Personal Info
Birth date
1961-01-27 (64 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Pointe-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Also known as
-Benoît Gouin
Biography
Benoît Gouin was born on January 27, 1961 in Pointe-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for I Killed My Mother (2009), Lac Mystère (2013) and Québec-Montréal (2002).
Filmography
Le Tricheur
5
Overview:
This daily quiz show puts strategy front and centre, as five celebrities answer general-knowledge questions to win money for their favourite charity. But here’s the catch: one of the five participants is cheating, because they’re secretly being fed the answers. The cheater’s mission is to play it smart so they can fool the other players and win the game without getting caught.Mensonges
4.267
Overview:
Psychological crime series following the investigations of interrogation experts Julie Beauchemin and Maxime Moreli.Freefall
7.5
Overview:
Everyone can have a bad day now and then, but we meet Valerie on a morning that divides her life neatly into before and after. It took one inconsequential setback – a silly thing, really – to cause a slight delay in Valerie’s schedule, resulting in a regrettable distraction, causing an unfortunate incident, which leads her to the police station….. making her miss the single most important event she had on her agenda: The Meeting! That’s when the dam breaks. All that control to build the fragile framework of her life collapses instantly. Valerie gets fired, is obliged to restrain her lifestyle, and now with the shared custody of her son in question, Valerie has to review her priorities and reorganize her life.The Wall
6.6
Overview:
Fermont: A remote mining colony in the endless frozen hell that is Canada's far North. The body of a young exotic dancer is found and the Quebec City police sends one of their toughest, most experienced detectives to investigate. Céline sure is always up for a challenge. Being cooped up in the massive structure that is the colony – the inhabitants simply call it “The Wall” – soon presents her with some challenges that exceed her investigative efforts.Le clan
7.9
Overview:
Yannick Moreau is a reformed criminal who rebuilt his life in Quebec living with a new identity under the witness protection program. Will the past catch up with him?The Godmother
1
Overview:
It’s 1993, and Paloma Luisa Marquez Hermosa is on top of the world. Originally from Columbia, she now heads a very discreet – and very efficient – criminal organization that smuggles cocaine into Montreal and launders drug money. Nicknamed the “Cali Cartel Godmother”, she stops at nothing to provide for her family. But Paloma eventually becomes the target of Paul Généreux, an honest cop who’s determined to destroy her organization – until his investigation turns into a tangled web of corruption that reaches the upper echelons of the police force.Karl & Max
8
Overview:
Karl, Max and their friend Yvon see their destiny forever shatter when they discover a bag containing a gun and lots of money! By taking the decision to keep the loot of 2.6 million, they will be propelled into a world to which they don’t belong, caught up in a race for millions with the organized crime.Apparences
NYR
Overview:
Nathalie Bérubé is a renown actress and her twin sisters, Manon, is an elementary school teacher. As the family gathers to celebrate their 40th birthday, Manon goes missing.I Killed My Mother
7.5
Overview:
Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that consumes him more and more each day. After distressing ordeals and tragic episodes, Hubert will find his mother on the banks of Saint Lawrence river, where he grew up, and where a murder will be committed: the murder of childhood.Antigone
6.792
Overview:
Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemporary Montreal.Dusk for a Hitman
5.8
Overview:
1979. Donald Lavoie is a fearsome hitman who works under the orders of Claude Dubois, head of the Montreal South-West mob. Donald is tasked to take under his wing new recruit Serge Rivard, a hotheaded small-time crook who soon compromises him in a botched double murder. Donald avoids justice thanks to the Dubois clan's lawyers, but this is only a temporary setback for Detective Sergeant Roger Burns, who wants to convince Lavoie to become an informer.My Mother's Men
8
Overview:
Young Elsie is shocked to learn that her eccentric mother wanted her ashes to be scattered among her five ex-husbands. Elsie is adamant about carrying out her mother's wishes, but the trip fundamentally alters her course.Miss Boots
8.3
Overview:
Philippe, an opera composer in search of inspiration, is forced to take in Simone, his rebellious, eccentric niece whose best friend is a skunk. Despite their diametrically opposed personalities, Philippe and Simone quickly discover that they may need each other more than they first thought.Gabrielle
6.5
Overview:
Gabrielle is a young woman with Williams syndrome who has a contagious joie de vivre and an exceptional musical gift. Since she met her boyfriend Martin, at the recreation centre where they are choir members, they have been inseparable. However, because they are "different," their loved ones are fearful of their relationship. As the choir prepare for an important music festival, Gabrielle does everything she can to gain her independence. As determined as she is, Gabrielle must still confront other people's prejudices as well as her own limitations in the hope of experiencing a love far from the "ordinary".Quebec-Montreal
6.425
Overview:
Quebec-Montreal: 250 km (150 miles) of asphalt, nine thirtysomething travelers, four cars, one destination. The journey becomes an opportunity to share points of view about life and to discuss troubling questions about our existence.1st Love
4.6
Overview:
Antoine, 13, spends the summer vacation with his parents in a rented cottage on an island in the middle of the Saint-Lawrence River. His neighbour, 17-year-old Anna, is an enigmatic and lively young woman. Antoine begins to experience the first stirrings of love-which soon yield a troubling brew of anxiety, desire and obsession. He eventually comes across a terrible secret that will forever change his life.Face Time
4.7
Overview:
Benoit, an actor surviving on his barman wages, follows the advice of is his brother Frank - a former hockey player turned talent agent- and grows a beard to get a part in a dinner theatre play. Benoit's girlfriend Vicky, an ex dramaturge who now works as a librarian, finds it difficult to accept this latest development, as it will delay the couple's plan to purchase a condo from their friends Caro and Vincent, who manage a hair and beauty salon. But Benoit's beard seems to have magical powers: he suddenly has a great deal of success, while Vicky develops a mysterious allergy to her boyfriend's facial hair.Les Tricheurs
5.8
Overview:
Two lovers and a friend meet up for a game of golf. They are soon joined by a stranger who puts to the test the bonds between them and in the process reveals buried secrets.Sarah Prefers to Run
5.9
Overview:
When Sarah has a chance to go to a first class university and to join its premiere athletic club, her suburban mother is fearful of the change and refuses to help financially. But Sarah's roommate knows that they will get a grant if they marry. Sarah agrees but only to discover that her true heart lies elsewhere. Sarah prefers to run.The Wolves
6.2
Overview:
A woman travels from the big city to the countryside. The locals are suspicious.Jealous
5.3
Overview:
Thomas and Marianne, a feuding couple whose relationship has hit a wall, decide to spend a weekend at Thomas' uncle's lakeside cottage. This is their last chance to save their relationship, which has been jeopardized by Marianne's meaningless flirtations and Thomas' uncontrollable jealousy. As they arrive, a restless yet charming neighbor welcomes them into their house and, realizing that Thomas' uncle and girlfriend will not be showing up for days, suggests they share the dinner he has prepared. The drunken night that follows - with this man, who might not be who he seems to be, pushing his charms on Marianne - leads to a weekend of blurred emotions and events, where loyalties, guilt and a shared secret will test the young couple's ability to survive.Looking for Alexander
6.6
Overview:
Disturbing and violent memories haunt a man after he emerges from a lengthy coma.Origami
5.063
Overview:
David is travelling. He's on a unique trip that doesn't take him from one place to another but from one moment in time to another. Seeking to understand the strange power he has to move around in his own timeline, David will eventually have to confront the disassembled chronology of his own life as well as his repressed past.Acting
2025Dernière seconde (10 Episodes) as Louis McLeod
2024Miss Boots as Ménard
2024Ferret as Unknown
2023My Mother's Men as Yves
2023Dusk for a Hitman as Claude Dubois
2022Les Tricheurs as Unknown
2022Larry (10 Episodes) as Larry
2020Le Phoenix (6 Episodes) as Daniel Potvin
2019The Wall (9 Episodes) as Jacques Larocque
2019Antigone as Enquêteur
2017Infiltration as Avocat
2017Origami as Docteur Duval
2017L'heure bleue (96 Episodes) as Bernard Boudrias
2017Freefall (2 Episodes) as François
2016Chinatown as Unknown
2016Premonitions (2 Episodes) as Jules Samson
2015Karl & Max (10 Episodes) as René 'Flower' Lafleur
2015Le clan (12 Episodes) as Thomas Chamberland
2014The Wolves as William
2014The Godmother (5 Episodes) as Richard Plamondon
2014Mensonges (1 Episode) as André Daoust
2013Gabrielle as Laurent
2013Mirror Lake as John
20131st Love as François
2013Sarah Prefers to Run as Richard
2012First Snow as Paul
2012I Am A Sand Castle Awaiting The Sea as Patron
2012Apparences (10 Episodes) as Jean-Denis Desrosiers
2012Le Tricheur (5 Episodes) as Self
2010Silence Lies as Benoît Messier
2010Jealous as Jean Messier
2010Face Time as Trottier
2009I Killed My Mother as Boarding School Principal
2008Le déserteur as Unknown
2008The Broken Line as Fabien Michaud
2008Will You Be Home Tonight? as Benoit
2007La belle empoisonneuse as Unknown
2004Looking for Alexander as Patrick Boivin
2004La vie rêvée de Mario Jean (13 Episodes) as Pierre Gagné
2002Quebec-Montreal as Michel Gauvin