Alexandre Goyette

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Alexandre Goyette
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Born (1979-04-11) April 11, 1979 (age 45)
NationalityCanadian
Years active2000s–present
SpouseGeneviève Côté

Alexandre Goyette (born April 11, 1979) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec, most noted as the writer of the stage play King Dave and the screenwriter and star of its 2016 film adaptation. [1]

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Background

He grew up in Montréal-Nord and Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec, [1] and was educated at Collège André-Grasset and the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe. [2]

Career

King Dave was first staged in 2005 as a solo one-man show in which Goyette played all of the characters himself. [3] The film adaptation featured several actors. [1]

In 2020, Goyette collaborated with actor Anglesh Major to update the story with Black Lives Matter themes so that Major could star in a revival for the Théàtre Jean-Duceppe; [4] in 2023, Patrick Emmanuel Abellard also starred in an English-language translation of the Black-themed version for Centaur Theatre. [5]

In addition to King Dave, he has had other supporting roles in film and television, [2] and has had stage roles including Victor in Down Dangerous Passes Road (Le chemin des Passes-Dangereuses), [6] Marco in The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain), [7] and Caius Marcius in Coriolanus . [8]

In 2014, he had his first credit as a director, staging his own French translation of Mike Bartlett's play Cock for Espace 4001. [9]

Personal life

He has been in a longterm relationship with Geneviève Côté, a former actress who now has a psychotherapy practice. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Nitro Colosse
2008 The Deserter (Le Déserteur)Roger Lizotte
2009La Nuit finiraStéphane
2010 7 Days (Les 7 jours du Talion)
The Last Escape (La Dernière fugue)The father, 1968
Twice a Woman (Deux fois une femme)French professor
2011 Fear of Water (La peur de l'eau)McCann
A Sense of Humour (Le sens de l'humour)Carl
De l'autre côtéCorentin Michelet
2012KvisturJòn Fridbjörnsson
Laurence Anyways Marco de Bellefeuille
2014Antoine and Marie (Antoine et Marie)Éric Gauthier
Mommy Patrick
What Are We Doing Here? (Qu’est-ce qu’on fait ici ?)Sgt. Cadorette
2015 Rabid Dogs (Enragés)Police officer at accident scene
2016 King Dave DaveAlso screenwriter
Nitro Rush Colosse
2017My Intelligent Comedy (Les Scènes fortuites)Réal
2018March Fool (Poisson de mars)
2021 The Guide to the Perfect Family (La Guide de la famille parfaite)Stéphane Dubois
2022 The Cheaters (Les Tricheurs)Michel
Norbourg Julien Giguère
2023 Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful (Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles) Marie-Victorin Kirouac

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Grande OursePolice officerOne episode
2005 Providence Laurent LavoieSix episodes
Miss MétéoDeliveryman
2005-2009La PromesseAlain Marion
2006-2008C.A.Martin Poirier45 episodes
2010Musée EdenMont-RougeTwo episodes
2011-2015 19-2 Inspecteur Dandenneau, SQ14 episodes
2012En thérapieÉric
Toute la véritéHenri Levasseur10 episodes
2014 Trauma Georges McDuffOne episode
2014-2015La Théorie du K.O.Christian Boisvert24 episodes
2015MedOne episode
2016FeuxMarc LemaireNine episodes
MiradorOne episode
2016-2017District 31Kevin Nadeau25 episodes
2017Le SiègeAlexis GodinSix episodes
2018L'ÉchappéeBruno
Faits diversJimmy O'ConnorOne episode
MensongesChuck MarcouxFive episodes
2020- Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime)Jimmy, the biker with a missing fingerFour episodes
2021AprèsSix episodes
2021-2022Six DegrésFrancis Fournier26 episodes
2022Ma mèreNickSix episodes
Le PacteJason
2022-2023La ConfrérieDaniel10 episodes

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