Gilles Renaud

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Gilles Renaud (born 25 September 1944) is a Canadian actor who has starred in cinema and television in Quebec. In 1983, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor for the film A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi). He is also a two-time Jutra Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor, receiving nods at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007 for The Secret Life of Happy People (La Vie secrète des gens heureux) and at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014 for The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement). In 2016, he appeared in the film Bad Seeds. While heavily involved in that production, he filmed a death scene for his character in his TV series Mémoires Vives, which began airing in 2013. In 2017, he starred in François Girard's film Hochelaga, Land of Souls, as a Montreal archaeologist in search of Hochelaga.

Most Popular Gilles Renaud Trailers

Total trailers found: 50

Bernard the Great Trailer (2013)

08 August 2013

It's Bernard's birthday, but he is not happy about it. In a strange world where adults are selfish and indifferent, his parents never accepted him as a child.

La naissance d'une messe Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

Making of documentary filmed over months of rehearsal and experimentation between director André Brassard and the cast to flesh out Michel Tremblay's "Messe solennelle pour une pleine lune d’été".

L'exil Trailer (1972)

18 February 1972

Summoned by his bosses to broadcast only neutral information, Jean, a reporter, leaves town with his friend to go and collect testimonies from simple people, in the heart of the Laurentians, and reach out to them and outside society at genuine freedom, happiness.

Fantastica Trailer (1980)

07 May 1980

In this French–Canadian oddity of music and drama, an actress in a traveling musical revue is involved with the show's director until she meets and falls for an aging ecological activist.

Valérie Trailer (1969)

02 May 1969

Valerie leaves behind her life at a convent for the wild side of life. Getting a job as a topless dancer, Valerie quickly graduates to becoming a high-class hooker.

Tideline Trailer (2004)

13 September 2004

His father's untimely death sends young Wahab into an intense turmoil. Shaken by family feuds and what he discovers, he decides to bury his father in his native Lebanon.

La piastre Trailer (1976)

30 April 1976

Robert decides to drop everything and go back to his homeland, accompanied by his daughter and a couple of friends.

Laurence Anyways Trailer (2012)

18 May 2012

The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.

The Handyman Trailer (1980)

19 March 1980

One of Canada's talented directors, actress Micheline Lanctot expresses an effective, engaging approach in this simple, poignant drama about Armand (Jocelyn Berube), a handyman with one problem romance after another.

The Auction Trailer (2013)

05 November 2013

Gaby owns a farm on which he raises lambs: Bouchard & Sons Farm. But he has no sons. Rather, he has two daughters that he raised like princesses and who live far away, in the big city.

The Heart Exposed Trailer (1986)

03 September 1986

When 24 year old apiring actor Mathieu meets and falls for 39 year old Jean-Marc who has just ended a seven year relationship, things are not all roses.

Cadavres Trailer (2009)

20 February 2009

Raymond is a jealous, misanthropic, couch potato. Angèle is a sexy TV star, childish and disillusioned.

Appelez-moi Stéphane Trailer (1982)

10 October 1982

Men and women gather at a Montreal suburban health clinic to create a theater show under the deceptive direction of a hammy actor.

Bon Cop Bad Cop Trailer (2006)

06 July 2006

When the body of the executive of hockey Benoit Brisset is found on the billboard of the border of Quebec and Ontario, the jurisdiction of the crime is shared between the two police forces and detectives David Bouchard from Montreal and Martin Ward from Toronto are assigned to work together.

Amoureux fou Trailer (1991)

07 June 1991

When Remy, an ad consultant, falls in love with Sarah, the newest star of an ad campaign, sparks fly.

D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers Trailer (2005)

06 February 2005

Exile and possibly death are in the cards for the Queen of France in this edgy cloak-and-dagger adventure based on Alexandre Dumas' unrivaled tale of THE THREE MUSKETEERS and their reckless romantic friend D'Artagnan.

Peak Everything Trailer (2025)

08 August 2025

Adam is a kind-hearted kennel-owner. Hypersensitive and borderline depressed, Adam orders a therapeutic solar lamp.

Anastasie oh ma chérie Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Anastasia chooses to lock herself in an apartment and tame through rituals. She barricades herself, to protect herself from external violence and the destructive invasion of family life.

Gaz Bar Blues Trailer (2003)

05 September 2003

This is the story of Mr. Brochu, whose friends like to call "the Boss". He runs his gas station the best he can and tries to stay happy no matter what happens.

Hochelaga, Land of Souls Trailer (2017)

09 September 2017

Mohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny engages in a search for his ancestors following a tragic terrain slump in the Percival Molson Stadium.

The Guide to the Perfect Family Trailer (2021)

14 July 2021

A couple in Québec deals with the pitfalls, pressure and high expectations of raising kids in a society obsessed with success and social media image.

The Red Kitchen Trailer (1980)

29 May 1980

On a wedding day, women are confined to the kitchen to prepare the meal while the men wait to be served.

The Hair of the Beast Trailer (2010)

01 October 2010

Takes place in 1665 in New France at a time when a part of Canada was colonialized by France. Joseph Côté escapes from a prison in order to avoid death by hanging.

The Outlander Trailer (2005)

22 April 2005

It is the early 20th century. A stranger arrives in the small, rural community and disrupts the lives of its inhabitants.

Bad Seeds Trailer (2016)

11 March 2016

Jacques is an actor who runs away to the countryside to escape his gambling debts. He meets Simon, a rough and wily farmer who manipulates him into a business relationship.

Notre Dame de Moncton Trailer (2022)

02 December 2022

Anna (Laurie Gagné) is going through a particularly stressful time: she is preparing to reconnect with Jason (Thomas Lapointe), the son she was forced to place for adoption almost 20 years ago.

The Plouffe Family Trailer (1981)

07 April 1981

The lives of the average Quebecois Plouffe family during the final years of the depression and through World War II.

All That You Possess Trailer (2012)

02 November 2012

An obsessed scholar attempts to withdraw from the world but finds personal ties drawing him back into the family he had left behind, in this novelistic, beautifully modulated drama from acclaimed Québécois filmmaker Bernard Émond.

The Secret Life of Happy People Trailer (2006)

08 September 2006

A struggling architecture student falls for a free-spirited waitress who has a hidden agenda.

The Woman Who Drinks Trailer (2001)

09 March 2001

On the eve of her final moments, a woman recalls her alcoholic past. She revisits her entire youth, including a binge that, at 46, cost her everything she had: "Loneliness and aging are themes that impose themselves on me, in one form or another.

Roméo et Juliette Trailer (2006)

15 December 2006

Juliette, 15, is the only child of an eminent judge and has had the best of education in the best of schools.

Le complexe d'Édith Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

Today, Edith is tired of being the favorite spectator of her parents, famous but somewhat outdated singers.

Far Away From You, Darling Trailer (1976)

03 November 1976

In 1940, two sisters work in an ammunition factory, but dream of marriage.

A Woman in Transit Trailer (1984)

21 August 1984

Even though the protagonist of the Canadian Femme De L'Hotel is a female filmmaker, one would think twice before suggesting that this effort by Swiss-born director Lea Pool is autobiographical.

A Day in a Taxi Trailer (1982)

10 September 1982

Two men spend 24 hours driving around the outskirts of Montreal.

Route 132 Trailer (2010)

06 October 2010

Two old friends and small-time crooks embark on a crime spree, but take an unexpected detour that could lead them down the road to redemption.

Once Upon a Time in the East Trailer (1974)

26 May 1974

Two women and a transvestite gay man cross paths in this French Canadian drama. The transvestite is preparing for a drag-queen beauty pageant, and has decided to present himself as Cleopatra.

Cabotins Trailer (2010)

16 November 2010

To avoid total bankruptcy, a down-on-his-luck show-business legend puts on one last show.

Le grand jour Trailer (1988)

29 August 1988

A day in the life of two Québec families reunited for their children's wedding.

The Lady of Colours Trailer (1985)

29 January 1985

In Quebec 40s, orphans or abandoned children are placed in a gigantic psychiatric hospital where children were locked.

Cheech Trailer (2006)

10 September 2006

Six people, some more depressed than others, living through the worst day of their lives.

Le génie du crime Trailer (2006)

02 November 2006

Two gangsters had a mission to start a case of arson, but instead they kidnapped the daughter of crazy mafia boss.

La Contemplation du mystère Trailer (2021)

22 October 2021

Éloi, whose father was killed in a hunting accident a year ago, is called to take part in a strange tribute ceremony in the country.

The Conquest Trailer (1973)

16 February 1973

Each married on their side, a teacher and a sociologist meet by chance in Quebec. Political and intellectual discussions followed a brief mad love.

The Sex of the Stars Trailer (1993)

26 May 1993

A 12-year-old girl faces a father she hardly remembers after his transition into a woman.

The Mob Trailer (1975)

27 February 1975

Seasoned drug smuggler and thief François “Chico” Tremblay is tired of his modest lifestyle. Given the opportunity to earn $50,000 killing a prominent New York City gangster, he leaps at the opportunity, ignoring the warnings of Montreal’s leading mob boss, who has forbidden local criminals from taking the assignment.

The Late Blossom Trailer (1977)

11 February 1977

30-year-old Quebec City native Gisèle lives a quiet life as a secretary without happiness with her parents and siblings.

Ô ou l'invisible enfant Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

I Will Go Out To The Field Trailer (2011)

27 December 2011

I Will Go Out To The Fields is the story of Simon, an aging union worker worried by where the world is heading.

Sous les draps, les étoiles Trailer (1989)

17 November 1989