Gilbert Sicotte

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Gilbert Sicotte
Born (1948-02-18) February 18, 1948 (age 75)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1972–present

Gilbert Sicotte, CM (born February 18, 1948) is a Canadian actor.

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Career

Sicotte is known for roles in The Vultures (Les Vautours), Little Tougas (Ti-Cul Tougas), The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves), The Secret Life of Happy People (La Vie secrète des gens heureux), Maria Chapdelaine (1983, Gilles Carle), Fortier , Louis Cyr , Léolo , Water Child (L'Enfant d'eau), Paul à Québec , And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) and Maria Chapdelaine (2021, Sébastien Pilote). He has also done some voice over work.

He has been a three-time Jutra/Iris Award winner for Best Actor, winning at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2011 for The Salesman , [1] at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2016 for Paul à Québec, [2] and at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2020 for And the Birds Rained Down. [3]

He has also been a four-time Genie and Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor, receiving lead acting nods at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993 for Cap Tourmente , [4] the 15th Genie Awards in 1994 for Les Pots cassés [5] and the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020 for And the Birds Rained Down, [6] and a supporting nod at the 28th Genie Awards in 2008 for Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil). [7]

Sicotte taught at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal from 1987 to 2018 for allegations of humiliating students in the classroom and authoritarian attitudes. [8]

Sicotte was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2013, "For his contributions to the performing arts as an actor, and for his commitment to training the next generation." [9]

Personal life

Sicotte is the father of Antoine Sicotte, a member of Sky.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976 Little Tougas (Ti-Cul Tougas, ou, Le bout de la vie)Martin
1976 Far from You Sweetheart (Je suis loin de toi mignonne)Le jeune frère
1979 Bye, See You Monday (Au revoir...à lundi)L'homme sur le banc
1980 Cordélia Me Jean-Dominique Leduc
1980 Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras)Gaetan
1980Les grands enfantsFrançois Gagné
1980 Fantastica Julien
1980 The Coffin Affair (L'Affaire Coffin)Le juré Guay
1980ContrecoeurRoger Desfossés
1983 Maria Chapdelaine Da'Bé Chapdelaine
1984 The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves)Louis Pelletier
1984Les illusions tranquillesNarratorVoice
1985Visage pâleJacques / un bum-a bum
1986 Anne Trister L'ami de Thomas
1987Les enfants de la rue: FernandSigouin
1992 La Sarrasine Théo Lemieux
1992 Léolo NarratorVoice
1992Ma soeur, mon amourLe père Messier
1993 Les Pots cassés Robert
1993 Cap Tourmente Jean-Louis McKenzie
1994 A Hero's Life (La vie d'un héros)Bertin
1995 Water Child (L'Enfant d'eau)Thomas
2006 The Secret Life of Happy People (La vie secrète des gens heureux)Bernard Dufresne
2007 Bluff John
2007 Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil)Marcel Beaudoin
2008 Mesrine Le milliardaire
2010 Piché: The Landing of a Man (Piché, entre ciel et terre)Président d'AirTransat
2011 The Salesman (Le Vendeur)Marcel Lévesque
2013 Louis Cyr (Louis Cyr, l'homme le plus fort du monde)Gustave Lambert
2014 Miraculum Mari de Louise
2014 The Wolves (Les loups)Léon
2015 The Passion of Augustine (La Passion d'Augustine)L'aumônier
2015 Paul à Québec Roland
2018IdentitésM. Morency
2019 And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)Charlie
2019 Mafia Inc. Henri Gamache
2021 Maria Chapdelaine Éphrem Surprenant
2022 Arlette Premier of Quebec
2023 One Summer (Le temps d'un été)Curé Beaulieu

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 The Paper Wedding BouchardTelevision film
1991Lance et compte: Le choixPaul Lachance
1992Bombardier Joseph-Armand Bombardier 2 episodes
1994Les grands procèsMe Raymond DaoustEpisode: "L'Affaire Mesrine"
1996 Marguerite Volant Claude Volant4 episodes
1997UrgenceClaude Rivest3 episodes
2001–2003 Fortier Gabriel Johnson42 episodes
2002 Un gars, une fille L'enquêteur de l'impôt1 episode
2008–2009Belle-BaieWilliam Noël12 episodes
2010–2014 Trauma Antoine Légaré54 episodes
2017Victor LessardTed Rutherford5 episodes
2022 La Faille Léopold Jolicoeur8 episodes

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References

  1. Charles-Henri Ramond (March 12, 2013). "Jutra 2012: Monsieur Lazhar, Vanessa Paradis et Gilbert Sicotte". Films du Québec.
  2. Maxime Demers, "La passion d’Augustine triomphe". Le Journal de Montréal , March 20, 2016.
  3. "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix" (in French). Radio-Canada. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. "Genie nominations". Calgary Herald , October 20, 1993.
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  6. Norman Wilner, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now , February 18, 2020.
  7. Bruce Kirkland, "They dream of Genies; Canadian directors see films scoop 12 noms each". Winnipeg Sun , January 29, 2008.
  8. "Gilbert Sicotte perd son emploi au Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal". Ici Radio-Canada, February 27, 2018.
  9. "Ronnie Hawkins among 45 who receive Order of Canada". CBC News, May 7, 2014.