Widemir Normil (born February 5, 1963) is a Haitian Canadian actor based in Québec,"Bientôt 40 ans de carrière pour Widemir Normil". Ici Radio-Canada, April 11, 2021. best known for his roles as Fardoche in the 21st-century revival of the children's television series Passe-Partout,"Le nouveau Fardoche de Passe-Partout". Ici Radio-Canada Première, October 14, 2018. and Captain Raymond Célestin in Escouade 99, the Quebec adaptation of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.Cédric Bélanger, "Escouade 99: en Fardoche et en policier, Widemir Normil récolte ce qu’il a semé". Le Journal de Québec, February 1, 2020.
Born in Port-au-Prince,Sarah-Émilie Nault, "«Passe-Partout»: Widemir Normil s'exprime sur la réalité du nouveau Fardoche". Huffington Post, March 7, 2019. he moved to Canada with his family in childhood and grew up in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. While a student at McGill University, he competed in a modeling contest, winning first place, and was a model for a number of years before turning his hand to stand-up comedy and acting. He had a small part in the 1989 film Cruising Bar, before becoming more widely known with regular roles in the television series Le Grand Remous and Chambres en ville from 1989 to 1991."Lancement de la Semaine des arts et de lettres". Le Canada français, April 24, 1991.
He also has regular dubbing roles,Justine de l'Église, "Des films sur la culture noire doublés par des acteurs blancs". Ici Radio-Canada, May 7, 2019. including as the French voice of Idris Elba in Marvel films and Terry Crews in The Expendables series.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1989 Cruising Bar Western doorman 1991 Deserter Akossi-Woyo Barthélémy 1994 Desire in Motion (Mouvements du désir) Attendant 1995 Black List (Liste noire) Medical examiner 1995 La Passion de l'innocence 1998 When I Will Be Gone (L'Âge de braise) Mangala/Roger 2001 Karmen Geï Superintendent 2004 The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel) Robert Jolicoeur 2004 How to Conquer America in One Night (Comment conquérir l'Amérique en une nuit) 2008 Honey, I'm in Love (Le Grand Départ) Father Joe 2009 File 13 (Filière 13) Chief Baptiste Eustache 2011 Saint-Belmont Milkman 2015 Death Dive (Le Scaphandrier) Fr. François St-Juste 2015 Rabid Dogs (Enragés) Policeman 2018 The Fall of Sparta (La Chute de Sparte) Virgil's father
Television Year Title Role Notes 1989–91 Le Grand remous Joseph Maboulaï Series regular 1989–91 Chambres en ville Georges Magloire Series regular 1989 The Paper Wedding (Les noces de papier) Taxi driver 1991 Marilyn Jérémie Brown 1992 Scoop Policeman 1992–94 La Montagne du Hollandais Virgile Kibongo 1993 Scoop II Vernod Avril 1995 Scoop IV Vernod Avril 1996 Jasmine Joseph Isidora 1998 Windsor Protocol French African delegate 1998 Réseaux Coco 1998–1999 À la poursuite de Carmen Sandiego Engine Crew Member Series regular 1999–2000 2 frères François Yvon Nine episodes 1999–2001 Tohu-Bohu Simoun the Genie 31 episodes 2001–03 Mon meilleur ennemi Jude Mokolo 2006 Les Bougon STUM Boss One episode 2006 Lance et compte: La revanche Marcellin Maltais Three episodes 2006–07 Ramdam Dieudonné Dessalines Two episodes 2007–12 Kaboum Uhuru 2009–10 The Dating Guy Woody Jenkins French version only; character voiced by Sean Francis in English 2012 30 vies François Miles One episode 2016 The Clan (Le Clan) Sgt. Leclerc One episode 2016–17 L'Imposteur Rachid Cherry Eight episodes 2018 District 31 Antoine Maurais Eight episodes 2019 Passe-Partout Fardoche 2019–22 Une autre histoire André Boissonneault 16 episodes 2020–22 Escouade 99 Raymond Célestin 2021 Gazebo 2023 Sorcières
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