# Emmanuel Bilodeau

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Canadian actor and comedian

Emmanuel Bilodeau Born (1964-08-29) August 29, 1964 (age 61) Hull, Quebec, Canada Occupation actor Years active 1990s–present Notable work Soft Shell Man, Curling, René Lévesque

**Emmanuel Bilodeau** (born August 29, 1964) is a Canadian actor from [Quebec](/source/Quebec).[1] He is most noted for his performances in the 2000 film *[Soft Shell Man](/source/Soft_Shell_Man) (Un crabe dans la tête)*, for which he won the [Jutra Award](/source/Jutra_Award) for [Best Supporting Actor](/source/Prix_Iris_for_Best_Supporting_Actor) at the [4th Jutra Awards](/source/4th_Jutra_Awards) in 2002,[2] and the 2006 television miniseries *[René Lévesque](/source/Ren%C3%A9_L%C3%A9vesque_(miniseries))*, for which he won the [Gémeaux Award](/source/G%C3%A9meaux_Award) for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2007.[3]

He was also a Jutra nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the [7th Jutra Awards](/source/7th_Jutra_Awards) in 2005 for *[Love and Magnets](/source/Love_and_Magnets) (Les Aimants)*[4] and at the [10th Jutra Awards](/source/10th_Jutra_Awards) in 2008 for *[Bluff](/source/Bluff_(2007_film))*,[5] and a nominee for [Best Actor](/source/Prix_Iris_for_Best_Actor) at the [13th Jutra Awards](/source/13th_Jutra_Awards) in 2011 for *[Curling](/source/Curling_(film))*.[6]

In addition to his film and television performances, he has also toured two one-man comedy stage shows, *One Manu Show* in 2014[7] and *Manu Bilodeux dans le pétrin* in 2021.[8]

## Personal life

He is married to actress [Édith Cochrane](/source/%C3%89dith_Cochrane).[9] In 2021 they starred in the television documentary series *[C'est plus qu'un jardin](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=C%27est_plus_qu%27un_jardin&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27est_plus_qu%27un_jardin)]*, which centred on their process of expanding the gardens at their home to move toward an [agricultural](/source/Agriculture) lifestyle to become more self-sufficient and reduce their ecological footprint.[10]

He was previously married to actress [Monique Spaziani](/source/Monique_Spaziani).[11] Their daughter Philomène is an actress, who appeared alongside her father in *Curling* and starred in the television series *Toute la vie*.[12]

## Filmography

### Film

Year Title Role Notes 1994 Ruth Jean-Paul 1994 Chili's Blues (C'était le 12 du 12 et Chili avait les blues) CN employee 1996 Poverty and Other Delights (Joyeux Calvaire) 1997 The Seat of the Soul (Le Siège de l'âme) Jules 1998 The Sleep Room Dandain 1998 August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre) Friend of Philippe 1999 The Long Winter (Quand je serai parti... vous vivrez encore) 2000 Family Pack (Que faisaient les femmes pendant que l'homme marchait sur la Lune ?) Antoine 2001 Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête) Samuel 2002 The Negro (Le Nèg') Canard Plourde 2003 Gaz Bar Blues Jocelyn 2004 Bonzaïon 2004 Le Golem de Montréal François 2004 Taking Lives Doctor 2004 TV Dinner...Burp! 2004 CQ2 (Seek You Too) Gabriel 2004 Happy Camper (Camping sauvage) Ti-Caille 2004 Love and Magnets (Les Aimants) Manu 2004 So the Moon Rises (La Lune viendra d'elle-même) Lionel 2005 Maman Last Call Fernand 2005 Les Moutons de Jacob 2006 On the Trail of Igor Rizzi (Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi) Gilbert McCoy 2007 Bluff Nico 2010 Curling Jean-François Sauvageau 2010 Tough Luck (Y'en aura pas de facile) René 2011 Le Colis Michel Beaulieu 2015 The Revenant French interpreter 2017 Innocent Francis 2018 Silence 2018 Mad Dog Labine Roch Labine 2021 Cerceuil, tabarnak! Raymond Tremblay 2023 Gaby's Hills (Gaby les collines) Jasmin

### Television

Year Title Role Notes 1992 Scoop Journalist 1993 Blanche Comedian 1993 La princesse astronaute Vladimir 1995 L'Instit Patrick Lafontaine Season 3, episode 5 1997 Le Volcan tranquille Louis-Joseph Dessables 1997 Les Bâtisseurs d'eau 2000 Gypsies Le Mur 2001 Si la tendance se maintient Benoît Drapeau 2003 Grande Ourse Armand Laflamme 2004 Le Sketch Show Emmanuel 2006 René Lévesque René Lévesque 2008 René Lévesque: Le destin d'un chef 2008 Blaise le blasé Gaétan-Gilbert Pyrowski 2008 La Cache Host 2010 Ni plus ni moi Marc-Antoine Lecours 2010 Belle-Baie Charles Paulin 2010 Tranches de vies 2015 Pour Sarah Gilles Simoneau 2021 C'est plus qu'un jardin Himself

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Laureen Peers, ["Emmanuel Bilodeau monte sur scène à Mont-Tremblant"](https://infodunordtremblant.ca/culture/2022/03/09/emmanuel-bilodeau-monte-sur-scene-a-mont-tremblant/). *L'Info du Nord*, March 9, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Les Prix Jutras / The Jutra Awards"](https://www.northernstars.ca/les-prix-jutras/). *Northern Stars*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Paul Cauchon, ["Tournage de la minisérie René II - Les années au pouvoir"](https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/medias/161539/tournage-de-la-miniserie-rene-ii-les-annees-au-pouvoir). *[Le Devoir](/source/Le_Devoir)*, October 23, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Martin Bilodeau, ["Ma vie en cinémascope domine les nominations des Jutra"](https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/73324/ma-vie-en-cinemascope-domine-les-nominations-des-jutra). *[Le Devoir](/source/Le_Devoir)*, January 25, 2005.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Karl Filion, ["Jutra 2008 : Les 3 p'tits cochons domine avec 13 nominations"](https://www.cinoche.com/actualites/jutra-2008-les-3-ptits-cochons-domine-avec-13-nominations). *Cinoche*, February 6, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Neuf prix pour Incendies"](https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2011/03/13/neuf-prix-pour-incendies). *[Le Journal de Montréal](/source/Le_Journal_de_Montr%C3%A9al)*, March 13, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Kim Nunès, ["Emmanuel Bilodeau: un homme occupé"](https://journalinfoslaurentides.com/culture/emmanuel-bilodeau-un-homme-occupe). *Infos Laurentides*, October 27, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Catherine Blanchette, ["Emmanuel Bilodeau ou l'acceptation de son imperfection"](https://estrieplus.com/contenu-emmanuel_bilodeau_ou_lacceptation_de_son_imperfection-1376-49758.html). *Estrie Plus*, June 17, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Vanessa Hébert, ["Emmanuel Bilodeau et Édith Cochrane vendent leur lumineuse maison au bord de l’eau pour 739 000$"](https://www.7jours.ca/2022/06/17/emmanuel-bilodeau-et-edith-cochrane-vendent-leur-lumineuse-maison-au-bord-de-leau-pour-739-000). *7 Jours*, June 17, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Pierre-Luc Houle, ["C'est plus qu'un jardin: Emmanuel Bilodeau et Édith Cochrane passent en mode autosuffisance"](https://hollywoodpq.com/cest-plus-quun-jardin-emmanuel-bilodeau-et-edith-cochrane-passent-en-mode-autosuffisance/), *HollywoodPQ*, March 17, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Anna Bazarna, ["Emmanuel Bilodeau: découvrez la famille de l'humoriste populaire"](https://fr.legit.ng/celebrites/1450834-emmanuel-bilodeau-decouvrez-la-famille-de-lhumoriste-populaire/). *Legit*, January 12, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Michèle Lemieux, ["Philomène Bilodeau suit les traces de ses parents"](https://www.7jours.ca/2021/11/15/philomene-bilodeau-suit-les-traces-de-ses-parents). *7 Jours*, November 15, 2021.

## External links

- [Emmanuel Bilodeau](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082636/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

v t e Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actor Colm Feore (1999) Julien Poulin (1999) David Boutin (2001) Emmanuel Bilodeau (2002) Luc Picard (2003) Pierre Collin (2004) Jean Lapointe (2005) Michel Côté (2006) Gabriel Arcand (2007) Réal Bossé (2008) Normand D'Amour (2009) Maxim Gaudette (2010) Jean Lapointe (2011) Émilien Néron (2012) Serge Kanyinda (2013) Guillaume Cyr (2014) Pierre-Yves Cardinal (2015) Irdens Exantus (2016) Luc Picard (2017) Emmanuel Schwartz (2018) Robin Aubert (2019) Sergio Castellitto (2020) Théodore Pellerin (2021) Claude Legault (2022) Charles-Aubey Houde (2023) Marc-André Grondin (2024) Mani Soleymanlou (2025)

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