--- name: "Rémy Girard" canonical: "https://film.one/person/remy-girard" fi1m_id: "remy-girard" imdb_id: "nm0320721" tmdb_id: 38526 wikidata_id: "Q2178753" roles: ["Actor"] born: "10 August 1950" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-26T18:07:06.907329+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Rémy Girard ## Identity Rémy Girard - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/remy-girard - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** remy-girard - **IMDb ID:** nm0320721 - **TMDB ID:** 38526 - **Wikidata ID:** Q2178753 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9my_Girard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2178753, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0320721/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/38526 Actor. Born 10 August 1950 in Jonquière, Québec, Canada. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 10 August 1950, Jonquière, Québec, Canada - **Active:** 1986–2010 - **Frequently works with:** [Denys Arcand](https://film.one/person/denys-arcand.md), [Dorothée Berryman](https://film.one/person/dorothee-berryman.md), [Louise Portal](https://film.one/person/louise-portal.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 72 (1), 2000s 71 (1), 2010s 82 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 63 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Mystery 1, War 1 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $72m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9my_Girard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2178753, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0320721/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/38526 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*Incendies*](https://film.one/film/incendies.md) (82) - **Tubi:** [*The Decline of the American Empire*](https://film.one/film/the-decline-of-the-american-empire.md) (72) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Rémy Girard is a Canadian actor from Quebec. Born on 10 August 1950 in Jonquière, he is the son of politician Fernand Girard. He initially studied law at Université Laval before switching to acting, and graduated from the Conservatoire de théâtre du Québec in 1974. Girard first became prominent for playing Rémy in Denys Arcand's *The Decline of the American Empire* (1986), reprising the role in *The Barbarian Invasions* (2003). His other film credits include *Jesus of Montreal* (1989), *Incendies* (2010) as Notary Lebel, and *The Fall of the American Empire* (2018). He has also appeared in television series such as *Les Bougon* and hosted the game show *La Chasse aux Trésors* on TVA. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Incendies* (2010), Fi1m 82, as Notary Lebel — [page](https://film.one/film/incendies.md) - *The Barbarian Invasions* (2003), Fi1m 71, as Rémy — [page](https://film.one/film/the-barbarian-invasions.md) - *The Decline of the American Empire* (1986), Fi1m 72, as Rémy — [page](https://film.one/film/the-decline-of-the-american-empire.md) ## Complete filmography (98) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Slay the She-Wolves* (2026), as Docteur Jacques - *125, rue des Malaises* (2026), as Laurent Perrier - *Juste Xavier* (2025), Actor - *Aurore: entre mythe et réalité* (2025), as Oréus Mailhot (archive footage) - *Compulsive Liar 2* (2025), as Serge Gauthier - *Ababooned* (2024), as Cardinal Madore - *Lay by My Side* (2024), as Michel - *Testament* (2023), as Jean-Michel Bouchard - *Bones of Crows* (2023), series, as Father Jacobs - *Bones of Crows* (2023), as Father Jacobs - *You Will Remember Me* (2022), as Édouard Beauchemin - *STAT* (2022), series, as Richard Perron, Richard Perron (voice) - *De Pierre en fille* (2022), series, as Roger - *The Sketch Artist* (2021), series, as Bernard 'Molosse' Dupin - *The Vinland Club* (2021), as Frère Léon - *Les Mutants* (2020), series, as Zoubi - *And the Birds Rained Down* (2019), as Tom - *Les invisibles* (2019), series, as Rémy Girard - *The Fall of the American Empire* (2018), as Sylvain 'The Brain' Bigras - *Les loges* (2017), series, as Rémy Girard - *Votez Bougon* (2016), as Paul Bougon - *Boundaries* (2016), as Paul Rivest - *Frontier* (2016), series, as Marquis de Beaumont - *District 31* (2016), series, as Pierre Masson - *Kiss Me With All Your Love* (2016), as Colonel - *Wild Life* (2014), Actor - *When We Were Boys* (2013), as Fred - *Hot Dog* (2013), as Conrad - *Rose and Violet* (2013), as Igor (french version) - *InSecurity* (2011), series, as Claude Lesage - *Cabotins* (2010), as Marcel Lajoie - *The Impasse of Desire* (2010), as Dr. Robert Block - *Incendies* (2010), as Notary Lebel — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/incendies.md) - *Tough Luck* (2010), as Réjean - *Seven Days* (2010), as Hervé Mercure - *En audition avec Simon* (2010), series, as Rémy Girard - *Les Parlementeries 2009* (2009), Actor - *Father and Guns* (2009), as Charles Bérubé - *Je me souviens* (2009), as Monseigneur Madore - *A Happy Man* (2009), as Michel - *Honey, I'm in Love* (2008), as Henri Leduc - *The American Trap* (2008), as Lucien Rivard - *Sous les vents de Neptune* (2008), series, as Le surintendant Aurèle Laliberté - *Murdoch Mysteries* (2008), series, as Joseph-Elzéar Bernier - *Les Boys* (2007), series, as Stan - *Bluff* (2007), as Georges - *Young Triffie's Been Made Away With* (2007), as Dr. Percy Melrose - *Blades of Glory* (2007), as Father St. Pierre - *Vatanen's Hare* (2006), as Richard Growe - *The Boys IV* (2005), as Stan - *The Rocket* (2005), as Tony Bergeron - *Human Trafficking* (2005), series, as Viktor Tagarov - *Aurore* (2005), as Oréus Mailhot - *Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story* (2005), as Claude-Armand Sheppard - *Machine Gun Molly* (2004), as Morissette - *Les Bougon, c'est aussi ça la vie !* (2004), series, as Paul Bougon - *The Barbarian Invasions* (2003), as Rémy — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-barbarian-invasions.md) - *Séraphin: Heart of Stone* (2002), as Père Laloge - *Bunker, le cirque* (2002), series, as Jacques Vinel - *The Boys III* (2001), as Stan - *Varian's War* (2001), Actor - *The Boys II* (1998), as Stan - *Free Money* (1998), as Louis - *The Red Violin* (1998), as Customs Agent (Montréal) - *It's Your Turn, Laura* (1998), Actor - *The Boys* (1997), as Stan - *The Seat of the Soul* (1997), as The Detective - *Ces enfants d'ailleurs* (1997), series, as Roman Favreau - *Cher Olivier* (1997), series, as Olivier Guimond, père - *Lilies* (1997), as The Baroness - *The Ideal Man* (1996), as Bob - *Fish Tale Soup* (1996), as Markus - *Jerome's Secret* (1994), as Cyrille Marquis - *La Petite Vie* (1993), series, as Pogo - *La Florida* (1993), as Leo - *Scoop* (1992), series, as Lionel Rivard - *Montreal Stories* (1991), as Consul - *Amoureux fou* (1991), as Rémy - *La Pagaille* (1991), as Martin - *Rafales* (1990), as Pierre Champagne - *Dans le ventre du dragon* (1989), as Steve - *Jesus of Montreal* (1989), as Martin - *Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte* (1988), Actor - *Les Tisserands du pouvoir* (1988), Actor - *The Revolving Doors* (1988), as Monsieur Litwin - *Kalamazoo* (1988), as Félix Cotnoir - *Le chemin de Damas* (1988), Actor - *The Neighbours* (1987), as Fernand - *The Decline of the American Empire* (1986), as Rémy — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-decline-of-the-american-empire.md) - *Avec un grand A* (1986), series, as Guy, Henri - *The Crime of Ovide Plouffe* (1984), as Annonceur de la radio - *The Crime of Ovide Plouffe* (1984), series, Actor - *Red Eyes* (1982), as Henri-Paul - *Happy Memories* (1981), as Amant de maman - *C'est pas le pays des merveilles* (1981), Actor - *The Conquest* (1973), as A customer at the restaurant - *Bye Bye* (1968), series, as Comédien supplémentaire - *Radio-Canada Fifty Years of Great Children Television* (1954), series, as Rémi ## Gallery - ![Rémy Girard lors de la première mondiale du film Ababouiné. (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/103100/gallery-a6ef64ebb82c.jpg) Rémy Girard lors de la première mondiale du film Ababouiné. (2024) — Lea-Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/R%C3%A9my_Girard_2_%282024%29.jpg/1280px-R%C3%A9my_Girard_2_%282024%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Rémy Girard](https://film.one/media/person/103100/gallery-028c0f2b46ed.jpg) Rémy Girard — Image via TMDB - ![Rémy Girard](https://film.one/media/person/103100/gallery-4e25ae0f8e4e.jpg) Rémy Girard — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 3 won - Prix Denise-Pelletier 2024: Prix Denise-Pelletier (won) - Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2004: Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (won) - Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 1991: Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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