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),[1] for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992.[2]

Jean-Guy Bouchard
Born
Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materNational Theatre School of Canada
OccupationActor
Notable workRequiem for a Handsome Bastard, Phantom Life, Karmina, The Revenge of the Woman in Black, It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux, The Sleep Room, Post Mortem, The Collector, May God Bless America, Thrill of the Hills, French Immersion, Death Dive, Boundaries, Goodbye Happiness
AwardsGenie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor

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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.[3]

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.,[3] and for the 2018 production of Fabien Cloutier's Bonne retraite, Jocelyne.[4] He has also translated foreign-language plays into French for production on Quebec stages, most notably Paul Pörtner's Shear Madness in 1988.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1984 The Years of Dreams and Revolt Un détective
1988 The Carpenter Worker
1992 Phantom Life Le Voisin
1992 Requiem for a Handsome Bastard Tonio
1996 Karmina Policier #1
1997 La vengeance de la femme en noir Enquêteur déprimé
1997 Strip Search Joe
1998 The Sleep Room Mr. Beers
1998 When I Will Be Gone Déménageur 1
1998 It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux Pit Cadieux
1999 Requiem for Murder Patrolman #2
1999 Post Mortem Police Officer
1999 Laura Cadieux II Pit Cadieux
2000 Isn't She Great Wolf-whistle Teamster
2000 Press Run Hotel Guard
2000 The Whole Nine Yards Mover
2000 The Three Madeleines (Les fantômes des trois Madeleines) Bob, Mado's neighbour
2002 The Collector Journaliste
2002 The Negro Bertrand
2004 The Cop, the Criminal and the Clown Bob
2006 May God Bless America Père resto chinois
2006 Cadavre exquis première édition Méphisto / Chauffeur du taxi
2008 Caido Dr. Georges
2009 A Cargo to Africa Tattooed man
2010 Filière 13 Déménageur
2011 Thrill of the Hills Viateur Thibault
2011 French Immersion Euclide Tremblay
2015 Death Dive Félix Lamontagne
2016 Boundaries Raymond
2021 Goodbye Happiness Homme à tout faire

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Les Brillant Policier Episode: "L'oncle Conrad"
1982–1984 Terre humaine 3 episodes
1986 He Shoots, He Scores Paul, le portier Episode #1.4
1988 Le monde selon Croc Various roles 5 episodes
1990 Haute tension Gardien de Delaunay Episode: "Pour cent millions"
1990 Les Filles de Caleb Loustic Episode #1.2
1991 Urban Angel Quebec Farmer #1 2 episodes
1992 Chambres en ville Un policier Episode: "Accident de moto"
1994 Les grands procès Roland Dion Episode: "L'Affaire Dion"
1995 Scoop IV Latreille Episode #4.3
1996 Adventures of Smoke Bellew Big Olaf 6 episodes
1996, 1998 Radio Enfer Various roles 2 episodes
1997 Cher Olivier Paul Desmarteaux 4 episodes
1998 The Hunger Luc Episode: "Footsteps"
2000 Willie M. Caron Episode #1.3
2002 He Shoots, He Scores Roland Bouchard 6 episodes
2002 The Last Chapter Moton
2010 Les Rescapés Itinérant Episode #1.2
2016 District 31 Gérant aréna Episode: "Qui a tué Julie Meloche?"

References

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  1. ^ Marc Horton, "In need of character to like; Film an unconventional retelling of a fairly conventional story". Edmonton Journal, June 12, 1993.
  2. ^ "Genie Award nominations". Toronto Star, November 20, 1992.
  3. ^ a b Pat Donnelly, "Canadians are invading Washington with great success". Montreal Gazette, September 23, 2000.
  4. ^ Christian Saint-Pierre, "«Bonne retraite, Jocelyne»: la galerie des monstres". Le Devoir, October 17, 2018.
  5. ^ Pat Donnelly, "Anglo cast survive transition to Rince-Crime". Montreal Gazette, January 23, 1988.
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