Gabriel Arcand


Gabriel Arcand is a Canadian actor. He is the brother of film director Denys Arcand.

Career

After studying philosophy at McGill University, Arcand spent his formative professional years at La Criée in Marseille, 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 and at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for The Dismantling , 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.

Filmography

Dirty Money - 1972You Are Warm, You Are Warm - 1973Réjeanne Padovani - 1973Gina - 1974Little Tougas - 1975Let's Talk About Love - 1975The Machine Age - 1977Panic Bye, See You Monday - 1979Suzanne - 1980The Coffin Affair - 1980The Plouffe Family - 1981Thunder Drum - 1983Empire, Inc. - 1983The Crime of Ovide Plouffe - 1984Agnes of God - 1985The Decline of the American Empire - 1986The Heat Line - 1987The Revolving Doors - 1988Unfaithful Mornings - 1988L'air de rien - 1989Nelligan - 1991Blood of the Hunter - 1995The Big Snake of the World - 1999Post Mortem - 1999Una Casa con Vista al Mar - 2001Chaos and Desire - 2002Jean Moulin, une affaire française - 2003Folle embellie - 2004Congorama - 2006Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's - 2008Karakara - 2012The Bossé Empire - 2012The Dismantling - 2013A Kid - 2016Maria Chapdelaine - 2021