Actor
Maxim Gaudette
Born 8 June 1974 · Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Maxim Gaudette (born 1974, Sherbrooke) is a Quebec actor working mainly in French-language Canadian cinema. He is best known for playing the gunman in Polytechnique, which earned him a Genie Award, and for appearing in Denis Villeneuve's Incendies. He has worked steadily in Quebec film since the late 1990s.
Key films
Polytechnique (2009)
His breakout dramatic role, playing the gunman in a film about the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre; it won him a Genie.
Incendies (2010)
Appears in Denis Villeneuve's acclaimed drama, an Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film that raised his international profile.
2 Seconds (1998)
An early feature credit from the late 1990s, marking the start of his film career.
Our Loved Ones (2015)
A later Quebec drama that shows his continued presence in the province's auteur cinema.
Key awards
- 2010 Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Polytechnique
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 20
- 19982 SecondsActor
- 2000The Three MadeleinesActor
- 2006Cheech · as AlexisActor
- 2006Without Her · as SoloActor
- 2007The 3 L'il Pigs · as HugoActor
- 2007Super Phoenix · as FianceActor
- 2008Honey, I'm in LoveActor
- 2009Polytechnique · as The AssassinActor
- 2010Incendies · as Simon MarwanActor
- 2010He Shoots, He Scores · as Michel ChanteloisActor
- 2013Mirror Lake · as Fred MoreauActor
- 2015Our Loved Ones · as David LeblancActor
- 2015My EnemiesActor
- 20169 · as YvesActor
- 2021Social Hygiene · as AntoninActor
- 2022Confessions of a Hitman · as Rodrigue 'Rod' LemayActor
- 2024Measures for a Funeral · as MischaActor
- 2025The Train · as PhilippeActor
- 2026Redemptions · as GilbertActor
- 2026The Parking Spot · as JonathanActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.