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),Marc Horton, "In need of character to like; Film an unconventional retelling of a fairly conventional story". Edmonton Journal, June 12, 1993. for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992."Genie Award nominations". Toronto Star, November 20, 1992.
Career A 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.Pat Donnelly, "Canadians are invading Washington with great success". Montreal Gazette, September 23, 2000.
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., and for the 2018 production of Fabien Cloutier's Bonne retraite, Jocelyne.Christian Saint-Pierre, "«Bonne retraite, Jocelyne»: la galerie des monstres". Le Devoir, October 17, 2018. He has also translated foreign-language plays into French for production on Quebec stages, most notably Paul Pörtner's Shear Madness in 1988.Pat Donnelly, "Anglo cast survive transition to Rince-Crime". Montreal Gazette, January 23, 1988.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRole Notes1984 The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves)Un détective1988 The CarpenterWorker1992Phantom Life (La Vie fantôme)Le Voisin1992Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-cœur)Tonio1996KarminaPolicier #11997 The Revenge of the Woman in Black (La vengeance de la femme en noir)Enquêteur déprimé1997Strip SearchJoe1997Heads or Tails (J'en suis!)1998 The Sleep RoomMr. Beers1998When I Will Be Gone (L'âge de braise)Déménageur 11998It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)Pit Cadieux1999Requiem for MurderPatrolman #21999Post MortemPolice Officer1999Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux...la suite)Pit Cadieux2000Isn't She GreatWolf-whistle Teamster2000Press RunHotel Guard2000 The Whole Nine YardsMover2000 The Three Madeleines (Les fantômes des trois Madeleines)Bob, Mado's neighbour2002 The Collector (Le Collectionneur)Journaliste2002 The Negro (Le Nèg')Bertrand2004 The Cop, the Criminal and the Clown (C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre)Bob2006May God Bless America (Que Dieu bénisse l'Amérique)Père resto chinois2006Cadavre exquis première éditionMéphisto / Chauffeur du taxi2008CaidoDr. Georges2009 A Cargo to Africa (Un cargo pour l'Afrique)Tattooed man2010File 13 (Filière 13)Déménageur2011Thrill of the Hills (Frisson des collines)Viateur Thibault2011French ImmersionEuclide Tremblay2015Death Dive (Le Scaphandrier)Félix Lamontagne2016Boundaries (Pays)Raymond2019Little Waves (Les petites vagues)2021Goodbye Happiness (Au revoir le bonheur)Homme à tout faire2024MercenaireMichel2025Montreal, My Beautiful (Montréal, ma belle)
Television YearTitleRole Notes1981Les BrillantPolicierEpisode: "L'oncle Conrad"1982–1984Terre humaine3 episodes1986He Shoots, He ScoresPaul, le portierEpisode #1.41988Le monde selon CrocVarious roles5 episodes1990Haute tensionGardien de DelaunayEpisode: "Pour cent millions"1990Les Filles de CalebLousticEpisode #1.21991Urban AngelQuebec Farmer #12 episodes1992Chambres en villeUn policierEpisode: "Accident de moto"1994Les grands procèsRoland DionEpisode: "L'Affaire Dion"1995Scoop IVLatreilleEpisode #4.31996Adventures of Smoke BellewBig Olaf6 episodes1996, 1998Radio EnferVarious roles2 episodes1997Cher OlivierPaul Desmarteaux4 episodes1998 The HungerLucEpisode: "Footsteps"2000WillieM. CaronEpisode #1.32002He Shoots, He ScoresRoland Bouchard6 episodes2002 The Last ChapterMoton2010Les RescapésItinérantEpisode #1.22016District 31Gérant arénaEpisode: "Qui a tué Julie Meloche?"
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