Rémy Girard (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian actor and former television host from Quebec.Gaetan Charlebois, "Girard, Rémy". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, December 5, 2023.
Early life Born in Jonquière, he is the son of politician Fernand Girard.Richard Ouzounian, "Rémy Girard: a connoisseur of life". Toronto Star, December 31, 2010.
He attended Université Laval, initially to study law but switching to acting after joining the university's theatre troupe.Patricia Belzil, "Girard, Rémy". The Canadian Encyclopedia, February 16, 2012. He transferred to the Conservatoire de théàtre du Québec, where he graduated in 1974.
Acting career Girard has acted in film, television and stage productions throughout his career. He first became famous for playing the role of Rémy in Denys Arcand's 1986 film The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain), later reprising the character in The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares). Girard also appeared in Arcand's films Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) and Testament.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Testament en salle le 5 octobre". Films du Québec, May 24, 2023.
He was Paul Bougon in the TV series Les Bougon, which ran for three seasons on TV in Canada from 2003 to 2005.Gabrielle Caron, "Rémy Girard en 5 rôles marquants". Ici ARTV, July 13, 2022. He hosted a game show called La Chasse aux Trésors that aired on Quebec television network TVA during the late 1990s, and starred in the 2011 Canadian action comedy InSecurity on CBC Television.Brendan Kelly, "Rémy Girard stars in new CBC-TV comedy series InSecurity". Montreal Gazette, November 25, 2010.
In 2006 he was a member of the jury at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival.Kirill Galetski, "Swede's first feature wins top prize at Moscow Film Festival". Screen Daily, July 3, 2006.
Girard played notorious criminal Lucien Rivard in The American Trap (Le piege americain)."Six Quebec films get green light". Montreal Gazette, December 3, 2006. pg. A.29. Girard starred as Hervé Mercure in the thriller 7 Days (Les 7 Jours du Talion), directed by Daniel Grou.Brad Miska, "AFM '09: Monster Revenge in 'Seven Days'". Bloody Disgusting, November 7, 2009.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1973The Conquest (La Conquête)Customer in restaurant1982Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges)Henri-Paul1984 The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe) Radio announcer1986 The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain)Rémy, Louise's husband1988 The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes) Monsieur Litwin1988KalamazooFélix Cotnoir1988The Mills of Power (Les Tisserands du pouvoir)1989 Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal)Martin1991 Montreal Stories (Montréal vu par...)Consul1993 La FloridaLéo Lespérance1994 Million Dollar BabiesMartin Poulin1994 Jerome's Secret (Le Secret de Jérôme)Cyrille Marquis1996Lilies (Les Feluettes)the inmate playing the baroness1996The Ideal Man (L'Homme idéal)Bob1997Les BoysStan1997The Seat of the Soul (Le siège de l'âme)The Detective1998 The Red Violin (Le Violon rouge)the customs officer1998 Free MoneyLouis2001Varian's WarColonel Joubert2002Séraphin: Heart of StoneFather Laloge2003The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares)Rémy2004Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille)Maurice Morissette2005AuroreOreus Mailhot2005The Rocket (Maurice Richard)Tony Bergeron2005Human TraffickingViktor Taganov 2006Le Lièvre de VatanenRichard Growe2007Blades of GloryFather St. Pierre2007BluffGeorges2008The American Trap (Le piège américain)Lucien Rivard2008Honey, I'm in Love (Le Grand départ)Henri Leduc2009A Happy Man (Le Bonheur de Pierre)Michel Dolbec2009Father and Guns (De père en flic)Charles Bérubé2009Je me souviensMonseigneur Madore2010IncendiesJean Lebel, the barrister2010The Comeback (Cabotins)Marcel Lajoie2016Boundaries (Pays)Paul Rivest2016Votez BougonPaul Bougon 2016 Murdoch Mysteries Joseph-Elzéar Bernier episode 10 of season 9: The Big Chill2018The Fall of the American Empire (La Chute de l'empire américain)Sylvain 'The Brain' Bigras2019And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)2020The Vinland Club (Le Club Vinland)2020You Will Remember Me (Tu te souviendras de moi)Édouard2021Portrait-Robot or The Sketch ArtistBernard Dupin2022Bones of CrowsFather Jacobs2023TestamentJean-Michel2024Ababooned (Ababouiné)Cardinal Madore2025Compulsive Liar 2 (Menteuse)Serge Gauthier2026125, rue des MalaisesLaurent Perrier
Awards In June 2019 Girard was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.
In 2023 he was the recipient of the Prix Iris Tribute Award, the lifetime achievement award of Québec Cinéma, at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards.Maxime Demers, "Gala Québec Cinéma: le film «Viking» en tête des nominations". Le Journal de Montréal, November 14, 2023. He had previously received two Best Actor and five Best Supporting Actor nominations, but had never won a competitive award, making him the actor with the most nominations without a win.
In 2024 he was named the winner of the Prix Denise-Pelletier for his body of work."Rémy Girard et Élise Turcotte parmi les lauréats des Prix du Québec". Ici Radio-Canada, October 16, 2024.
Award Date of ceremony Category Film Result Genie Awards 1987 Best Actor The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) John Allemang, "Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". The Globe and Mail, February 5, 1987. 1991 Love Crazy (Amoureux fou) Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . 1993 La Florida "Genie nominations". Calgary Herald, October 20, 1993. 1998 Les Boys "Two films lead Genie pack". Waterloo Region Record, December 8, 1998. 2003 The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) 1989 Best Supporting Actor The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes) 1990 Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) 2005 Aurore Guy Dixon, "Forget the awards. Watch the party". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 2006. 2009 Father and Guns (De père en flic) Canadian Screen Awards 2020 And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) Connie Thiessen, "The Song of Names, Antigone lead final night of Canadian Screen Award winners". Broadcast Dialogue, May 28, 2020. Prix Jutra/Iris 2002 Best Actor Les Boys III "Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced". Screen Daily, January 24, 2002. 2004 The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares) Odile Tremblay, "Les Invasions barbares, La Grande Séduction et Gaz Bar Blues dominent la course aux Jutra". Le Devoir, January 22, 2004. 1999 Best Supporting Actor Les Boys II "Red Violin leads pack for Jutra Awards". The Globe and Mail, January 28, 1999. 2003 Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: Un homme et son péché) Martin Bilodeau, "Télévision - La Grande Nuit du cinéma". Le Devoir, February 22, 2003. 2010 Father and Guns (De père en flic) "Jutra : liste des finalistes". La Presse, February 16, 2010. 2020 And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020. 2021 The Vinland Club (Le club Vinland) Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021. 2023 Tribute Award
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