Alexandre Goyette

Alexandre Goyette
Born (1979-04-11) April 11, 1979 (age 45)
Montreal, Quebec
NationalityCanadian
Years active2000s–present
SpouseGeneviève Côté

Alexandre Goyette (born April 11, 1979) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec, most noted as the writer of the stage play King Dave and the screenwriter and star of its 2016 film adaptation.[1]

Background

He grew up in Montréal-Nord and Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec,[1] and was educated at Collège André-Grasset and the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe.[2]

Career

King Dave was first staged in 2005 as a solo one-man show in which Goyette played all of the characters himself.[3] The film adaptation featured several actors.[1]

In 2020, Goyette collaborated with actor Anglesh Major to update the story with Black Lives Matter themes so that Major could star in a revival for the Théàtre Jean-Duceppe;[4] in 2023, Patrick Emmanuel Abellard also starred in an English-language translation of the Black-themed version for Centaur Theatre.[5]

In addition to King Dave, he has had other supporting roles in film and television,[2] and has had stage roles including Victor in Down Dangerous Passes Road (Le chemin des Passes-Dangereuses),[6] Marco in The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain),[7] and Caius Marcius in Coriolanus.[8]

In 2014, he had his first credit as a director, staging his own French translation of Mike Bartlett's play Cock for Espace 4001.[9]

Personal life

He has been in a longterm relationship with Geneviève Côté, a former actress who now has a psychotherapy practice.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Nitro Colosse
2008 The Deserter (Le Déserteur) Roger Lizotte
2009 La Nuit finira Stéphane
2010 7 Days (Les 7 jours du Talion)
The Last Escape (La Dernière fugue) The father, 1968
Twice a Woman (Deux fois une femme) French professor
2011 Fear of Water (La peur de l'eau) McCann
A Sense of Humour (Le sens de l'humour) Carl
De l'autre côté Corentin Michelet
2012 Kvistur Jòn Fridbjörnsson
Laurence Anyways Marco de Bellefeuille
2014 Antoine and Marie (Antoine et Marie) Éric Gauthier
Mommy Patrick
What Are We Doing Here? (Qu’est-ce qu’on fait ici ?) Sgt. Cadorette
2015 Rabid Dogs (Enragés) Police officer at accident scene
2016 King Dave Dave Also screenwriter
Nitro Rush Colosse
2017 My Intelligent Comedy (Les Scènes fortuites) Réal
2018 March Fool (Poisson de mars)
2021 The Guide to the Perfect Family (La Guide de la famille parfaite) Stéphane Dubois
2022 The Cheaters (Les Tricheurs) Michel
Norbourg Julien Giguère
2023 Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful (Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles) Marie-Victorin Kirouac

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Grande Ourse Police officer One episode
2005 Providence Laurent Lavoie Six episodes
Miss Météo Deliveryman
2005-2009 La Promesse Alain Marion
2006-2008 C.A. Martin Poirier 45 episodes
2010 Musée Eden Mont-Rouge Two episodes
2011-2015 19-2 Inspecteur Dandenneau, SQ 14 episodes
2012 En thérapie Éric
Toute la vérité Henri Levasseur 10 episodes
2014 Trauma Georges McDuff One episode
2014-2015 La Théorie du K.O. Christian Boisvert 24 episodes
2015 Med One episode
2016 Feux Marc Lemaire Nine episodes
Mirador One episode
2016-2017 District 31 Kevin Nadeau 25 episodes
2017 Le Siège Alexis Godin Six episodes
2018 L'Échappée Bruno
Faits divers Jimmy O'Connor One episode
Mensonges Chuck Marcoux Five episodes
2020- Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime) Jimmy, the biker with a missing finger Four episodes
2021 Après Six episodes
2021-2022 Six Degrés Francis Fournier 26 episodes
2022 Ma mère Nick Six episodes
Le Pacte Jason
2022-2023 La Confrérie Daniel 10 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c Brendan Kelly, "Podz's King Dave: One-shot film premières at Fantasia". Montreal Gazette, July 11, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Alexandre Vigneault, "Alexandre Goyette: entre le jeu et l'écriture". La Presse, September 4, 2011.
  3. ^ François Jardon-Gomez, "Alexandre Goyette, entre l’élite et le peuple". Le Devoir, January 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Jim Burke, "Alexandre Goyette's King Dave recast, rewritten to reflect Black Lives Matter era". Montreal Gazette, September 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Ashley Fish-Robertson, "Patrick Emmanuel Abellard gives an unforgettable performance in King Dave". Cult MTL, April 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Mario Cloutier, "Le chemin des Passes-Dangereuses: Homo quebecus". La Presse, February 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "La pièce «Le déclin de l’empire américain» de retour à Montréal". Le Journal de Montréal, September 13, 2018.
  8. ^ Jim Burke, "Robert Lepage leads Coriolanus into battle at Théâtre du Nouveau Monde". Montreal Gazette, January 11, 2019.
  9. ^ Philippe Couture, "Alexandre Goyette / Cock : Triangle identitaire". Voir, January 23, 2014.
  10. ^ Sabin Desmeules, "Voici pourquoi les enfants d'Alexandre Goyette refusent de le voir jouer à la télé". 7 Jours, February 13, 2022.