Yanic Truesdale (born March 17, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a
Canadian-American actor best known for his portrayal of Michel Gerard
in the television series Gilmore Girls, a role that prompted Daily
Variety to name him one of "10 Actors to Watch".Truesdale holds dual
United States and Canadian citizenship. He stumbled into acting at the
age of seventeen when he decided on a whim to audition for acting
school. He was accepted and soon discovered his passion for acting. He
studied at the National Theatre School of Canada before he began his
television acting career in the long-running Canadian series He
Shoots, He Scores. He was nominated for a Gemini Award for his role on
the Québécois sitcom Roommates. He also starred in another
Québécois French-language series on the SRC channel called Majeur et
vacciné. He was part of the Gilmore Girls cast from 2001 to 2007, and
he returned for the 2016 revival of the series.Truesdale moved to New
York City and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, then
moved to Los Angeles, California.
Canadian-American actor best known for his portrayal of Michel Gerard
in the television series Gilmore Girls, a role that prompted Daily
Variety to name him one of "10 Actors to Watch".Truesdale holds dual
United States and Canadian citizenship. He stumbled into acting at the
age of seventeen when he decided on a whim to audition for acting
school. He was accepted and soon discovered his passion for acting. He
studied at the National Theatre School of Canada before he began his
television acting career in the long-running Canadian series He
Shoots, He Scores. He was nominated for a Gemini Award for his role on
the Québécois sitcom Roommates. He also starred in another
Québécois French-language series on the SRC channel called Majeur et
vacciné. He was part of the Gilmore Girls cast from 2001 to 2007, and
he returned for the 2016 revival of the series.Truesdale moved to New
York City and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, then
moved to Los Angeles, California.
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