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'' (1989), with a second nomination for his work in

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's ''The Confessional'' (1995). His television work includes the recurring roles of Marcus Alvers on the third season of '' 24'' (2008) and Charles de Marillac on ''

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'' (2010), and a starring role as

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on ''

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'' (2015-16).

Early life

Bluteau was born in

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in 1957. He initially studied medicine, before enrolling in the

Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec The Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec (, CMADQ) is a public network of nine state-subsidised schools offering higher education in music and theatre in Quebec, Canada. The organization was established in 1942 as a branch of th ...

. He is fluent in French and English, and has performed in both languages.

Career

Bluteau has worked in theatre, film and television throughout Canada and internationally. He abandoned medicine for the theatre and was first noticed for his performance as a mentally challenged youth in Yves Simoneau's '' In the Shadow of the Wind (Les Fous de Bassan)''. After receiving great acclaim for the lead in the stage version of '' Being at Home with Claude'', he won a best actor Genie Award for his performance in

's Oscar-nominated '' Jésus de Montréal''. He has since appeared in '' Black Robe'' and

's '' Le Confessionnal'', and his international credits include ''

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'' (1992) and '' I Shot Andy Warhol'' (1996). He had a recurring role in the third season of the television series '' 24'' as the character Marcus Alvers. In the fourth season of ''

'', he played Charles de Marillac, the French ambassador to the court of

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. In July 2014, it was announced he was cast in the

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series ''

'' as the 9th century

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Selected filmography

* 1980 ''Les fils de la liberté'' (TV) * 1980 ''Jeune délinquant'' (TV series, 3 episodes) * 1983 '' Just a Game (Rien qu’un jeu)'' as Disc Jockey * 1983 ''Un gars d’la place'' * 1984 '' The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les années de rêves)'' * 1984 ''Les enfants mal aimés'' * 1986 '' Sonia'' as Claude * 1986 ''Miami Vice'' (TV series, 1 episode) as Philippe Sagot * 1987 '' In the Shadow of the Wind (Les fous de Bassan)'' as Perceval Brown * 1988 ''Bonjour Monsieur Gauguin'' * 1988 ''Mourir'' * 1988 ''La nuit avec Hortense'' * 1989 ''

(Jésus de Montréal)'' as Daniel Coulombe /

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* 1991 '' Black Robe'' as Father Paul LaForgue * 1991 ''The Persistence of Memory'' * 1992 ''

'' as The Khan * 1992 ' * 1992 ''Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris'' (TV movie) as Andre * 1995 '' The Confessional (Le confessionnal)'' as Pierre LaMontagne * 1995 ''Other Voices, Other Rooms'' as Randolph Skully * 1996 '' I Shot Andy Warhol'' as Maurice Girodias * 1997 ''

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'' (TV miniseries, 4 episodes) as Martin Decoud * 1996 '' Bent'' as Horst * 1998 ''Conquest'' * 1998 ''

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'' as Young Laurent * 1998 '' Shot Through the Heart'' (TV movie) as Zijah * 1999 ''Senso unico'' as Francesco * 1999 '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (TV series, 1 episode, "Sophomore Jinx") as Professor James Henri Rousseau * 1999 ''Restless Spirits'' (TV movie) as Charles Nungesser * 2000 ''

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'' as Bill * 2000 '' Oz'' (TV series, 1 episode) as Guillaume Tarrant * 2001 ''Solitude'' as Brother Bernard * 2001 '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (TV series, 1 episode, "Enemy Within") as Richard "Rick" Zainer * 2002 '' Dead Heat'' as Tony LaRoche * 2002 '' Snow Dogs'' as Mack * 2002 '' Julie Walking Home'' as Alexei * 2003 '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (TV series, 1 episode, "Pandora") as Erich Tassig * 2003 ''On Thin Ice'' (TV movie) as Will * 2004 '' 24'' (TV series, 5 episodes) as Marcus Alvers * 2004 ''Gérald L’Écuyer: A Filmmaker’s Journey'' (TV movie) * 2004 ''Third Watch'' (TV, 1 episode) as Gunman * 2005 ''

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'' as Benny * 2006 '' Law & Order: Trial by Jury''(TV series, 1 episode, "Eros in the Upper Eighties") as Andres Voychek * 2006 '' Disappearances'' as "Carcajou" / William Shakespeare Goodman * 2007 ''Walk All Over Me'' as Rene * 2007 ''Race to Mars'' (TV mini-series, 2 episodes) as Antoine Hebert * 2007 ''The Funeral Party'' * 2007-2010 ''

'' (TV series) as Ambassador Charles de Marillac * 2008 ''

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'' as Francois (voice) * 2010 ''

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(L'enfant prodige)'' as Pipo * 2012 ''Missing'' (TV series, 1 episode) as "Hard Drive" * 2013 '' The Storm Within'' (''Rouge sang'') as Le Capitaine * 2014 '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (TV series, 1 episode, "Gambler's Fallacy") as Anton Nadari * 2015-2016 ''

'' (TV, 13 episodes) as Emperor Charles * 2015 '' Regression'' as Reverend Murray * 2016 '' Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'' (TV, 1 episode) as Commissaire Pierre Clement * 2022 '' The Switch (La switch)'' as Sherif * 2024 '' The Thawing of Ice (La fonte des glaces)''Charles-Henri Ramond
"La fonte des glaces en salle le 22 mars"
as Marc St. Germain

Selected theater credits

* ''The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui'' (National Actors Theatre/The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University, New York, 2002), Young Inna/Defendant Fish * ''The Cherry Orchard'' (Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 2006), Gaev

Awards and recognition

Bluteau won the 1990 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his work on ''

'' and was nominated for the same award in 1996 for his work in the film '' The Confessional (Le Confessionnal)''. He was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actor for his work on ''Black Robe''. Bluteau won the award for Best Actor at the 1997 Gijón International Film Festival for his work on '' Bent''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bluteau, Lothaire 1957 births Living people Canadian male film actors Male actors from Montreal Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Best Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec