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Sylvain Marcel (born 1964) is a Canadian actor. Marcel is best known in French Canada for appearing in Familiprix television commercials since 2003, and in English Canada for his role in the hit film Bon Cop, Bad Cop as Luc Therrien. He has also appeared in various other films and television shows. [1]
He was a César Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 47th César Awards in 2022, for his performance in the film Aline . [2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Revenge of the Woman in Black | Policier moustachu | |
| 2001 | The Woman Who Drinks | Homme de main | |
| 2001 | The Pig's Law | Paquette | |
| 2003 | Red Nose | Monsieur Paquette | |
| 2003 | Noël Blank | Denis | |
| 2006 | May God Bless America | Pierre St-Rock | |
| 2006 | Bon Cop, Bad Cop | Luc Therrien | |
| 2006 | The Secret Life of Happy People | Macho du snack-bar | |
| 2009 | The Legacy | Mari de Manon | |
| 2011 | Familiar Grounds | Alain | |
| 2011 | Gerry | Yves Savoie | |
| 2011 | French Immersion | Père Tremblay | |
| 2013 | Lac Mystère | Jacques Picard | |
| 2014 | Miraculum | Michel Beaudry | |
| 2016 | 9 | Louis | |
| 2017 | Father and Guns 2 | Ministre de la Justice | |
| 2020 | Aline | Guy-Claude Kamar | |
| 2023 | Dusk for a Hitman (Crépuscule pour un tueur) | Roger Burns | |
| 2023 | Days of Happiness (Les Jours heureux) | Patrick |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4 et demi... | Client | Episode: "Bouquet de pleurs" |
| 1997 | Un gars, une fille | Passager #1 | Episode: "Dans le métro/La rénovation 1/À l'hôtel 1" |
| 2000 | Chartrand et Simonne | Contestataire | Episode: "L'amour et la guerre: 1942-1945" |
| 2000 | On n'est pas là pour s'aimer | Le réceptionniste | Television film |
| 2001 | Fortier | Pierre Daoust | Episode: "Elles ne sont qu'une: Part 1" |
| 2002 | Bunker, le cirque | Hubald | Episode #1.1 |
| 2003 | Hommes en quarantaine | Francis Lepage | Television film |
| 2003–2007 | 450, Chemin du Golf | Sylvain | 5 episodes |
| 2004–2005 | Le Sketch Show | Sylvain | 27 episodes |
| 2005 | Les Bougon | Garde chasse | Episode: "Bed & Breakfast" |
| 2005 | Détect inc. | Phonzo | Episode: "Le retour de Pépé" |
| 2006–2007 | Le négociateur | Léo Piché | 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Rumeurs | Acheteur de condo | Episode: "Accomodements raisonnables" |
| 2007 | Dieu merci! | Un homme d'affaires | Episode #1.5 |
| 2007 | Les Invincibles | Bernard | 6 episodes |
| 2011–2015 | 19-2 | Sergent Julien Houle | 24 episodes |
| 2012–2014 | Toute la vérité | Enquêteur Denis Payeur | 6 episodes |
| 2014–2018 | Mensonges | Bob Crépault | 40 episodes |
| 2015 | For Sarah | Luc Vaillancourt | 10 episodes |
| 2019–2021 | Les Honorables | Gaétan Dessureaux | |
| 2021 | Virage | Sylvain Lessard | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Good Morning Chuck (Bon matin Chuck, ou l'art de réduire les méfaits) | Lionel |
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