Claude Legault (born May 26, 1963) is a Canadian actor and television writer from
Quebec.
Biography
Legault was a star (2000-2003) of the
Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation and has since appeared regularly on television, stage and film. He was part of the cast of the T.V. series ''450 chemin du Golf'' and ''
Annie et ses Hommes
Annie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress
* Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer
The ...
'' and of ''Le retour''. He also plays in ''
Minuit, le soir'' and ''
Dans une galaxie près de chez vous
''Dans une galaxie près de chez vous'' (English: ''In a galaxy near you'') is a Quebec French language television series that aired on Canal Famille (later Vrak.TV) from January 25, 1999 to November 25, 2001, and a movie of the same name, release ...
'', two series that he developed and wrote with his old partner in crime
Pierre-Yves Bernard Pierre-Yves is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Pierre-Yves André (born 1974), retired French footballer
*Pierre-Yves Barré (1749–1832), French vaudevillist and songwriter
* Pierre-Yves Bény (born 1983), French gymnast
*Pi ...
. Together, they also wrote the movie ''
Dans une galaxie près de chez vous
''Dans une galaxie près de chez vous'' (English: ''In a galaxy near you'') is a Quebec French language television series that aired on Canal Famille (later Vrak.TV) from January 25, 1999 to November 25, 2001, and a movie of the same name, release ...
'', in which he portrays Flavien Bouchard. Moreover, Legault was co author of ''Le monde selon Dieu'', in which he played at
Espace GO
Espace may refer to:
* ESPACE, a complexity class in computational complexity theory
* Espace musique, a Canadian radio service
* Espace 2, a Swiss radio station
* Radio Espace, a French radio station
*Espace Group, a French media company
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and at the Vieux-Clocher in
Sherbrooke,
Quebec. He has been seen on stage in ''
Durocher le milliardaire Durocher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Brian Durocher, American ice hockey player and coach
* Eulalie Durocher (1811–1849), Canadian nun and candidate for sainthood
* Jean-Baptiste Durocher (1754–1811), Canadian bu ...
'' and ''
Propagande'' and on the big screen in ''
Gaz Bar Blues'', ''
Les 7 Jours du Talion'' and ''
10½
' is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Daniel Grou and written by Claude Lalonde. It premiered at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma in Montreal. The story involves a ten-year-old boy called Tommy in the youth-protection system in Quebec.
Syno ...
''. He also starred in the series
19-2.
He received a
Genie Award
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...
nomination for
Best Actor
Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play.
The term most often refers to th ...
at the
28th Genie Awards
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for ''
The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons)'', and won the
Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actor at the
24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022 for ''
Drunken Birds (Les Oiseaux ivres)''.
[François Lévesque]
"Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma"
'' Le Devoir'', June 5, 2022.
Filmography
Television
Films
Awards
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** [Gemini Prize for best text for a children's program or series]
* ''
19-2 '':
** [Artis Prize , Artis Prize for Best Leading Male Role: TV series]
* '' [Annie and her men] '':
**
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* ''
idnight, evening'':
** Gemini Award for Best Leading Male Role: Dramatic 2005
** Gemini Award for Best Text for a Dramatic Series 2006
** Gemini Award for Best Leading Male Role: Dramatic 2006
** Gemini Award for Best Text for a Dramatic Series 2007
** Artis Award for Best Male Role: 2007 TV series
** Artis Prize for Best Male Role: 2008 television series
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*1 (number), a number, a numeral
*001, fictional British agent, see 00 Agent
*001, former emergency telephone number for the Norwegian fire brigade (until 1986)
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n a galaxy near you
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History
...
'': Flavien Bouchard (co-author)
**
emini Prize for best text for a children's program or series E-mini S&P, often abbreviated to "E-mini" (despite the existence of many other E-mini contracts) and designated by the commodity ticker symbol ''ES'', is a stock market index futures contract traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's Globex elect ...
2000
**
emini Prize for best text for a children's program or series E-mini S&P, often abbreviated to "E-mini" (despite the existence of many other E-mini contracts) and designated by the commodity ticker symbol ''ES'', is a stock market index futures contract traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's Globex elect ...
2001
References
External links
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TV series profile (actor)
Living people
1963 births
Canadian male stage actors
Canadian male film actors
Place of birth missing (living people)
Canadian male television actors
Canadian screenwriters in French
Male actors from Quebec
French Quebecers
Writers from Quebec
Best Actor Jutra and Iris Award winners
Best Supporting Actor Jutra and Iris Award winners
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