{{short description|Canadian actor and writer}} {{Infobox person | name = Alexandre Goyette | image = Alexandre Goyette au Espace Go.png | image_upright = 1.2 | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|11}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec | other_names = | years_active = 2000s–present | spouse = Geneviève Côté | partner = | children = }}
'''Alexandre Goyette''' (born April 11, 1979) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec, most noted as the writer of the stage play ''King Dave'' and the screenwriter and star of its 2016 film adaptation.<ref name=kelly>Brendan Kelly, [https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/podzs-king-dave-one-shot-film-premieres-at-fantasia "Podz's King Dave: One-shot film premières at Fantasia"]. ''Montreal Gazette'', July 11, 2016.</ref>
==Background== He grew up in Montréal-Nord and Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec,<ref name=kelly/> and was educated at Collège André-Grasset and the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe.<ref name=vigneault>Alexandre Vigneault, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/theatre/201109/03/01-4431426-alexandre-goyette-entre-le-jeu-et-lecriture.php "Alexandre Goyette: entre le jeu et l'écriture"]. ''La Presse'', September 4, 2011.</ref>
==Career== ''King Dave'' was first staged in 2005 as a solo one-man show in which Goyette played all of the characters himself.<ref>François Jardon-Gomez, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/theatre/544760/alexandre-goyette-entre-l-elite-et-le-peuple? "Alexandre Goyette, entre l’élite et le peuple"]. ''Le Devoir'', January 5, 2019.</ref> The film adaptation featured several actors.<ref name=kelly/>
In 2020, Goyette collaborated with actor Anglesh Major to update the story with Black Lives Matter themes so that Major could star in a revival for the Théàtre Jean-Duceppe;<ref>Jim Burke, [https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/local-arts/alexandre-goyettes-king-dave-recast-rewritten-to-reflect-black-lives-matter-era "Alexandre Goyette's King Dave recast, rewritten to reflect Black Lives Matter era"]. ''Montreal Gazette'', September 25, 2020.</ref> in 2023, Patrick Emmanuel Abellard also starred in an English-language translation of the Black-themed version for Centaur Theatre.<ref>Ashley Fish-Robertson, [https://cultmtl.com/2023/04/patrick-emmanuel-abellard-gives-an-unforgettable-performance-in-king-dave-centaur-theatre-montreal/ "Patrick Emmanuel Abellard gives an unforgettable performance in King Dave"]. ''Cult MTL'', April 4, 2023.</ref>
In addition to ''King Dave'', he has had other supporting roles in film and television,<ref name=vigneault/> and has had stage roles including Victor in ''Down Dangerous Passes Road (Le chemin des Passes-Dangereuses)'',<ref>Mario Cloutier, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/critiques-de-spectacles/201802/21/01-5154713-le-chemin-des-passes-dangereuses-homo-quebecus-12.php "Le chemin des Passes-Dangereuses: Homo quebecus"]. ''La Presse'', February 21, 2018.</ref> Marco in ''The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain)'',<ref>[https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/09/13/la-piece-le-declin-de-lempire-americain-de-retour-a-montreal "La pièce «Le déclin de l’empire américain» de retour à Montréal"]. ''Le Journal de Montréal'', September 13, 2018.</ref> and Caius Marcius in ''Coriolanus''.<ref>Jim Burke, [https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/theatre/robert-lepage-leads-coriolanus-into-battle-at-theatre-du-nouveau-monde "Robert Lepage leads Coriolanus into battle at Théâtre du Nouveau Monde"]. ''Montreal Gazette'', January 11, 2019.</ref>
In 2014, he had his first credit as a director, staging his own French translation of Mike Bartlett's play ''Cock'' for Espace 4001.<ref>Philippe Couture, [https://voir.ca/scene/2014/01/23/alexandre-goyette-cock-triangle-identitaire/ "Alexandre Goyette / Cock : Triangle identitaire"]. ''Voir'', January 23, 2014.</ref>
==Personal life== He has been in a longterm relationship with Geneviève Côté, a former actress who now has a psychotherapy practice.<ref>Sabin Desmeules, [https://www.7jours.ca/2022/02/13/les-enfants-dalexandre-goyette-refusent-de-le-voir-jouer-et-voici-pourquoi "Voici pourquoi les enfants d'Alexandre Goyette refusent de le voir jouer à la télé"]. ''7 Jours'', February 13, 2022.</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2007 | ''Nitro'' | Colosse | |- | 2008 | data-sort-value="Deserter, The" | ''The Deserter (Le Déserteur)'' | Roger Lizotte | |- | 2009 | ''La Nuit finira'' | Stéphane | |- | rowspan=3| 2010 | ''7 Days (Les 7 jours du Talion)'' | | |- | data-sort-value="Last Escape, The" | ''The Last Escape (La Dernière fugue)'' | The father, 1968 | |- | ''Twice a Woman (Deux fois une femme)'' | French professor | |- | rowspan=3| 2011 | ''Fear of Water (La peur de l'eau)'' | McCann | |- | data-sort-value="Sense of Humour, A" | ''A Sense of Humour (Le sens de l'humour)'' | Carl | |- | ''De l'autre côté'' | Corentin Michelet | |- | rowspan=2| 2012 | ''Kvistur'' | Jòn Fridbjörnsson | |- | ''Laurence Anyways'' | Marco de Bellefeuille | |- | rowspan=3| 2014 | ''Antoine and Marie (Antoine et Marie)'' | Éric Gauthier | |- | ''Mommy'' | Patrick | |- | ''What Are We Doing Here? (Qu’est-ce qu’on fait ici ?)'' | Sgt. Cadorette | |- | 2015 | ''Rabid Dogs (Enragés)'' | Police officer at accident scene | |- | rowspan=2| 2016 | ''King Dave'' | Dave | Also screenwriter |- | ''Nitro Rush'' | Colosse | |- | 2017 | ''My Intelligent Comedy (Les Scènes fortuites)'' | Réal | |- | 2018 | ''March Fool (Poisson de mars)'' | | |- | 2021 | data-sort-value="Guide to the Perfect Family, The" | ''The Guide to the Perfect Family (La Guide de la famille parfaite)'' | Stéphane Dubois | |- | rowspan=2| 2022 | data-sort-value="Cheaters, The" | ''The Cheaters (Les Tricheurs)'' | Michel | |- | ''Norbourg'' | Julien Giguère | |- | 2023 | ''Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful (Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles)'' | Marie-Victorin Kirouac | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2004 | ''Grande Ourse'' | Police officer | One episode |- | rowspan=2| 2005 | ''Providence'' | Laurent Lavoie | Six episodes |- | ''Miss Météo'' | Deliveryman | |- | 2005-2009 | ''La Promesse'' | Alain Marion | |- | 2006-2008 | ''C.A.'' | Martin Poirier | 45 episodes |- | 2010 | ''Musée Eden'' | Mont-Rouge | Two episodes |- | 2011-2015 | ''19-2'' | Inspecteur Dandenneau, SQ | 14 episodes |- | rowspan=2| 2012 | ''En thérapie'' | Éric | |- | ''Toute la vérité'' | Henri Levasseur | 10 episodes |- | 2014 | ''Trauma'' | Georges McDuff | One episode |- | 2014-2015 | ''La Théorie du K.O.'' | Christian Boisvert | 24 episodes |- | 2015 | ''Med'' | | One episode |- | rowspan=2| 2016 | ''Feux'' | Marc Lemaire | Nine episodes |- | ''Mirador'' | | One episode |- | 2016-2017 | ''District 31'' | Kevin Nadeau | 25 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Le Siège'' | Alexis Godin | Six episodes |- | rowspan=3| 2018 | ''L'Échappée'' | Bruno | |- | ''Faits divers'' | Jimmy O'Connor | One episode |- | ''Mensonges'' | Chuck Marcoux | Five episodes |- | 2020- | ''Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime)'' | Jimmy, the biker with a missing finger | Four episodes |- | 2021 | ''Après'' | | Six episodes |- | 2021-2022 | ''Six Degrés'' | Francis Fournier | 26 episodes |- | rowspan=2| 2022 | ''Ma mère'' | Nick | Six episodes |- | ''Le Pacte'' | Jason | |- | 2022-2023 | ''La Confrérie'' | Daniel | 10 episodes |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|2531440}}
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