Marc-André Grondin

Marc-André Grondin
Grondin in November 2010
Born (1984-03-11) March 11, 1984 (age 40)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Children3

Marc-André Grondin (born March 11, 1984) is a Canadian actor,[1] known for his role as Xavier Laflamme in the 2011 ice hockey film Goon. He also played Zachary Beaulieu in Jean-Marc Vallée's film C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005), for which he won a Jutra Award for best actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.

Career

Grondin is known for his work in the film Les fleurs magiques, La belle bête, 5150 Elm's Way, Che and the television series Les super mamies, Sous un ciel variable and Nos étés. Grondin received a César in 2009 for his performance as Raphael in Le Premier Jour du Reste de ta Vie directed by Rémi Bezançon.

He played Frederic Bourdin, a French serial impostor, in the 2010 film The Chameleon, as well as French-Canadian hockey player "Xavier LaFlamme" in Goon (2011).

He was nominated for Best Actor at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards for his performance in Mafia Inc..[2]

In other work, Grondin has served as a judge at the 2010 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma awards.[3]

Personal Life

Marc-André Grondin is in a relationship with actress Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse. The couple gave birth to Lawrence, in 2022 and to a little girl named Léo in 2023. Marc-André Grondin is also the father of a daughter named Zoé, born from a previous relationship.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Nelligan Child (cathedral)
1992 Ma sœur, mon amour Gaétan (child) / Jérôme
1992 La fenêtre Alain
1994 La fête des rois Benjamin
1995 Magical Flowers (Les fleurs magiques) DJ Short film
2005 C.R.A.Z.Y. Zachary Beaulieu (age 15 to 21)
2006 The Beautiful Beast (La Belle bête) Patrice
2008 Che: Part Two Régis Debray
2008 The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Raphaël Duval
2008 Bouquet final Gabriel
2009 5150 Elm's Way (5150, rue des Ormes) Yannick Bérubé
2010 Bus Palladium Lucas
2010 The Chameleon Frédéric Fortin / Nicholas Mark Randall
2010 The Enemy Lines (Les lignes ennemies) Ti-Cul Short film
2010 Insoupçonnable Sam
2011 Mike Mike
2011 Goon Xavier LaFlamme
2011 The Happiness of Others (Le Bonheur des autres) Sylvain
2012 The Man Who Laughs (L'Homme qui rit) Gwynplaine
2012 L'Affaire Dumont Michel Dumont
2013 Vic and Flo Saw a Bear (Vic+Flo ont vu un ours) Guillaume Perreira-Leduc
2013 The End of Pinky French narration Short film
2014 You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole) Rémi Gagnon
2015 After the Ball Daniel
2015 April and the Extraordinary World (Avril et le Monde truqué) Julius (voice)
2017 Goon: Last of the Enforcers Xavier LaFlamme
2017 Ravenous (Les Affamés) Bonin
2019 Mafia Inc. Vincent "Vince" Gamache
2020 The Decline (Jusqu'au déclin) François
2022 Very Nice Day (Très belle journée)
2023 Richelieu Stéphane
2023 The Successor (Le Successeur) Ellias

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Un signe de feu Guillaume Poliquin
1993 The Intrepids Nellito
1993 Au nom du père et du fils Jérôme Villeneuve Season 1, episode 6
1995 Sous un ciel variable Simon Egger-Tanguay
2002 Les super mamies Martin Lafond-Cloutier
2003 Watatatow Karl Godin
2006 Nos étés André-Jules Belzile 4 episodes
2007 Les Cerfs-volants Ludo Television film
2014 Sensitive Skin Greg 2 episodes
2015 Spotless Jean Bastière Main role
2016–2017 L'Imposteur Philippe Bouchard Main role
2019 Les Invisibles Marc-André Grondin Episode: "Jeux de trahison"
2019 Fragile Félix Bachand Miniseries; 10 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2006 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2006 Best Actor in a Canadian Film C.R.A.Z.Y. Won
26th Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominated
8th Jutra Awards Best Actor Won
2009 34th César Awards Most Promising Actor The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Won
2013 1st Canadian Screen Awards Best Actor L'Affaire Dumont Nominated
15th Jutra Awards Best Actor Nominated
2015 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film You're Sleeping Nicole Won
3rd Canadian Screen Awards Canadian Screen Award for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated
2020 8th Canadian Screen Awards Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Mafia Inc. Nominated
22nd Quebec Cinema Awards Best Actor Nominated
2024 26th Quebec Cinema Awards Best Actor The Successor (Le Successeur) Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Richelieu Won

References

  1. ^ Pallister, Janis L. (1997). French-speaking women film directors: a guide. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. pp. 123–. ISBN 978-0-8386-3736-4. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  2. ^ Norman Wilner, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now, February 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Awards and Juries 2010". Nouveaucinema.ca. Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. 2011. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.

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