Emmanuel Bilodeau

Emmanuel Bilodeau
Born (1964-08-29) August 29, 1964 (age 60)
Hull, Quebec, Canada
Occupationactor
Years active1990s–present
Notable workSoft Shell Man, Curling, René Lévesque

Emmanuel Bilodeau (born August 29, 1964) is a Canadian actor from Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his performances in the 2000 film Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête), for which he won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 4th Jutra Awards in 2002,[2] and the 2006 television miniseries René Lévesque, for which he won the Gémeaux Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2007.[3]

He was also a Jutra nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Jutra Awards in 2005 for Love and Magnets (Les Aimants)[4] and at the 10th Jutra Awards in 2008 for Bluff,[5] and a nominee for Best Actor at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011 for Curling.[6]

In addition to his film and television performances, he has also toured two one-man comedy stage shows, One Manu Show in 2014[7] and Manu Bilodeux dans le pétrin in 2021.[8]

  1. ^ Laureen Peers, "Emmanuel Bilodeau monte sur scène à Mont-Tremblant". L'Info du Nord, March 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Les Prix Jutras / The Jutra Awards". Northern Stars.
  3. ^ Paul Cauchon, "Tournage de la minisérie René II - Les années au pouvoir". Le Devoir, October 23, 2007.
  4. ^ Martin Bilodeau, "Ma vie en cinémascope domine les nominations des Jutra". Le Devoir, January 25, 2005.
  5. ^ Karl Filion, "Jutra 2008 : Les 3 p'tits cochons domine avec 13 nominations". Cinoche, February 6, 2008.
  6. ^ "Neuf prix pour Incendies". Le Journal de Montréal, March 13, 2011.
  7. ^ Kim Nunès, "Emmanuel Bilodeau: un homme occupé". Infos Laurentides, October 27, 2017.
  8. ^ Catherine Blanchette, "Emmanuel Bilodeau ou l'acceptation de son imperfection". Estrie Plus, June 17, 2021.