# Marc-André Grondin

Marc-André Grondin (born March 11, 1984) is a Canadian actor, 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.

## Early life

Marc-André Grondin was born March 11, 1984 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..
In other work, Grondin has served as a judge at the 2010 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma awards.

## Personal life

Marc-André Grondin is in a relationship with actress Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse. The couple have two children, born in 2022 and 2023. Grondin is also the father of a child born during 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 | DJ | French: Les fleurs magiques; Short film |
| 2005 | C.R.A.Z.Y. | Zachary Beaulieu (age 15 to 21) | |
| 2006 | The Beautiful Beast | Patrice | French: La Belle bête |
| 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 | Yannick Bérubé | French: 5150, rue des Ormes |
| 2010 | Bus Palladium | Lucas | |
| 2010 | The Chameleon | Frédéric Fortin / Nicholas Mark Randall | |
| 2010 | Insoupçonnable | Sam | |
| 2011 | Mike | Mike | |
| 2011 | Goon | Xavier LaFlamme | |
| 2011 | The Happiness of Others | Sylvain | French: Le Bonheur des autres |
| 2012 | The Man Who Laughs | Gwynplaine | French: L'Homme qui rit |
| 2012 | L'Affaire Dumont | Michel Dumont | |
| 2013 | Vic and Flo Saw a Bear | Guillaume Perreira-Leduc | French: Vic+Flo ont vu un ours |
| 2013 | The End of Pinky | French narration | Short film |
| 2014 | You're Sleeping Nicole | Rémi Gagnon | French: Tu dors Nicole |
| 2015 | After the Ball | Daniel | |
| 2015 | April and the Extraordinary World | Julius (voice) | French: Avril et le Monde truqué |
| 2017 | Goon: Last of the Enforcers | Xavier LaFlamme | |
| 2017 | Ravenous | Bonin | French: Les Affamés |
| 2019 | Mafia Inc. | Vincent "Vince" Gamache | |
| 2020 | The Decline | François | French: Jusqu'au déclin |
| 2022 | Very Nice Day | | French: Très belle journée |
| 2023 | Richelieu | Stéphane | |
| 2023 | The Successor | Ellias | French: Le Successeur |
| 2024 | Mercenaire | David | Short film |

### 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 |
| 2021 | Club Soly | Participation spéciale | Episode: "Gastronomie et citoyenneté" |
| 2021–2024 | Doute raisonnable | Frédéric Masson | Main role |
| 2022 | Bye-Bye | | Episode: "Bye-Bye 2022" |
| 2024 | IXE-13 et la course à l'uranium | IXE-13 / Jean Thibault | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Bellefleur | Yann | 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 |
| 2006 | 26th Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | C.R.A.Z.Y. | Nominated |
| 2006 | 8th Jutra Awards | Best Actor | C.R.A.Z.Y. | 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 |
| 2013 | 15th Jutra Awards | Best Actor | L'Affaire Dumont | Nominated |
| 2015 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film | You're Sleeping Nicole | Won |
| 2015 | 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | Canadian Screen Award for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | You're Sleeping Nicole | Nominated |
| 2020 | 8th Canadian Screen Awards | Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Mafia Inc. | Nominated |
| 2020 | 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards | Best Actor | Mafia Inc. | Nominated |
| 2024 | 26th Quebec Cinema Awards | Best Actor | The Successor (Le Successeur) | Nominated |
| 2024 | 26th Quebec Cinema Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Richelieu | Won |