Rémy Girard

Rémy Girard
OC
Rémy Girard (2024)
Born (1950-08-10) August 10, 1950 (age 74)
Jonquière, Quebec, Canada

Rémy Girard OC (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian actor and former television host from Quebec.[1]

Early life

Born in Jonquière, he is the son of politician Fernand Girard.[2]

He attended Université Laval, initially to study law but switching to acting after joining the university's theatre troupe.[3] He transferred to the Conservatoire de théàtre du Québec, where he graduated in 1974.[3]

Acting career

Girard has acted in film, television and stage productions throughout his career.[1] He first became famous for playing the role of Rémy in Denys Arcand's 1986 film The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain),[3] later reprising the character in The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares).[2] Girard also appeared in Arcand's films Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) and Testament.[4]

He was Paul Bougon in the TV series Les Bougon, which ran for three seasons on TV in Canada from 2003 to 2005.[5] He hosted a game show called La Chasse aux Trésors that aired on Quebec television network TVA during the late 1990s, and starred in the 2011 Canadian action comedy InSecurity on CBC Television.[6]

In 2006 he was a member of the jury at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival.[7]

Girard played notorious criminal Lucien Rivard in The American Trap (Le piege americain).[8] Girard starred as Hervé Mercure in the thriller 7 Days (Les 7 Jours du Talion), directed by Daniel Grou.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges) Henri-Paul
1984 The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe) Radio announcer
1986 The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) Rémy, Louise's husband
1988 The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes) Monsieur Litwin
1988 Kalamazoo Félix Cotnoir
1988 The Mills of Power (Les Tisserands du pouvoir)
1989 Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) Martin
1991 Montreal Stories (Montréal vu par...) Consul
1993 La Florida Léo Lespérance
1994 Million Dollar Babies Martin Poulin
1994 Jerome's Secret (Le Secret de Jérôme) Cyrille Marquis
1996 Lilies (Les Feluettes) the inmate playing the baroness
1996 The Ideal Man (L'Homme idéal) Bob
1997 Les Boys Stan
1997 The Seat of the Soul (Le siège de l'âme) The Detective
1998 The Red Violin (Le Violon rouge) the customs officer
1998 Free Money Louis
2001 Varian's War Colonel Joubert
2002 Séraphin: Heart of Stone Father Laloge
2003 The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) Rémy
2004 Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille) Maurice Morissette
2005 Aurore Oreus Mailhot
2005 The Rocket (Maurice Richard) Tony Bergeron
2005 Human Trafficking Viktor Taganov
2006 Le Lièvre de Vatanen Richard Growe
2007 Blades of Glory Father St. Pierre
2007 Bluff Georges
2008 The American Trap (Le piège américain) Lucien Rivard
2008 Honey, I'm in Love (Le Grand départ) Henri Leduc
2009 A Happy Man (Le Bonheur de Pierre) Michel Dolbec
2009 Father and Guns (De père en flic) Charles Bérubé
2009 Je me souviens Monseigneur Madore
2010 Incendies Jean Lebel, the barrister
2010 The Comeback (Cabotins) Marcel Lajoie
2016 Boundaries (Pays) Paul Rivest
2016 Votez Bougon Paul Bougon
2019 And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)
2020 The Vinland Club (Le Club Vinland)
2020 You Will Remember Me (Tu te souviendras de moi) Édouard
2021 Portrait-Robot or The Sketch Artist Bernard Dupin
2022 Bones of Crows Father Jacobs
2023 Testament Jean-Michel
2024 Ababooned (Ababouiné) Cardinal Madore

Awards

In June 2019 Girard was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.[10]

In 2023 he was the recipient of the Prix Iris Tribute Award, the lifetime achievement award of Québec Cinéma, at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards.[11] He had previously received two Best Actor and five Best Supporting Actor nominations, but had never won a competitive award, making him the actor with the most nominations without a win.

In 2024 he was named the winner of the Prix Denise-Pelletier for his body of work.[12]

Award Date of ceremony Category Film Result Ref(s)
Genie Awards 1987 Best Actor The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) Nominated [13]
1991 Love Crazy (Amoureux fou) Won [14]
1993 La Florida Nominated [15]
1998 Les Boys Nominated [16]
2003 The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) Won [17]
1989 Best Supporting Actor The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes) Won [14]
1990 Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) Won [14]
2005 Aurore Nominated [18]
2009 Father and Guns (De père en flic) Nominated [19]
Canadian Screen Awards 2020 And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) Won [20]
Prix Jutra/Iris 2002 Best Actor Les Boys III Nominated [21]
2004 The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares) Nominated [22]
1999 Best Supporting Actor It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux) Nominated [23]
2003 Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: Un homme et son péché) Nominated [24]
2010 Father and Guns (De père en flic) Nominated [25]
2020 And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) Nominated [26]
2021 The Vinland Club (Le club Vinland) Nominated [27]
2023 Tribute Award Won [11]

References

  1. ^ a b Gaetan Charlebois, "Girard, Rémy". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Richard Ouzounian, "Rémy Girard: a connoisseur of life". Toronto Star, December 31, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Patricia Belzil, "Girard, Rémy". The Canadian Encyclopedia, February 16, 2012.
  4. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Testament en salle le 5 octobre". Films du Québec, May 24, 2023.
  5. ^ Gabrielle Caron, "Rémy Girard en 5 rôles marquants". Ici ARTV, July 13, 2022.
  6. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Rémy Girard stars in new CBC-TV comedy series InSecurity". Montreal Gazette, November 25, 2010.
  7. ^ Kirill Galetski, "Swede's first feature wins top prize at Moscow Film Festival". Screen Daily, July 3, 2006.
  8. ^ "Six Quebec films get green light". Montreal Gazette, December 3, 2006. pg. A.29.
  9. ^ Brad Miska, "AFM '09: Monster Revenge in 'Seven Days'". Bloody Disgusting, November 7, 2009.
  10. ^ Dunlevy, T'Cha (2019-06-27). "Alanis Obomsawin, 15 other Quebecers to receive Order of Canada". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  11. ^ a b Maxime Demers, "Gala Québec Cinéma: le film «Viking» en tête des nominations". Le Journal de Montréal, November 14, 2023.
  12. ^ "Rémy Girard et Élise Turcotte parmi les lauréats des Prix du Québec". Ici Radio-Canada, October 16, 2024.
  13. ^ John Allemang, "Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". The Globe and Mail, February 5, 1987.
  14. ^ a b c Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.
  15. ^ "Genie nominations". Calgary Herald, October 20, 1993.
  16. ^ "Two films lead Genie pack". Waterloo Region Record, December 8, 1998.
  17. ^ The Canadian Press (May 2, 2004). "Barbarian Invasions is gem of Genies". The Globe and Mail.
  18. ^ Guy Dixon, "Forget the awards. Watch the party". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 2006.
  19. ^ Strauss, Marise (March 1, 2010). "Polytechnique leads Genie race". Playback.
  20. ^ Connie Thiessen, "The Song of Names, Antigone lead final night of Canadian Screen Award winners". Broadcast Dialogue, May 28, 2020.
  21. ^ "Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced". Screen Daily, January 24, 2002.
  22. ^ Odile Tremblay, "Les Invasions barbares, La Grande Séduction et Gaz Bar Blues dominent la course aux Jutra". Le Devoir, January 22, 2004.
  23. ^ "Red Violin leads pack for Jutra Awards". The Globe and Mail, January 28, 1999.
  24. ^ Martin Bilodeau, "Télévision - La Grande Nuit du cinéma". Le Devoir, February 22, 2003.
  25. ^ "Jutra : liste des finalistes". La Presse, February 16, 2010.
  26. ^ "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.
  27. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.