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Lothaire Bluteau

 
Actor: Lothaire Bluteau
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  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '90s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama
  • Career Highlights: Orlando, Black Robe, Jesus of Montreal
  • First Major Screen Credit: Les Fous de Bassan (1987)

Biography

One of Canada's leading actors, Lothaire Bluteau has repeatedly been hailed for his ability to capture the emotional pain of the characters he plays. The Quebec-born Bluteau began appearing in Canadian films in the early 1980s, and since then, his career has included a roster of diverse projects for international cinema, television, and stage. In 1989, the actor first came to the attention of an international audience with his performance in Denys Arcand's Jesus of Montreal. His turn as an actor who may or may not be Jesus won him a Genie, Canada's equivalent of the Oscar. After gaining additional acclaim two years later for his performance in Bruce Beresford's Black Robe, Bluteau worked on a diverse series of films. He appeared in supporting roles in Orlando (1992), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), and The English Patient (1996) and in leads in a number of other films. While these films allowed him to demonstrate his talent, it was his work in Le Confessionnal (1994) and Bent (1997) that gave audiences the best grasp of the actor's gifts. Playing a photographer trying to come to grips with his family in the former and a gay concentration camp inmate in the latter, Bluteau communicated both pain and beauty with uncanny grace. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide
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Lothaire Bluteau
Born 14 April 1957 (1957-04-14) (age 52)
Montreal
Occupation Actor

Lothaire Bluteau (born April 14, 1957) is a Canadian actor. He was born in in Montreal, Quebec, and performs in both French and English. He had a recurring role in "Day 3" of the television series 24.

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Biography

Lothaire Bluteau was born into an impoverished Montreal family of nineteen in 1957. His numerous theatre credits helped lead to his first full-length film, Rien Qu'un Jeu (1983). Since then, he has starred in many motion pictures, including Jesus of Montreal, The Confessional (with Kristin Scott Thomas) and Bent (alongside Clive Owen). He is currently at work filming Art in Las Vegas. Bluteau is fluent in both French and English, and though he performs in both languages, for his most recent roles he has favored English. His characters have ranged greatly, from a male prostitute (Being at Home with Claude) to a person with a developmental disability (Les Fous De Bassan) to a crooked jockey (Dead Heat) to a Jesuit missionary (Black Robe). Bluteau is well-regarded for his portrayals, and is often said to display emotions exceedingly well, wearing them like a second skin.

Awards and recognition

Bluteau won the 1990 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his work on Jesus of Montreal and was nominated for the same award in 1996 for his work in the film Le Confessionnal.[1] He was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actor for his work on Black Robe.[2] Bluteau won the award for Best Actor at the 1997 Gijón International Film Festival for his work on Bent.[2]

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Selected theatre credits

References

  1. ^ "Lothaire Bluteau - Awards - Filmography - New York Times". http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=6907&mod=awards. Retrieved March 12 2007. 
  2. ^ a b "Lothaire Bluteau - Awards". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089937/awards. Retrieved March 12 2007. 
  3. ^ Fandango: Lothaire Bluteau Filmography

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