Gabriel Arcand (born June 4, 1949) is a Canadian actor. He is the
brother of film director Denys Arcand.After studying philosophy at
McGill University, Arcand spent his formative professional years at La
Criée in Marseilles, France, and later in Poland where he studied
theatre. Since he made his 1973 screen debut in his brother's first
feature, La Maudite Galette, he established himself as Quebec’s
iconic strong, silent type and has given subtle but powerful
performances in a wide range of films such as Réjeanne Padovani, Les
Plouffe, Le Crime d’Ovide Plouffe, Le Déclin de l’empire
américain, Post Mortem and Congorama.He won the Academy of Canadian
Cinema and Television's award for Best Actor at the 6th Genie Awards
in 1985 for his performance in The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime
d'Ovide Plouffe) and at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for The
Dismantling (Le Démantèlement), and the award for Best Supporting
Actor at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987 for Decline of the American
Empire. He was also nominated for Best Actor at the 3rd Genie Awards
in 1982 for Les Plouffe and at the 20th Genie Awards for Post Mortem,
and for Best Supporting Actor at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981 for
Suzanne and at the 20th Genie Awards in 1999 for Le Grand serpent du
monde.
brother of film director Denys Arcand.After studying philosophy at
McGill University, Arcand spent his formative professional years at La
Criée in Marseilles, France, and later in Poland where he studied
theatre. Since he made his 1973 screen debut in his brother's first
feature, La Maudite Galette, he established himself as Quebec’s
iconic strong, silent type and has given subtle but powerful
performances in a wide range of films such as Réjeanne Padovani, Les
Plouffe, Le Crime d’Ovide Plouffe, Le Déclin de l’empire
américain, Post Mortem and Congorama.He won the Academy of Canadian
Cinema and Television's award for Best Actor at the 6th Genie Awards
in 1985 for his performance in The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime
d'Ovide Plouffe) and at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for The
Dismantling (Le Démantèlement), and the award for Best Supporting
Actor at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987 for Decline of the American
Empire. He was also nominated for Best Actor at the 3rd Genie Awards
in 1982 for Les Plouffe and at the 20th Genie Awards for Post Mortem,
and for Best Supporting Actor at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981 for
Suzanne and at the 20th Genie Awards in 1999 for Le Grand serpent du
monde.
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