# Alexandre Goyette
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{{short description|Canadian actor and writer}}
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| name = Alexandre Goyette
| image = Alexandre Goyette au Espace Go.png
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|11}}
| birth_place = [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec)
| other_names =
| years_active = 2000s–present
| spouse = Geneviève Côté
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'''Alexandre Goyette''' (born April 11, 1979) is a Canadian actor and writer from [Quebec](/source/Quebec), most noted as the writer of the stage play ''King Dave'' and the screenwriter and star of its 2016 [film adaptation](/source/King_Dave).[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](/source/Montreal_Gazette)'', July 11, 2016.]
==Background==
He grew up in [Montréal-Nord](/source/Montr%C3%A9al-Nord) and [Rivière-des-Prairies](/source/Rivi%C3%A8re-des-Prairies), [Quebec](/source/Quebec),[ and was educated at [Collège André-Grasset](/source/Coll%C3%A8ge_Andr%C3%A9-Grasset) and the [Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe](/source/C%C3%A9gep_de_Saint-Hyacinthe).][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](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))'', September 4, 2011.]
==Career==
''King Dave'' was first staged in 2005 as a solo one-man show in which Goyette played all of the characters himself.[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](/source/Le_Devoir)'', January 5, 2019.] The film adaptation featured several actors.[
In 2020, Goyette collaborated with actor Anglesh Major to update the story with [Black Lives Matter](/source/Black_Lives_Matter) themes so that Major could star in a revival for the Théàtre Jean-Duceppe;][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](/source/Montreal_Gazette)'', September 25, 2020.] in 2023, Patrick Emmanuel Abellard also starred in an English-language translation of the Black-themed version for [Centaur Theatre](/source/Centaur_Theatre).[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](/source/Cult_MTL)'', April 4, 2023.]
In addition to ''King Dave'', he has had other supporting roles in film and television,[ and has had stage roles including Victor in ''Down Dangerous Passes Road (Le chemin des Passes-Dangereuses)'',][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](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))'', February 21, 2018.] Marco in ''[The Decline of the American Empire](/source/The_Decline_of_the_American_Empire) (Le Déclin de l'empire américain)'',[[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](/source/Le_Journal_de_Montr%C3%A9al)'', September 13, 2018.] and Caius Marcius in ''[Coriolanus](/source/Coriolanus)''.[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](/source/Montreal_Gazette)'', January 11, 2019.]
In 2014, he had his first credit as a director, staging his own French translation of [Mike Bartlett](/source/Mike_Bartlett_(playwright))'s play ''[Cock](/source/Cock_(play))'' for Espace 4001.[Philippe Couture, [https://voir.ca/scene/2014/01/23/alexandre-goyette-cock-triangle-identitaire/ "Alexandre Goyette / Cock : Triangle identitaire"]. ''[Voir](/source/Voir)'', January 23, 2014.]
==Personal life==
He has been in a longterm relationship with Geneviève Côté, a former actress who now has a psychotherapy practice.[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.]
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2007
| ''[Nitro](/source/Nitro_(film))''
| Colosse
|
|-
| 2008
| data-sort-value="Deserter, The" | ''[The Deserter](/source/The_Deserter_(2008_film)) (Le Déserteur)''
| Roger Lizotte
|
|-
| 2009
| ''La Nuit finira''
| Stéphane
|
|-
| rowspan=3| 2010
| ''[7 Days](/source/7_Days_(2010_film)) (Les 7 jours du Talion)''
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Last Escape, The" | ''[The Last Escape](/source/The_Last_Escape_(2010_film)) (La Dernière fugue)''
| The father, 1968
|
|-
| ''[Twice a Woman](/source/Twice_a_Woman_(2010_film)) (Deux fois une femme)''
| French professor
|
|-
| rowspan=3| 2011
| ''[Fear of Water](/source/Fear_of_Water_(2011_film)) (La peur de l'eau)''
| McCann
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Sense of Humour, A" | ''[A Sense of Humour](/source/A_Sense_of_Humour) (Le sens de l'humour)''
| Carl
|
|-
| ''De l'autre côté''
| Corentin Michelet
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2012
| ''Kvistur''
| Jòn Fridbjörnsson
|
|-
| ''[Laurence Anyways](/source/Laurence_Anyways)''
| Marco de Bellefeuille
|
|-
| rowspan=3| 2014
| ''Antoine and Marie (Antoine et Marie)''
| Éric Gauthier
|
|-
| ''[Mommy](/source/Mommy_(2014_film))''
| Patrick
|
|-
| ''[What Are We Doing Here?](/source/What_Are_We_Doing_Here%3F_(film)) (Qu’est-ce qu’on fait ici ?)''
| Sgt. Cadorette
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[Rabid Dogs](/source/Rabid_Dogs_(2015_film)) (Enragés)''
| Police officer at accident scene
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2016
| ''[King Dave](/source/King_Dave)''
| Dave
| Also screenwriter
|-
| ''[Nitro Rush](/source/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](/source/The_Guide_to_the_Perfect_Family) (La Guide de la famille parfaite)''
| Stéphane Dubois
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2022
| data-sort-value="Cheaters, The" | ''[The Cheaters](/source/The_Cheaters_(2022_film)) (Les Tricheurs)''
| Michel
|
|-
| ''[Norbourg](/source/Norbourg_(film))''
| Julien Giguère
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful](/source/Tell_Me_Why_These_Things_Are_So_Beautiful) (Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles)''
| [Marie-Victorin Kirouac](/source/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](/source/Providence_(Canadian_TV_series))''
| 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](/source/19-2_(2011_TV_series))''
| Inspecteur Dandenneau, SQ
| 14 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2| 2012
| ''En thérapie''
| Éric
|
|-
| ''Toute la vérité''
| Henri Levasseur
| 10 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[Trauma](/source/Trauma_(Canadian_TV_series))''
| 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](/source/District_31_(TV_series))''
| 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](/source/Happily_Married_(TV_series)) (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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