The actor Jacques Lussier is no more. He died two weeks ago, at the age of 64, the Union of Artists said on Wednesday. Duty. He left his mark on the small Quebec screen by playing roles in cult series like Caleb’s daughters, Scoop And Cormorant.
“We are saddened to learn of the death of actor Jacques Lussier,” the Union wrote Tuesday on social networks. By offering its condolences to the family of the deceased, the union highlighted Mr. Lussier’s contribution to local television.
Apart from his emblematic role of Inspector Henri Douville in Caleb’s daughtershe has starred in multiple shows, such as The negotiator, The machos And Under the sign of the lion. More recently, we could see him interpret the cleaning man Mathieu Delisle in the second season of the police series Reasonable doubt.
This graduate of the Montreal Conservatory of Dramatic Art has also portrayed numerous characters in the theater. He notably played Demetrius in the play Dream of a summer night (1988), which was directed by Robert Lepage. He also played the role of Bémont in the work Mr. Schutz’s fins (1992), under the direction of Denise Filiatrault.
During his career, Mr. Lussier also distinguished himself in cinema, among others with the films intimate power (1986), by Yves Simoneau, and Gray Owl (1999), by Richard Attenborough.
