Lothaire Bluteau (born 14 April 1957) is a Canadian actor.

Biography

He was born in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirte ...

, and performs in both

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and

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. 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

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'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 ''Being at Home with Claude'' is a 1992 Canadian drama film directed by Jean Beaudin and based on the play by René-Daniel Dubois. The film stars Roy Dupuis as Yves, a gay man who has just murdered his lover Claude (Jean-François Pichette), and i ...

'', he won a best actor Genie Award for his performance in

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

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'' and

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

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'' (1992) and ''

I Shot Andy Warhol ''I Shot Andy Warhol'' is a 1996 biographical drama film about the life of Valerie Solanas and her relationship with the artist Andy Warhol. The film marked the feature film directorial debut of Canadian director Mary Harron. The film stars ...

'' (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 ''

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'', he played

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, 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 ''

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'' as the 9th century

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Awards and recognition

Bluteau won the 1990

Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actor in a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years o ...

for his work on ''

Jesus of Montreal ''Jesus of Montreal'' (french: Jésus de Montréal) is a 1989 French Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand, and starring Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening and Johanne-Marie Tremblay. The film tells the story of a g ...

'' 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

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for his work on '' Bent''.

Selected filmography

* ''Les Fils de la liberté'', 1980 (TV) * ''Jeune délinquant'', 1980 (TV series, 3 episodes) * '' Just a Game (Rien qu’un jeu)'', 1983 * ''Un Gars d’la place'', 1983 * ''

The Years of Dreams and Revolt ''The Years of Dreams and Revolt'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1984. A sequel to his 1975 film '' The Vultures (Les Vautours)'', the film revisits the story of Louis Pelletier ( Gilbert Sicotte) in ...

(Les Années de rêves)'', 1984 * ''Les Enfants mal aimés'', 1984 * ''Un Gars d’la place'', 1985 * ''Sonia'', 1986 * ''Miami Vice'', 1986 (TV series, 1 episode) * '' In the Shadow of the Wind (Les Fous de Bassan)'', 1987 * ''La Nuit avec Hortense'', 1987 * ''Bonjour Monsieur Gauguin'', 1988 * ''Mourir'', 1988 * ''La Nuit avec Hortense'', 1988 * ''

(Jésus de Montréal)'', 1989 * ''

'', 1991 * ''The Persistence of Memory'', 1991 * ''

'', 1992 * ', 1992 * ''Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris'', 1992 (TV movie) * '' The Confessional (Le Confessionnal)'', 1995 * ''Other Voices, Other Rooms'', 1995 * ''

'', 1996 * ''

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'', 1997 (TV miniseries, 4 episodes) * '' Bent'', 1997 * ''Conquest'', 1998 * ''

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'', 1998 * ''

Shot Through the Heart ''Shot Through the Heart'' is a 1998 television film directed by David Attwood, shown on the BBC and HBO in 1998, which covers the Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. The film is based on a true story and an article called ''Anti-Sniper' ...

'', 1998 (TV movie) * ''Senso unico'', 1999 * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', 1999 (TV series, 1 episode, "Sophomore Jinx", Professor James Henri Rousseau) * ''Restless Spirits'', 1999 (TV movie) * ''

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'', 2000 * ''Oz'', 2000 (TV series, 1 episode) * ''Solitude'', 2001 * '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', 2001 (TV series, 1 episode, "Enemy Within", Richard Zainer) * ''

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'', 2002 * ''

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'', 2002 - Mack * ''

Julie Walking Home ''Julie Walking Home'' is a 2002 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. It stars Miranda Otto and William Fichtner. It won an award at the 2003 Method Fest. Plot Julie finds her husband Henry in bed with another woman when she returns home e ...

'', 2002 * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', 2003 (TV series, 1 episode, "Pandora", Erich Tassig) * ''On Thin Ice'', 2003 (TV movie) * '' 24'', 2004 (TV series, 5 episodes) * ''Gérald L’Ecuyer: A Filmmaker’s Journey'', 2004 (TV movie) * ''Third Watch'', 2004 (TV, 1 episode) * ''

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'', 2005 * '' Law & Order: Trial by Jury'', 2006 (TV series, 1 episode, "Eros in the Upper Eighties", Andres Voychek) * ''Disappearances'', 2006 * ''Walk All Over Me'', 2007 * ''Race to Mars'' (TV mini-series, 2 episodes) * ''The Funeral Party'', 2007 * ''

'',

, 2007–2010 (TV series) * '' The Child Prodigy (L'Enfant prodige)'', 2010 * ''Missing'', 2012 (TV series, 1 episode) * '' The Storm Within'' (''Rouge sang''), 2013 * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', 2014 (TV series, 1 episode, "Gambler's Fallacy", Anton Nadari) * ''

'', 2015–2016 (TV, 13 episodes) * '' Regression'', 2015 * '' Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'', 2016 (TV, 1 episode) * '' The Switch (La Switch)'', 2022

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bluteau, Lothaire 1957 births Living people French Quebecers 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