Jean-Nicolas Verreault

Acting

Jean-Nicolas Verreault

Born 1967-08-28 · Québec, Québec, Canada

Jean-Nicolas Verreault (born August 28, 1967) is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his starring role as Evian in the 2000 film Maelström, for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 21st Genie Awards in 2001. He was also a Prix Gémeaux winner for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series or Program for his performance as Steve in the television series Je voudrais qu'on m'efface. Verreault starred in TV series Aller Simple (2022–2023).

Acting credits

Maelström poster
6.2

A young woman's life spirals into chaos after she is involved in a hit-and-run accident. Then she encounters a mysterious man named Evian who offers her an opportunity for redemption. Narrated by a fish.

Maelström

2000

Chaos and Desire poster
5.3

Suspecting that the cecassion of the tides may indicate an impending earthquake, Seismologist Alice arrives in her hometown of Baie-Comeau, Quebec to commence her investigation. Soon confronted by numerous figures from her past, the unusual weather and inexplicable behavior of the citizens lead Alice to believe that something beyond her comprehension is occurring to her old hometown...

Chaos and Desire

2002

Gutter poster
NR

Mist. Dust. A bowling alley in the crosshair of a thunderstorm. A pregnant woman, a businessman and a widower find shelter in its midst. Pins are knocked down until gloomy moths kindle an outage.

Gutter

2023

Nitro Rush poster
5.7

Max learns that his 17-year-old son Theo has just been recruited by a criminal organization. Desperate to get him out of this situation, Max escapes from prison. He discovers that Theo and his best friend Charly have fallen under the control of Daphne, an alluring femme fatale, who is taking advantage of the teens’ expert computer skills to plan a bold and risky burglary. Quickly understanding he’ll be unable to persuade his son to walk away from it all, Max joins the team in order to protect them.

Nitro Rush

2016

Heads or Tails poster
6.5

A heterosexual man pretends to be gay in order to keep his career in the world of art, which causes many misunderstandings with his wife, and mother.

Heads or Tails

1997

Pig's Law poster
5.8

After inheriting a pig farm from their father, sisters Stephane and Betty do their best to keep the family business running. But while the very pregnant Betty is diligent about doing the work that needs to be done, Stephane can focus only on her crippling gambling problem, which has landed her in deep trouble with her creditors. Desperate for cash, she considers a dangerous option for repaying the debt … but will it work?

Pig's Law

2001

Sentinel poster
NR

While exploring an irradiated site, a soldier will make a dangerous discovery.

Sentinel

2025

Thrill of the Hills poster
5.6

In order to to see his idol, Jimi Hendrix, a twelve year old boy attempts a journey from his Quebec village to Woodstock.

Thrill of the Hills

2011

Miraculum poster
4.9

Sometimes, we're just waiting for a miracle. A nurse who is a Jehovah's Witness, grows fond of the miracle survivor of a plane crash. Two sexagenarians, a bartender and a parking lot attendant want to explore their forbidden passions. A conservative, well-off couple drown their disappointments in booze and gambling. And a man does his utmost to make amends for an irredeemable action, bringing us to a plane bound for Cuba. An ensemble film where every character affects the lives of others.

Miraculum

2014

La petite histoire d'un homme sans histoire poster
8.3

A man in his mid-40s is killed by a truck just after receiving a prescription against death from his doctor. He then regains consciousness in a video store, and with some further difficulties, receives a film of his life. Although full of factual inaccuracies, it is an enjoyable examination of his birth, youth, marriage, family and death. Unfortunately, his request for a sequel is denied, and as he advances down the corridor to God, technical difficulties are experienced.

La petite histoire d'un homme sans histoire

1999

The Outlander poster
4.9

It is the early 20th century. A stranger arrives in the small, rural community and disrupts the lives of its inhabitants. The man, who refuses to give his name, is dubbed The Outlander. A traveller who disdains conventional behaviour and parochialism, The Outlander disturbs the villagers' complacency and scandalizes the community; he also elicits admiration and gains a woman's love. He ultimately leaves in the same manner he had arrived, but not before he has helped the villagers open their eyes to the larger world beyond their village.

The Outlander

2005

The Sticky Side of Baklava poster
6.0

The uneventful middle-class life of Lebanese sisters Houwayda and Joëlle spirals into turmoil after Houwayda announces that she is accompanying Pierre, her Québecker husband, on a sabbatical year in France.

The Sticky Side of Baklava

2021

Project-M poster
4.7

Four astronauts have to stay 1000 days in a space station around Earth in order to prove that a trip to Europa, one of Jupiter's moon, is possible. The experience goes well until something happens on earth.

Project-M

2014

My Only Love poster
4.6

The unexpected acquaintance with a young prostitute helps the venerable writer to overcome writer's block. Quite shocking story of her life inspires him for a new book.

My Only Love

2004

In the Eye of the Cat poster
3.9

Pauline goes on trip and never returns. Did she deliberately vanish, or did she just abandon her life, or is this an invitation for someone to start searching for her? Simon, her fiancé, intends to find out... Several months after the disappearance, Simon learns of Pauline's death abroad. While cleaning out her apartment, Simon discovers that Lazare, Pauline's cat, still occupies his master's apartment. He possesses an extraordinary long-term memory... and a need for revenge!

In the Eye of the Cat

2004

A Happy Man poster
4.6

Pierre, a French professor of quantum physics, inherits an inn from his aunt Jeanne in the Lac St-Jean region. He arrives with his daughter and settles in the small village of Sainte-Simone-du-Nord, home to just 400 residents. The locals, however, greet these “strangers” with suspicion—especially the village mayor, who once had a falling-out with Jeanne, the Frenchwoman. He manages to rally the townspeople to make life difficult for these newcomers from across the Atlantic. Yet Pierre’s good humor is unshakable, and he refuses to be discouraged—even without electricity, heat, water, or a car.

A Happy Man

2009

Truffle poster
6.0

Chaos ensues after global warming transforms a working-class Montreal neighborhood into a world Mecca for truffles.

Truffle

2008

Be Good poster
NR

Nathan is a six year old boy with a lot of imagination. He loves to dress up as monsters, superheroes. He would rather play with someone else than with his own imagination, but who? Maybe the new nanny.

Be Good

2019

Hochelaga poster
6.2

After an unpleasant run-in with a group of bikers, a young convenience store robber (Marc) gets approached by the same bikers to help out with a picnic. After the picnic, seeing he has guts, the bikers propose him for membership. As the story unfolds, Marc winds up questioning his own morality and wondering whether he's going down the wrong path. The biggest problem, however, is that one of his friends got him into trouble, and he has little time to fix it...

Hochelaga

2000

Guys, We Need to Talk poster
7.0

In this hard-hitting documentary, Jean-Nicolas Verreault attempts to demystify the taboos surrounding men's psychological distress.

Guys, We Need to Talk

2025

Rebel poster
NR

Alex, a six-year-old boy from Quebec, is oblivious to the thousands of refugees entering Canada illegally to avoid deportation. Yet when his father takes him along to a vigilante patrol in the woods to hunt out trespassing migrants, something inside him tells him to rebel.

Rebel

2019

No artwork available
10.0

Simon Paquet, rédacteur-concepteur de refrains publicitaires dans une agence, devient obsédé par son travail à un point tel qu’il voit peu à peu le contrôle de sa vie lui échapper. L’arrivée de Magic Dave, un idéateur exceptionnel, à l'agence, provoque une confrontation sans merci où la lucidité de Simon sera mise à rude épreuve.

Jingle

2002