Gilbert Sicotte

Gilbert Sicotte

Born 1948-02-18 (age 78) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Biography

Gilbert Sicotte, CM (born February 18, 1948) is a Canadian actor.

Sicotte is known for roles in The Vultures (Les Vautours), Little Tougas (Ti-Cul Tougas), The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les AnnĂ©es de rĂȘves), The Secret Life of Happy People (La Vie secrĂšte des gens heureux), Maria Chapdelaine (1983, Gilles Carle), Fortier, Louis Cyr, LĂ©olo, Water Child (L'Enfant d'eau), Paul Ă  QuĂ©bec, And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) and Maria Chapdelaine (2021, SĂ©bastien Pilote). He has also done some voice over work.

He has been a three-time Jutra/Iris Award winner for Best Actor, winning at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2011 for The Salesman, at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2016 for Paul à Québec, and at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2020 for And the Birds Rained Down.

He has also been a four-time Genie and Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor, receiving lead acting nods at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993 for Cap Tourmente, the 15th Genie Awards in 1994 for Les Pots cassés and the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020 for And the Birds Rained Down, and a supporting nod at the 28th Genie Awards in 2008 for Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil).

Sicotte taught at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal from 1987 to 2018 for allegations of humiliating students in the classroom and authoritarian attitudes.

Sicotte was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2013, "For his contributions to the performing arts as an actor, and for his commitment to training the next generation."

Sicotte is the father of Antoine Sicotte, a member of Sky.

Source: Article "Gilbert Sicotte" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Known For

Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Mesrine: Killer Instinct

2008

as Billionaire

Léolo
Léolo

1992

as Narrator (voice)

Mafia Inc.
Mafia Inc.

2020

as Henri Gamache

Maria Chapdelaine
Maria Chapdelaine

1983

as Da'BĂ© Chapdelaine

Maria Chapdelaine
Maria Chapdelaine

2021

as Éphrem Surprenant

Louis Cyr: The Strongest Man in the World
The Secret Life of Happy People
The Secret Life of Happy People

2006

as Bernard Dufresne

Piché: The Landing of a Man
Piché: The Landing of a Man

2010

as Président d'Air Transat

Arlette
Arlette

2022

as Premier ministre

The Passion of Augustine
The Passion of Augustine

2015

as L'aumĂŽnier

Stolen Identity
Stolen Identity

2018

as Mr. Morency

One Summer
One Summer

2023

as Curé Beaulieu

The Salesman
The Salesman

2011

as Marcel Lévesque

Ma soeur, mon amour
Ma soeur, mon amour

1992

as Le pĂšre Messier

Thanks for Everything
Thanks for Everything

2019

as Jean-Paul "JP" Cyr

Miraculum
Miraculum

2014

as Louise's Husband

Cordélia
Cordélia

1980

as Me Jean-Dominique Leduc

Cap Tourmente
Cap Tourmente

1993

as Jean-Louis McKenzie

Montréal blues
Sonia
Sonia

1986

as Narrator (voice)