Guillaume Cyr

Guillaume Cyr

Born	(1982-02-27) February 27, 1982 (age 42) Sainte-Marie, Quebec
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	actor
Years active	2000s-present
Known for	Louis Cyr, The New Life of Paul Sneijder, The Time Thief

Guillaume Cyr (born February 27, 1982) is a Canadian actor from Quebec.^[1] He is most noted for his performance as Horace Barré in the 2013 film Louis Cyr (Louis Cyr, l'homme le plus fort du monde), for which he won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014.^[2]

He has been a nominee in the same category on two other occasions, at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards for The New Life of Paul Sneijder (La nouvelle vie de Paul Sneijder) and at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022 for The Time Thief (L'Arracheuse de temps),^[3] and a Best Actor nominee at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023 for Family Game (Arsenault et fils).^[4]

Originally from Sainte-Marie, Quebec, he is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.^[5]

His other roles have included the films Babine, Wetlands (Marécages), Laurentia (Laurentie), Small Blind (La mise à l'aveugle), Miraculum, The Decline (Jusqu'au déclin), Bungalow and Lucy Grizzli Sophie, and the television series Le berceau des anges, Fatale-Station, Les Beaux malaises, GAME(R), Epidemic, Léo and La Confrèrie.

References

^ Guillaume Picard, "«Léo 3» et «Le bonheur»: Guillaume Cyr dans deux comédies le mercredi soir à TVA". TVA Nouvelles, January 4, 2022.
^ "Jutra : Louis Cyr et Gabrielle se partagent les honneurs". Ici Radio-Canada, March 23, 2014.
^ Marc-André Lussier, "Maria Chapdelaine et Les oiseaux ivres en lice pour 16 prix Iris chacun". La Presse, April 14, 2022.
^ Vanessa Hébert, "Voici les nominations du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". 7 Jours, November 14, 2023.
^ "Guillaume Cyr, originaire de Sainte-Marie, remporte un Jutra". En Beauce, March 24, 2014.