Lothaire Bluteau (born 14 April 1957) is a Canadian actor. He was born
in Montreal, Quebec and performs in both French and English. Bluteau
has worked in theatre, film and television throughout Canada and
internationally. He abandoned medicine for the theatre and was first
noticed for his performance as a mentally challenged youth in Yves
Simoneau’s In the Shadow of the Wind (Les Fous de Bassan). After
receiving great acclaim for the lead in the stage version of Being at
Home with Claude, he won a best actor Genie Award for his performance
in Denys Arcand's Oscar-nominated Jésus de Montréal. He has since
appeared in Black Robe and Robert Lepage's Le Confessionnal, and his
international credits include Orlando (1992) and I Shot Andy Warhol
(1996).He had a recurring role in the third season of the television
series 24 as the character Marcus Alvers. In the fourth season of The
Tudors, he played Charles de Marillac, the French ambassador to the
court of King Henry VIII. In July 2014, it was announced he was cast
in the History Channel series Vikings as the 9th century King of
France, Charles the Bald.Bluteau won the 1990 Genie Award for Best
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his work on Jesus of
Montreal and was nominated for the same award in 1996 for his work in
the film The Confessional (Le Confessionnal). He was nominated for the
AFI Award for Best Actor for his work on Black Robe.
in Montreal, Quebec and performs in both French and English. Bluteau
has worked in theatre, film and television throughout Canada and
internationally. He abandoned medicine for the theatre and was first
noticed for his performance as a mentally challenged youth in Yves
Simoneau’s In the Shadow of the Wind (Les Fous de Bassan). After
receiving great acclaim for the lead in the stage version of Being at
Home with Claude, he won a best actor Genie Award for his performance
in Denys Arcand's Oscar-nominated Jésus de Montréal. He has since
appeared in Black Robe and Robert Lepage's Le Confessionnal, and his
international credits include Orlando (1992) and I Shot Andy Warhol
(1996).He had a recurring role in the third season of the television
series 24 as the character Marcus Alvers. In the fourth season of The
Tudors, he played Charles de Marillac, the French ambassador to the
court of King Henry VIII. In July 2014, it was announced he was cast
in the History Channel series Vikings as the 9th century King of
France, Charles the Bald.Bluteau won the 1990 Genie Award for Best
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his work on Jesus of
Montreal and was nominated for the same award in 1996 for his work in
the film The Confessional (Le Confessionnal). He was nominated for the
AFI Award for Best Actor for his work on Black Robe.
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