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
- ↑ Sylvie Lamothe: Bientôt 20 ans de métier! . In: magazineportrait.com of October 2, 2015.
- ^ André Ducharme: Maxim Gaudette: lumière intérieure . In: lactualite.com of January 20, 2012.
- ^ A b Peter Howell: Polytechnique sweeps Genie Awards . In: TheStar.com of April 12, 2010.
- ↑ Normand Provencher: J'ai tué ma mère triomphe aux Jutra . In: Le Soleil of March 29, 2010.
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SURNAME | Gaudette, Maxim |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sherbrooke , Quebec , Canada |