# Luc Picard

Luc Picard (born 24 September 1961) is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian.

## Early life and education

Picard was born on 24 September 1961, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He trained at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, and quickly became a favourite with Quebec audiences with his frequent appearances on television.

## Career

During the 1990s, following his debut performance in Letters of Transit (Les Sauf-conduits) he slowly developed as a film star with character roles in a variety of films, especially those by Pierre Falardeau. In 2002, Picard scored a double triumph with a Genie Award for his performance as the psychotic cult leader in Savage Messiah and a Prix Jutra for The Collector, directed by Jean Beaudin. In 2005, he directed his first feature, Audition, which was followed by Babine in 2008, Ésimésac in 2012, 9 in 2016, and Cross My Heart in 2017.
He is most commonly known for his portrayal of the infamous Michel Chartrand in the biographical TV series Simmone et Chartrand, where he was nominated for Gemini Awards. His acting film credits also include A Sunday in Kigali (Un dimanche a Kigali), Cap Tourmente, The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit), The Last Breath (Le Dernier souffle), Detour (Détour), Night Song, Isla Blanca and Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises herbes).
In 2016, he directed a segment of the collective film 9.
He both directed and stars in the 2021 film Confessions of a Hitman about Canadian contract killer Gerald Gallant. He received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Actor at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.

## Personal life

He was formerly married to actress Isabel Richer, until they announced their split in 2013. Their son Henri Picard is an actor.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1989 | How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired | Policier #2 |
| 1990 | Ding et Dong | Livreur Ding |
| 1991 | Nelligan | Gonzalgue Deslauriers |
| 1991 | Letters of Transit (Les sauf-conduits) | Marc |
| 1992 | The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) | Adrien |
| 1992 | La fenêtre | Raphaël |
| 1993 | The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles) | J. Boulet |
| 1993 | Cap Tourmente | Wilfrid Bourgault |
| 1994 | Octobre | Felquiste |
| 1994 | Si belles | Mario |
| 1996 | Mistaken Identity | Richard |
| 1996 | Remue-ménage | Maurice |
| 1998 | Streetheart (Le Cœur au poing) | Lézard |
| 1999 | The Last Breath (Le Dernier souffle) | Lauren Vaillancourt |
| 1999 | Elvis Gratton II: Miracle à Memphis | Sikh Elvis |
| 2000 | Holiday | Paul Delperée |
| 2001 | February 15, 1839 (15 février 1839) | François-Marie-Thomas de Lorimier |
| 2001 | The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit) | Frank |
| 2002 | The Collector (Le Collectionneur) | Michel Rochon |
| 2002 | Savage Messiah | Roch Thériault |
| 2003 | 8:17 p.m. Darling Street | Gérard |
| 2005 | Audition | Louis Tremblay |
| 2006 | A Sunday in Kigali | Bernard Valcourt |
| 2008 | Babine | Toussaint Brodeur |
| 2009 | Detour | Léo Huff |
| 2011 | Wetlands (Marécages) | Jean |
| 2012 | Ésimésac | Toussaint Brodeur |
| 2013 | La maison du pêcheur | Duguay |
| 2016 | Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises herbes) | Patenaude |
| 2016 | Night Song | Daniel Dussault |
| 2018 | Isla Blanca | Pierre |
| 2018 | The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles) | Sylvain, père de Léo |
| 2021 | Confessions of a Hitman (Confessions) | Gerald Gallant |
| 2022 | Family Game (Arsenault et fils) | André Arsenault |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Shehaweh | Elizabeth's Man | Episode #1.4 |
| 1993 | Scoop II | Bertrand Gagnon | 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Blanche | Émilien Pronovost | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Les grands procès | M. Castonguay | Episode: "Ginette Couture-Marchand" |
| 1994 | Scoop III | Bertrand Gagnon | Episode #3.5 |
| 1996 | Omerta | François Pelletier | 11 episodes |
| 1996 | La Petite Vie | Guy | Episode: "Rénald gai" |
| 1997 | Omertà II - La loi du silence | François Pelletier | 14 episodes |
| 1998 | Traces d'étoiles | Henry | Television film |
| 2000–2003 | Chartrand et Simonne | Michel Chartrand | 12 episodes |
| 2006 | Vice caché | Michel Champagne | 18 episodes |
| 2010 | En audition avec Simon | Luc Picard | Episode: "Luc Picard" |
| 2011 | Malenfant | Raymond Malenfant | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Les Boys | Pidz | Episode: "Vedettes de la pub!" |
| 2014–2015 | Les Jeunes Loups | Marc Quenneville | 20 episodes |
| 2016 | Blue Moon | Benoit Lebel | 11 episodes |
| 2017 | Sur-Vie | Charles Grisé | 6 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | District 31 | Geoffroy Morin | 130 episodes |
| 2022 | Aller simple | Denis Théberge | 6 episodes |