Antoine Bertrand (born November 24, 1977) is a
Canadian
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film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''
Les Bougon
''Les Bougon - c'est aussi ça la vie!'' is a Quebec sitcom broadcast by Radio-Canada from 2004 to 2006, written by François Avard and Jean-François Mercier and produced by Fabienne Larouche. The show won three Gémeaux in 2004. The show's ...
'' and the films ''
Louis Cyr'', a role that earned him the
Iris Award
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for Best Actor, and ''
Starbuck'', for which he garnered a
Genie Award
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nomination for
Best Supporting Actor at the
2012 Genie Awards.
["‘Café de Flore’, ‘A Dangerous Method’ lead Genie Awards race"]
. ''Toronto Star
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...
'', January 17, 2011.
Career
Antoine Bertrand became famous from his role as Junior in the popular TV series ''Les Bougon'' in 2003. He was also acclaimed for his role as Yannick in the TV series ''C.A.'', for which he won a Gémeaux Award in the category “Best Leading Male Role: Comedy.” From 2010 to 2014, he co-hosted the cult show ''Les enfants de la télé'' alongside
Véronique Cloutier, which earned him two Gémeaux Awards in the category “Best Show Host: Comedy, Variety Series, Game, or Reality Show.” More recently, he has appeared in ''Boomerang'' and ''True North'', series for which he has also been awarded. He has numerous credits on the big screen in more than a dozen feature films, including
Martin Villeneuve's ''
The 12 Tasks of Imelda (Les 12 travaux d'Imelda)'', co-starring playwright
Robert Lepage
Robert Lepage (born December 12, 1957) is a Canadian playwright, actor, film director, and stage director.
Early life
Lepage was raised in Quebec City. At age five, he was diagnosed with a rare form of alopecia, which caused complete hair lo ...
and actress-signer
Ginette Reno
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, in which he plays Martin and
Denis Villeneuve
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's cousin Louis.
[Jean Siag]
"Les 12 travaux d’Imelda : Étonnante comédie"
'' La Presse'', October 28, 2022.
Filmography
Theater
References
External links
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1977 births
21st-century Canadian male actors
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Quebec
People from Granby, Quebec
Best Actor Jutra and Iris Award winners
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