Maxime Le Flaguais is the stage name of Maxime Côté (born 1982), a Canadian actor known for his leading television role as Alexis Labranche in the 2016-21 drama series ''
Les Pays d'en haut
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'' and his performance in the 2022 film ''
Rodeo (Rodéo)''.
The son of actors
Michel Côté and
Véronique Le Flaguais
Véronique Le Flaguais (born 30 November 1947 in Paris, France) is a French actress who has acted in many Canadian productions. Her work includes a Genie Award nomination for her supporting role in ''Surviving My Mother'', '' Rumeurs'', '' Je ...
, he had a number of early acting roles as Maxime Côté before opting in 2010 to use his mother's surname professionally, in a bid to establish his career on his own without the baggage of being judged against his father's status as one of Quebec's most famous actors.
[Michelle Coudé-Lord]
"Mon père est Michel Côté, l'acteur"
''Le Journal de Montréal
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'', June 20, 2010. His first role credited as Maxime Le Flaguais was in the film ''
Piché: The Landing of a Man (Piché, entre ciel et terre)'' as the young
Robert Piché
Robert Piché (born November 5, 1952) is a Canadian pilot. On August 24, 2001, he was Pilot in command, captain of the Airbus A330 flying Air Transat Flight 236 and managed to land the aircraft safely in the Azores after it lost all power due to f ...
, with his father playing Piché as an adult.
[
He received a ]Canadian Screen Award
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nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards
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Name
"Eleven" derives from the Old English ', which is first attested ...
in 2023, for his performance in ''Rodeo''.
He has also been an occasional songwriting collaborator with singer-songwriter Beyries
Beyries (; oc, Veirias) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Transport
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, including on the songs "J'aurai cent ans" and "Nous sommes".[Jean-François Vandeuren]
"Beyries dévoile le superbe clip de la chanson « Nous sommes », coréalisé par Maxime Le Flaguais"
''Showbizz'', April 22, 2021. They received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize The SOCAN Songwriting Prize, formerly known as the ECHO Songwriting Prize, is an annual competition recognizing the best in Canadian emerging music, both anglophone and francophone.
Established in 2006, the competition was designed to recognize som ...
nomination in 2017 for "J'aurai cent ans", and Le Flaguais codirected the music video for "Nous sommes".[
In 2022 he directed his first narrative short film, ''Ourobouros''.
]
Personal life
He is in a relationship with actress Caroline Dhavernas
Caroline Dhavernas (; born May 15, 1978) is a Canadian actress. She is best known in the United States for her collaborations with Bryan Fuller. She played Jaye Tyler in the Fox comedy-drama series '' Wonderfalls'', and Alana Bloom in the NBC ps ...
. Their first daughter, Françoise, was born in 2018.[Élizabeth Lepage-Boily]
"Un vieux nom pour la fille de Caroline Dhavernas et Maxime Le Flaguais"
''Showbizz'', September 13, 2018.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male stage actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male voice actors
French Quebecers
Male actors from Quebec City
Film directors from Quebec
21st-century Canadian male actors