Maxim Gaudette

Maxim Gaudette (born June 8, 1974 in Sherbrooke , Québec ) is a Canadian actor .

Life

Gaudette was born in Sherbrooke in 1974 as the son of ice hockey player André Gaudette . He completed an acting training at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal until 1997 .

In 2009, directed by Denis Villeneuve , he played the misogynist Marc Lépine in Polytechnique , the perpetrator of the rampage at the Montréal Polytechnic . For this role he was awarded the Genie Award and the Prix ​​Jutra , each for best supporting actor.

In 2010 Gaudette worked again with Denis Villeneuve for the drama The Woman Who Sings - Incendies , in which he played the role of Simon Marwan .

In addition to his film and television projects, Gaudette continues to appear regularly in the theater.

Filmography (selection)

• 1998: 2 secondes
• 2000: Les fantômes des Trois Madeleine
• 2004: L'Espérance
• 2006: Cheech
• 2006: Sans elle
• 2006: Lance et compte: La revanche (TV series, 10 episodes)
• 2007: Les 3 p'tits cochons
• 2008: Le grand départ
• 2009: Polytechnique
• 2010: The Woman Who Sings - Incendies (Incendies)
• 2010: Lance et compte
• 2013: Lac Mystère
• 2015: Les êtres chers
• 2015: Mes ennemis
• 2016: Blue Moon (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2016: 9
• 2016: District 31 (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 2017: L'Imposteur (TV series, 7 episodes)
• 2018: Le jeu (TV series, 10 episodes)

Awards (selection)

• 2010: Genie Award in the Best Supporting Actor category
• 2010: Prix ​​Jutra in the Best Supporting Actor category

Web links

• Maxim Gaudette in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sylvie Lamothe: Bientôt 20 ans de métier! . In: magazineportrait.com of October 2, 2015.
2. ^ André Ducharme: Maxim Gaudette: lumière intérieure . In: lactualite.com of January 20, 2012.
3. ^ ^{A b} Peter Howell: Polytechnique sweeps Genie Awards . In: TheStar.com of April 12, 2010.
4. ↑ Normand Provencher: J'ai tué ma mère triomphe aux Jutra . In: Le Soleil of March 29, 2010.