Personal Info
Birth date
1944-09-25 (80 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Also known as
-Gilles Renaud
Biography
Gilles Renaud (born 25 September 1944) is a Canadian actor who has starred in cinema and television in Quebec. In 1983, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor for the film A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi). He is also a two-time Jutra Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor, receiving nods at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007 for The Secret Life of Happy People (La Vie secrète des gens heureux) and at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014 for The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement). In 2016, he appeared in the film Bad Seeds. While heavily involved in that production, he filmed a death scene for his character in his TV series Mémoires Vives, which began airing in 2013. In 2017, he starred in François Girard's film Hochelaga, Land of Souls, as a Montreal archaeologist in search of Hochelaga.
Filmography
Bonsoir bonsoir!
4
Overview:
Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but also, and most importantly, on their passions, interests and opinions.La petite séduction
2
Overview:
Dany Turcotte invites celebrities to discover a small rural towns in unexpected and surprising ways. Events are carefully planned cater to the celebrity’s tastes, desires and passions.Silence, on joue!
3
Overview:
In a friendly atmosphere, two teams consisting of two celebrities and a contestant face off in a variety of clever, fun games where they win points for their quick wit, powers of logic, and general knowledge.Viens voir les comédiens
NYR
Overview:
Viens voir les comédiens is a television show on the Canadian French-language arts and culture television network ARTV.Les échangistes
NYR
Overview:
Host Penelope McQuade welcomes three celebrities each evening, along with two different swapping contributors who will intervene, make critical comments and spice up the conversations!Living Memories
7
Overview:
The story of families haunted, despite themselves, by a past that has not died.Il va y avoir du sport
NYR
Overview:
A program that tackles major subjects – human, political, cultural, economic and ethical issues – and presents them in a debate format that encourages lively discussion.La Petite Vie
8.8
Overview:
La petite vie was first a stage sketch of the comedy duo Ding et Dong, formed by Claude Meunier and Serge Thériault, and later a hit Quebec television sitcom aired by Radio-Canada from 1993 to 1999. In total, 59 episodes were created plus 3 specials, two for Christmas and one for New Year's 2000. It is to date the only Canadian TV show to ever gather more than 4 million viewers, a performance it achieved twice in 1995.Mirador
6
Overview:
Mirador is a major public relations firm, directing a small army of PR experts. Whatever situation their clients find themselves in –international scandal, murder, political hot water or fetish sex – Mirador will control the outcome for them.Les Beaux Malaises
8
Overview:
Fictional series based on the life (and starring) Martin Matte, a comedian and popular figure in PQ, Canada. It tells the story of the awkward but funny moments that the stand-up man has to face everyday.D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
NYR
Overview:
Exile and possibly death are in the cards for the Queen of France in this edgy cloak-and-dagger adventure.Musée Éden
6.7
Overview:
The story takes place in 1910 in Montreal, Quebec, while a killer terrorized the city. In the same period, Florence and Camille Courval, two sisters originating in French Manitoba inherit the Eden Museum, where statues of wax in connection with criminal news are housed.Outbreak
7.2
Overview:
A dangerous virus appears in a group of homeless people, causing a risk of outbreak. How long will it take Anne-Marie Leclerc, director of the Emergency Public Health Laboratory, to realize that an actual epidemic is starting to take shape?A Criminal Affair
7
Overview:
The story of a mother's 15-year struggle to clear her son of a murder he did not commit. It is also the story of a major crimes investigator who always suspected a relative of being involved in the case, but never came forward with that informationThe Maple Leaf
NYR
Overview:
From 1535 to 1760, this story follows the Bellerose family, beginning with François Bellerose's arrival in New France with Jacques Cartier and culminating in Julien Bellerose's death. Through generations, the Belleroses embody the tenacity and courage with which families overcame adversity to build Canada, then known as New France. Each episode features a new generation.La tour
5
Overview:
An original talk show is set in Patrick’s warm and cozy apartment, where he welcomes friends and guests every day to discuss the latest hot topics that affect our lives. The show also features Patrick’s fictional neighbours.René Lévesque
4
Overview:
René Lévesque was a Canadian television miniseries that aired on CBC Television in 2006. It stars Emmanuel Bilodeau as former-Quebec premier René Lévesque.The Siege
NYR
Overview:
A group of workers takes their boss hostage in an attempt to prevent the imminent closure of a factory that is the financial lifeblood of their town.Laurence Anyways
7.643
Overview:
The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.Bon Cop Bad Cop
6.44
Overview:
When the body of the executive of hockey Benoit Brisset is found on the billboard of the border of Quebec and Ontario, the jurisdiction of the crime is shared between the two police forces and detectives David Bouchard from Montreal and Martin Ward from Toronto are assigned to work together. With totally different styles, attitudes and languages.D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
5.225
Overview:
Exile and possibly death are in the cards for the Queen of France in this edgy cloak-and-dagger adventure based on Alexandre Dumas' unrivaled tale of THE THREE MUSKETEERS and their reckless romantic friend D'Artagnan. Supernatural powers and dark mystical forces add an exciting twist to this classic tale.The Guide to the Perfect Family
6.5
Overview:
A couple in Québec deals with the pitfalls, pressure and high expectations of raising kids in a society obsessed with success and social media image.Hochelaga, Land of Souls
4.974
Overview:
Mohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny engages in a search for his ancestors following a tragic terrain slump in the Percival Molson Stadium.The Hair of the Beast
4.4
Overview:
Takes place in 1665 in New France at a time when a part of Canada was colonialized by France. Joseph Côté escapes from a prison in order to avoid death by hanging. Moreover, while some colonial soldiers are chasing him, Joseph takes the identity of a Jesuit and hides in the seigneury of Beaufort where most men are waiting for "daughters of the king." (French women who were sent to Canada in order to find a husband.) At night, Joseph finds out that there are werewolves that terrorize the village. Besides, things get complicated when he falls in love with Marie Labotte, a "daughter of the king" that no one wants to marry. All in all, by simply trying to protect his life and Marie's, Joseph will end up fighting against the werewolves.The Outlander
5.2
Overview:
It is the early 20th century. A stranger arrives in the small, rural community and disrupts the lives of its inhabitants. The man, who refuses to give his name, is dubbed The Outlander. A traveller who disdains conventional behaviour and parochialism, The Outlander disturbs the villagers' complacency and scandalizes the community; he also elicits admiration and gains a woman's love. He ultimately leaves in the same manner he had arrived, but not before he has helped the villagers open their eyes to the larger world beyond their village.Gaz Bar Blues
6.8
Overview:
This is the story of Mr. Brochu, whose friends like to call "the Boss". He runs his gas station the best he can and tries to stay happy no matter what happens. This movie relates all the small tragedies surrounding the gaz bar, such as hold-ups, competition from the big companies invading the neighbourhood, and the fact that is sons don't seem to be interested in the gas station.Acting
2025Peak Everything as Eugène
2022Notre Dame de Moncton as Hergé
2022A Criminal Affair (4 Episodes) as Jean-Guy Bilodeau
2021Dans ton temps (1 Episode) as Self
2021La Contemplation du mystère as Yvon
2021The Guide to the Perfect Family as Robert Dubois
2020La tour (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2020Ça va bien aller (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2020Outbreak (1 Episode) as Jacques
2019Bonsoir bonsoir! (4 Episodes) as Self
2017The Siege (6 Episodes) as Mario Cormier
2017Hochelaga, Land of Souls as Antoine Morin
2016Les échangistes (1 Episode) as Self
2016Bad Seeds as Simon Boulerice
2015Silence, on joue! (5 Episodes) as Self
2014Les Beaux Malaises (1 Episode) as Bernard
2013The Auction as Accountant / Friend
2013Bernard the Great as Narrator
2013Living Memories (120 Episodes) as Jacques Berthier
2012All That You Possess as Christian Leduc
2012Laurence Anyways as Board Chairman
2010Cabotins as Roger Boucher
2010Route 132 as Curé de St-André
2010The Hair of the Beast as Seigneur de Beauport
2010Les Enfants de la télé (1 Episode) as Self
2010Musée Éden (3 Episodes) as Professeur Eugène Casgrain
2010Mirador (26 Episodes) as Richard Racine
2009Cadavres as Ronald Maisonneuve
2006Roméo et Juliette as Réal Rex Lamontagne
2006Le génie du crime as Rolly
2006Cheech as Paluchi
2006The Secret Life of Happy People as Jean-Pierre
2006René Lévesque (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2006Bon Cop Bad Cop as Michel Grossbut
2006La petite séduction (1 Episode) as Self
2005The Outlander as Didace Beauchemin
2005Nos étés (1 Episode) as André-Jules Bezile
2005D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers (2 Episodes) as M. de Tréville
2005D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers as M. de Tréville
2004Il va y avoir du sport (1 Episode) as Self
2004Tideline as Le père
2003Gaz Bar Blues as Gaston Savard
2002Viens voir les comédiens (1 Episode) as Self
2002La naissance d'une messe as Unknown
2001The Woman Who Drinks as Brunelle
1993La Petite Vie (1 Episode) as Monsieur Bricole
1993The Sex of the Stars as Jacob
1991Amoureux fou as Rick
1991Le complexe d'Édith as Unknown
1989Sous les draps, les étoiles as Unknown
1988Le grand jour as Gilbert
1986The Heart Exposed as Jean-Marc
1985The Lady of Colours as Barbouilleux
1984A Woman in Transit as Unknown
1982A Day in a Taxi as Johnny
1982Appelez-moi Stéphane as Stéphane
1981The Plouffe Family as Phil Talbot
1980The Red Kitchen as The father
1980Fantastica as Unknown
1980The Handyman as Unknown
1977The Late Blossom as Yvon Thériault
1977Anastasie oh ma chérie as Unknown
1976Far Away From You, Darling as Méo
1976La piastre as Philippe Tremblay, Robert's brother
1975The Mob as Policier
1974Once Upon a Time in the East as Cuirette
1973The Conquest as Larent
1972L'exil as Unknown
1972Ô ou l'invisible enfant as Unknown
1971The Maple Leaf (13 Episodes) as François Bellerose
1969Valérie as Unknown