheuse de temps),Marc-André Lussier, "Maria Chapdelaine et Les oiseaux ivres en lice pour 16 prix Iris chacun". La Presse, April 14, 2022. and a Best Actor nominee at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023 for Family Game (Arsenault et fils).Vanessa Hébert, "Voici les nominations du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". 7 Jours, November 14, 2023.
Originally from Sainte-Marie, Quebec, he is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada."Guillaume Cyr, originaire de Sainte-Marie, remporte un Jutra". En Beauce, March 24, 2014.
His other roles have included the films Babine, Wetlands (Marécages), Laurentia (Laurentie), Small Blind (La mise à l'aveugle), Miraculum, The Decline (Jusqu'au déclin), Bungalow, Lucy Grizzli Sophie, Sisters and Neighbors! (Nos belles-sœurs) and You Will Be Free (Ma fille tu seras libre), and the television series Le berceau des anges, Fatale-Station, Les Beaux malaises, GAME(R), Epidemic, Léo and La Confrèrie.
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