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Luc Picard | |
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| Born | 24 September 1961 Lachine, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Luc Picard (born 24 September 1961) is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian.
Picard was born on 24 September 1961, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He trained at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, and quickly became a favourite with Quebec audiences with his frequent appearances on television.
During the 1990s, following his debut performance in Letters of Transit (Les Sauf-conduits) he slowly developed as a film star with character roles in a variety of films, especially those by Pierre Falardeau. In 2002, Picard scored a double triumph with a Genie Award for his performance as the psychotic cult leader in Savage Messiah [1] and a Prix Jutra for The Collector , directed by Jean Beaudin. In 2005, he directed his first feature, Audition , which was followed by Babine in 2008, Ésimésac in 2012, 9 in 2016, and Cross My Heart in 2017.
He is most commonly known for his portrayal of the infamous Michel Chartrand in the biographical TV series Simmone et Chartrand , where he was nominated for Gemini Awards. His acting film credits also include A Sunday in Kigali (Un dimanche a Kigali), Cap Tourmente , The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit), The Last Breath (Le Dernier souffle), Detour (Détour), Night Song , Isla Blanca and Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises herbes).
In 2016, he directed a segment of the collective film 9 . [2]
He both directed and stars in the 2021 film Confessions of a Hitman about Canadian contract killer Gerald Gallant. [3] He received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Actor at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023. [4]
He was formerly married to actress Isabel Richer, until they announced their split in 2013. [5] Their son Henri Picard is an actor. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired | Policier #2 | |
| 1990 | Ding et Dong | Livreur Ding | |
| 1991 | Nelligan | Gonzalgue Deslauriers | |
| 1991 | Letters of Transit (Les sauf-conduits) | Marc | |
| 1992 | The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) | Adrien | |
| 1992 | La fenêtre | Raphaël | |
| 1993 | The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles) | J. Boulet | |
| 1993 | Cap Tourmente | Wilfrid Bourgault | |
| 1994 | Octobre | Felquiste | |
| 1994 | Si belles | Mario | |
| 1996 | Mistaken Identity | Richard | |
| 1996 | Remue-ménage | Maurice | |
| 1998 | Streetheart (Le Cœur au poing) | Lézard | |
| 1999 | The Last Breath (Le Dernier souffle) | Lauren Vaillancourt | |
| 1999 | Elvis Gratton II: Miracle à Memphis | Sikh Elvis | |
| 2000 | Holiday | Paul Delperée | |
| 2001 | February 15, 1839 (15 février 1839) | François-Marie-Thomas de Lorimier | |
| 2001 | The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit) | Frank | |
| 2002 | The Collector (Le Collectionneur) | Michel Rochon | |
| 2002 | Savage Messiah | Roch Thériault | |
| 2003 | 8:17 p.m. Darling Street | Gérard | |
| 2005 | Audition | Louis Tremblay | |
| 2006 | A Sunday in Kigali | Bernard Valcourt | |
| 2008 | Babine | Toussaint Brodeur | |
| 2009 | Detour | Léo Huff | |
| 2011 | Wetlands (Marécages) | Jean | |
| 2012 | Ésimésac | Toussaint Brodeur | |
| 2013 | La maison du pêcheur | Duguay | |
| 2016 | Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises herbes) | Patenaude | |
| 2016 | Night Song | Daniel Dussault | |
| 2018 | Isla Blanca | Pierre | |
| 2018 | The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles) | Sylvain, père de Léo | |
| 2021 | Confessions of a Hitman (Confessions) | Gerald Gallant | |
| 2022 | Family Game (Arsenault et fils) | André Arsenault |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Shehaweh | Elizabeth's Man | Episode #1.4 |
| 1993 | Scoop II | Bertrand Gagnon | 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Blanche | Émilien Pronovost | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Les grands procès | M. Castonguay | Episode: "Ginette Couture-Marchand" |
| 1994 | Scoop III | Bertrand Gagnon | Episode #3.5 |
| 1996 | Omerta | François Pelletier | 11 episodes |
| 1996 | La Petite Vie | Guy | Episode: "Rénald gai" |
| 1997 | Omertà II - La loi du silence | François Pelletier | 14 episodes |
| 1998 | Traces d'étoiles | Henry | Television film |
| 2000–2003 | Chartrand et Simonne | Michel Chartrand | 12 episodes |
| 2006 | Vice caché | Michel Champagne | 18 episodes |
| 2010 | En audition avec Simon | Luc Picard | Episode: "Luc Picard" |
| 2011 | Malenfant | Raymond Malenfant | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Les Boys | Pidz | Episode: "Vedettes de la pub!" |
| 2014–2015 | Les Jeunes Loups | Marc Quenneville | 20 episodes |
| 2016 | Blue Moon | Benoit Lebel | 11 episodes |
| 2017 | Sur-Vie | Charles Grisé | 6 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | District 31 | Geoffroy Morin | 130 episodes |
| 2022 | Aller simple | Denis Théberge | 6 episodes |
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