Gilles Renaud

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 25, 1944 (81 yrs)

place of birth

Montréal, Québec, Canada

total credits

48 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

48 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Laurence Anyways
7.6

Laurence Anyways

2012as Board Chairman
Peak Everything
6.2

Peak Everything

2025as Eugène
Bon Cop Bad Cop
6.5

Bon Cop Bad Cop

2006as Michel Grossbut
The Guide to the Perfect Family
6.5

The Guide to the Perfect Family

2021as Robert Dubois
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
5.2

D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers

2005as M. de Tréville
The Sex of the Stars
4.7

The Sex of the Stars

1993as Jacob
The Secret Life of Happy People
7.0

The Secret Life of Happy People

2006as Jean-Pierre
Hochelaga, Land of Souls
5.1

Hochelaga, Land of Souls

2017as Antoine Morin
The Plouffe Family
6.9

The Plouffe Family

1981as Phil Talbot
Route 132
5.9

Route 132

2010as Curé de St-André
Roméo et Juliette
4.7

Roméo et Juliette

2006as Réal Rex Lamontagne
The Outlander
4.9

The Outlander

2005as Didace Beauchemin
Cadavres
4.9

Cadavres

2009as Ronald Maisonneuve
The Hair of the Beast
4.5

The Hair of the Beast

2010as Seigneur de Beauport
The Woman Who Drinks
6.7

The Woman Who Drinks

2001as Brunelle
Amoureux fou
4.3

Amoureux fou

1991as Rick
The Handyman
3.8

The Handyman

1980as Armand St-Amant
Le génie du crime
3.7

Le génie du crime

2006as Rolly
Bad Seeds
6.9

Bad Seeds

2016as Simon Boulerice
The Auction
6.7

The Auction

2013as Accountant / Friend
The Heart Exposed
3.3

The Heart Exposed

1986as Jean-Marc
Cheech
4.5

Cheech

2006as Paluchi
Once Upon a Time in the East
5.3

Once Upon a Time in the East

1974as Cuirette
Appelez-moi Stéphane
7.0

Appelez-moi Stéphane

1982as Stéphane
The Late Blossom
8.0

The Late Blossom

1977as Yvon Thériault
Fantastica
6.2

Fantastica

1980
The Red Kitchen
4.8

The Red Kitchen

1980as The father
A Woman in Transit
5.8

A Woman in Transit

1984
Notre Dame de Moncton
8.1

Notre Dame de Moncton

2022as Hergé
Valérie
4.4

Valérie

1969
Le grand jour

Le grand jour

1988as Gilbert
The Conquest
6.0

The Conquest

1973as Larent
Anastasie oh ma chérie

Anastasie oh ma chérie

1977
Cabotins
5.0

Cabotins

2010as Roger Boucher
L'exil
8.0

L'exil

1972
The Mob
7.1

The Mob

1975as Policier
La Contemplation du mystère

La Contemplation du mystère

2021as Yvon
Gaz Bar Blues
6.7

Gaz Bar Blues

2003as Gaston Savard
Bernard the Great

Bernard the Great

2013as Narrator
The Lady of Colours
6.2

The Lady of Colours

1985as Barbouilleux
All That You Possess
5.3

All That You Possess

2012as Christian Leduc
La naissance d'une messe

La naissance d'une messe

2002
A Day in a Taxi
9.0

A Day in a Taxi

1982as Johnny
Tideline
4.3

Tideline

2004as Le père
Far Away From You, Darling
5.0

Far Away From You, Darling

1976as Méo
Ô ou l'invisible enfant
9.0

Ô ou l'invisible enfant

1972
La piastre
6.0

La piastre

1976as Philippe Tremblay, Robert's brother
I Will Go Out To The Field

I Will Go Out To The Field

2011as Simon