
Acting
Marc Messier
Born — Died
1947-08-16 — 2026-07-07
Place of birth
Granby, Québec, Canada
Known for
Acting
Credits
82 titles
Marc Messier (August 16, 1947 – July 7, 2026) was a Québec actor and writer known for La Petite Vie (1993) Les Boys (1997) and Lance et compte (1988).
Known for
4.0Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but also, and most importantly, on their passions, interests and opinions.
Bonsoir bonsoir!
2019
4.7Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them.
Tout le monde en parle
2004
2.9Two teams composed of a known personality and a contestant chosen from the public battle to guess the outcomes of astonishing scientific experiments.
Génial!
2010
2.0What to expect: interviews, musical performances, a fierce band, surprising stories and most of all, guests who are more than happy to play along and follow Éric Salvail on his beautifully crazy tangents!
En mode Salvail
2013
2.0No synopsis available yet.
La semaine des 4 Julie
2020
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Les Enfants de la télé
2010
Film credits
2020s · 6 titles
6.6In 1988, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, an 11-years-old boy is worried for his grandmother's life. Worn out by illness, the old storyteller tries to convince her grandson that Death no longer exists. Her story will bring back to life the extraordinary people from the village in 1927 who, by using rocambolesque tricks, will eliminate Death that threatens them. From now on, Death will coincide with the birth of legends.
The Time Thief
2021
NRBedridden following a severe cancer, a man sees his recovery falter when his young roommate begins to stir up his deepest fears.
L'Autre
2026
8.0Young Elsie is shocked to learn that her eccentric mother wanted her ashes to be scattered among her five ex-husbands. Elsie is adamant about carrying out her mother's wishes, but the trip fundamentally alters her course.
My Mother's Men
2023
4.0The Boys - 25th Anniversary follows a night with Michel Charette welcoming the core cast members to his bar! Rémy Girard, Marc Messier, Pierre Lebeau, Patrick Labbé, Yvan Ponton, Patrick Huard, Roc Lafortune and Paul Houde discuss their experiences filming Les Boys!
The Boys - 25th Anniversary
2023
8.5An intimate look into the life and career of actor Serge Thériault, a prominent figure in Québec culture.
T'étais où Serge?
2025
NRAfter a career spanning 50 years and countless legendary roles, Marc Messier takes to the stage alone for the first time!
Marc Messier : seul... en scène!
2023
2010s · 5 titles
NRThree sisters meet to empty out their late father's cluttered apartment. A disturbing and tiresome chore, filled with ghosts from the past. At the end of the day, it is still messy, but hearts and souls have been set free.
Aimé
2019
4.8Seven years ago, Max’s parents died in a car accident. Since then, the young man, now 35, has been treading water. He manages his father’s hockey memorabilia shop, lives in the apartment upstairs, and watches each and every Habs game with his friends. But he’s forced to take a hard look at his life when his girlfriend, Julie, leaves him, and his sister, Nathalie, comes back to town.
Ça sent la coupe
2017
8.3One evening, at the bend of an alley, an ordinary man surprises two young people who have just committed a crime. In panic, the teenagers take this witness hostage and drag him into their escape. Then begins for two generations that everything separates, an inner journey which will mark the three souls forever.
A Pact Among Angels
2016
5.0Christmas 1967, when hockey was played on outdoor rinks. The Boys form the parish's second team and are guaranteed participation in the Holiday Tournament as they are the hosts. Despite limited talent, they dream of victory. Off the ice, they will have to deal with all kinds of moments that one experiences at that age; some funny and some difficult. Together, however, they will face them. Together, they will try to grow, because this is how they have chosen to live: Together.
When We Were Boys
2013
3.3After a horrible bus accident, a hockey team return to form.
He Shoots, He Scores
2010
2000s · 11 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Noël Story
2009
4.4To save his best friend, Louis-Bernard Lapointe has to transport himself to a parallel world to find the 'Key of Possibilities', a magical and legendary object that allow his user to visit an infinite numbers of universes where everything is possible.
The Master Key
2009
6.7After four years of absence, the Boys are back on the ice! This time, the stake of the Canadian amateur tournament in which they participate is a game against the Legends of the National Hockey League.
The Boys IV
2005
5.6A building inspector uncovers a crumbling apartment building's long-buried secret.
Bluff
2007
4.3It has kidnapped Roxane Labelle, a Canadian singer covered gold records and awards. To his captors, no question of release without payment of a large ransom. Father and manager of the star, Paul Labelle asks a small accountant do it. Easier said than done, especially the payer also has a large sum to the Mafia and, rapidly, what Québec account scoundrels, thieves and killers are chasing the fabulous bonanza.
Dangerous People
2002
5.6Jean-Paul, a successful plastic surgeon, separates from his wife and he sees his life turn upside down when everyone in his family blame him for all their troubles.
Honey, I'm in Love
2008
At the Paré household, Christmas is part of a long tradition of squabbles, depressing gift exchanges and dubious feasts. This year, determined not to let her children spoil her turkey dinner yet again, Moman does everything in her power to bring back a Christmas of warmth and sharing. Popa puts in his two cents’ worth with his twin cousin Sti-Mé.
Noël chez les Paré
2002
5.6Geneviève Saint-Louis, a bachelor and neurotic careerist, refuses any form of engagement. Her aunt Aline, a former cabaret singer, arrives at her home with the ulterior aim of avoiding placement in a reception center.
My Aunt Aline
2007
4.8Nothing gets by Simone, even though she's blind. An adorable, incredibly precocious ten-year-old girl, Simone sets herself the task of coping with (and sometimes manipulating) the many offbeat charact... read more ers that surround her- including her broken-hearted father, an aging anarchist beekeeper, a beloved and asthmatic quasi-mother-in-law, a priest in the midst of a crisis of faith, and a biker with a wandering heart, for whom she has unconditional love. And then, of course, there's the village in which she lives, where everyone knows your business and makes it their own. No wonder Simone feels that she lives her life like a reel of film jumping in the sprockets of a projector. Life is strange and complicated enough, and then an aviator falls from the sky, threatening everything Simone loves the most.
On Your Head
2001
NRAlex is a 7-year-old boy and dreams of going to see a Canadiens game with his father. Alex and the Ghosts is a story of magic and wonder about a legendary hockey team, uniting past and present, reaching the hearts of children of fans of all ages.
Alex and the Ghosts
2009
6.9Three years have passed. The Boys are still a great hockey team in a garage league. Their coach Stan, in France for three years, returns from his trip to the delight of his troops. However, a wealthy businessman appears in the background and the players feel drawn to the lure of profit until the point where the Boys will face... the Boys.
The Boys III
2001
1990s · 12 titles
NRUn homme seul. Une femme seule. Lui, à l'aide de son ordinateur, voudrait désormais pouvoir gérer ses relations amoureuses; elle, de son côté, désire continuer à mener une vie autonome. Philippe et Hélène vivent donc dans une bulle, en solitaires, soignant les blessures d'une relation précédente, jusqu'au jour où ils se rencontrent. C'est le coup de foudre! Mais ils ont si peu en commun, sinon la peur de se faire mal, de décevoir et d'être déçus, de se tromper à nouveau... A single man. A single woman. Him, only wanting to interact with romantic relationships through his computer screen. Her, wanting to have an autonomous life. Phillipe and Hélène live their lives in a solitary bubble, healing their wounds from a previous relationship, until they meet. It's love at first sight! but they have so little in common, except the fear of being hurt, of dissapointing or be dissapointed, of being wrong again...
Solo
1992
4.3Manon, is obsessed with famous writer Chester Celine, who hails from Wyoming. Manon learns Chester is coming to town and becomes a slinky, svelte temptress
Wind from Wyoming
1994
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Lance et compte: Tous pour un
1990
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Lance et compte: Le crime de Lulu
1991
7.5Her publisher forces Marianne to rewrite the manuscript of a novel she wrote and burned in a fit of anguish. Her obsession with her story where the characters she creates murder her own husband becomes overwhelming. She comes to believe he is leading a double life and she imagines the worst. As a matter of fact, her husband Robert is leading a double life: every day, at noon, for a year, he has locked himself up in a small hotel room to also write a novel.
Life Is Not a Novel
1993
4.3In this tragicomedy, Toni is the director of a staged rendition of Othello in Montreal. It is a pet project of his, financed by his loving mafia uncle. Unbeknownst to him, the audiences are also rounded up (and paid) by the same uncle. Some of them have seen every performance of this tragic play, and are understandably bored, so when the backstage romantic shenanigans of the actors result in absurd situations onstage, the audience is delighted. There are a huge number of romantic situations going on in this film at the same time. One of them involves Gaston a somewhat world-weary jazz musician, and Florence, a glamorous middle-aged woman who has been pining for him for years. Another involves to members of the musician's jazz trio. Yet another involves the play's Desdemona, Soledad, the girlfriend of the man playing Othello, who can't keep his hands off his (female) dresser.
An Imaginary Tale
1991
10.0Benjamin, a 10 year-old boy, lives with his mother Charlotte since his dad, Christophe, left. Charlotte is expecting a child from Henri, but is hesitant to tell her son, whom doesn't know about his soon-to-be stepfather. The day of the Epiphany, Benjamin accepts to go help his grandmother Flore prepare the house for the holiday, since the family celebrates Christmas on January 6th also. The boy has prepared a nice gift for his young cousin Simon, suffering from an odd congenital disease. The night of the party, many surprises await the attendees.
La fête des rois
1994
6.2Every Monday evening, at the arena, eleven men get together to lovingly put on the jersey of the Boys, the hockey team of a "garage" league to which they belong. As Stan, their revered trainer, would affectionately say, they have the "puck" tattooed on their hearts. It doesn't matter if they are lawyers, policemen, mechanics or unemployed, as soon as they enter the locker room, everyone forgets their age, their work and their problems.
The Boys
1997
6.5Our Boys are back a year after their last adventures. This time around, the players of Quebec's most popular garage league travel to Chamonix, France, to take part in an international amateur hockey tournament.
The Boys II
1998
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Le bogue de l'an 2000
1999
No synopsis available yet.
Nuits d'Afrique
1991
5.9A school teacher falls in love with a stripper/singer. He even leaves his wife and children for her. He soon spends a lot of time at the club where he works part-time as the M.C.. But the owner, a mobster, interferes in the relationship which brings fear and violence into the game.
Le Sphinx
1995
1980s · 5 titles
6.9A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church.
Jesus of Montreal
1989
8.1Three couples meet at one of them for a slide show evening. But nobody takes pleasure in this evening, where triumphs the banality of the exchanges: it is a socialization forced by the bonds of the neighborhood, devoid of empathy or sincerity.
The Neighbours
1987
9.0In this melodrama, Marie and Pierre (Danielle Proulx and Marc Messier) are a comfortably middle-class couple who want the ultimate accessory: a baby. Their efforts to conceive naturally have been unsuccessful, so they decide to try using the newest artificial methods of conception. Unfortunately for them, the clinician they contact for help is also given to conducting unauthorized experiments on the human lifespan, cloning, etc. Eventually the fertilization effort is successful, and Marie has conceived quadruplets. The couple discusses this situation while driving, and are killed in an auto accident.
Longing for Eternity
1988
7.0Men and women gather at a Montreal suburban health clinic to create a theater show under the deceptive direction of a hammy actor.
Appelez-moi Stéphane
1982
7.0A woman deals with her mother, an arts professor, plunging into chaos due to Alzheimer's.
Sonia
1986
Series credits
4.0Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but also, and most importantly, on their passions, interests and opinions.
Bonsoir bonsoir!
2019
4.7Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them.
Tout le monde en parle
2004
2.9Two teams composed of a known personality and a contestant chosen from the public battle to guess the outcomes of astonishing scientific experiments.
Génial!
2010
2.0What to expect: interviews, musical performances, a fierce band, surprising stories and most of all, guests who are more than happy to play along and follow Éric Salvail on his beautifully crazy tangents!
En mode Salvail
2013
2.0No synopsis available yet.
La semaine des 4 Julie
2020
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Les Enfants de la télé
2010
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Les Enfants de la télé
2010
5.6This daily quiz show puts strategy front and centre, as five celebrities answer general-knowledge questions to win money for their favourite charity. But here’s the catch: one of the five participants is cheating, because they’re secretly being fed the answers. The cheater’s mission is to play it smart so they can fool the other players and win the game without getting caught.
Le Tricheur
2012
2.0Host Sébastien Diaz, known for his curiosity, is interested in absolutely everything that's going on in the world. At the rate things are changing, every day brings surprising new trends, unusual developments and contradictory social movements. Sébastien is joined by regular contributors and invites various celebrities to talk about the hottest topics in this modern round table.
On va se le dire
2019
1.0No synopsis available yet.
En direct de l'univers
2009
5.0An original talk show is set in Patrick’s warm and cozy apartment, where he welcomes friends and guests every day to discuss the latest hot topics that affect our lives. The show also features Patrick’s fictional neighbours.
La tour
2020
9.3Patrice Bélanger and his team are here to give Quebecers a little boost to their lives with this show where fun and pleasure prevail. With a front row seat to events happening across the province, the show is the reference for summer culture. Above and beyond the artists featured, the show puts our entire province in the spotlight.
Sucré salé
2002
1.0A variety show with a twist: a celebrity guest get to attend their own memorial service – an entertaining send-off filled with eulogies and some gentle ribbing.
In Lieu of Flowers
2012
No synopsis available yet.
Rousseau's Show
2018
7.2No synopsis available yet.
Les pêcheurs
2013
6.6Broadcast on December 31st, Bye Bye is a comic year-in-review which consists of sketches that parody the political, cultural and social events of the past year.
Bye Bye
1968
6.0No synopsis available yet.
En audition avec Simon
2010
NRA culture show set hosted by Marc Labrèche and his collaborators, Simon Boulerice, Émilie Perreault and Fred Savard. Each week, based on a significant year in history, they revisit a cultural event of a previous era and compare it with today’s yardstick. The hosts and their guests examine subjects that link the chosen year to what’s hot in cultural circles right now.
Cette année-là
2018
NRViens voir les comédiens is a television show on the Canadian French-language arts and culture television network ARTV.
Viens voir les comédiens
2002
4.3Lance et Compte is a series of Quebec téléromans revolving around a Quebec City ice hockey team. The series aired from 1986 to 1989 on the Radio-Canada network, and revival series on TQS in 2001 and on TVA from 2004 to the present. The first season was filmed in both French and English, the English version appearing on CBC Television as He Shoots, He Scores. It was the first television series to air simultaneously in English on CBC and in French on Radio-Canada. The series was scripted by Réjean Tremblay and Louis Caron for the first season, and by Tremblay and Jacques Jacob after that. Following the end of the regular series, a number of television movies continued to air into the 1990s. A new generation of the series started to air in 2001 and a movie was made in 2010.
Lance et Compte
1986
6.8Fermont: A remote mining colony in the endless frozen hell that is Canada's far North. The body of a young exotic dancer is found and the Quebec City police sends one of their toughest, most experienced detectives to investigate. Céline sure is always up for a challenge. Being cooped up in the massive structure that is the colony – the inhabitants simply call it “The Wall” – soon presents her with some challenges that exceed her investigative efforts.
The Wall
2019
NRA frenzied series of wacky sketches, surprising and unexpected.
Les Appendices
2009
8.2No synopsis available yet.
Les Boys
2007
NRMichel Barrette hits the road with public figures. Every drive is the perfect opportunity to share a moment, a chat and a trip down memory lane. For each outing, Michel selects the car best suited to his guest from his personal collection.
Viens-tu faire un tour?
2014
8.2Karine and Patrick are a loving but debt-ridden couple. Their only solution is to swallow their pride and accept to sleep in Karine’s parents’ basement –with all the conditions and sacrifices the new situation brings …
Boomerang
2015
NRNo synopsis available yet.
PaparaGilles
2014
7.8No synopsis available yet.
Grande Ourse
2004
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Les invisibles
2019
NRL'Amour avec un Grand A is a French-Canadian television series which aired from 1988 to 1995. The series explores different complex sexual and taboo issues. Some notable subjects include: Rape, Teen Obsession, Age Difference in love, Homosexuality and Married, Schizophrenia, Spousal Abuse. The series lasted 7 years and was very popular in Quebec. It was written by Janette Bertrand.
Avec un grand A
1986
8.6Omertà or Omertà, The Code of Silence is a Quebec television series of 11 forty-five minute episodes, created by Luc Dionne and aired from January to April 1996 on Radio-Canada. In France, the series aired on France 3 in 1998. A second season, titled Omertà II – The Code of Silence, had 14 forty-five minute episodes and was broadcast between September and December 1997 on Radio-Canada. A third season, titled Omerta, The Last Men of Honor, had 13 episodes and was broadcast from January to April 1999, on Radio-Canada.
Omertà, la loi du silence
1996
7.0The story of a mother's 15-year struggle to clear her son of a murder he did not commit. It is also the story of a major crimes investigator who always suspected a relative of being involved in the case, but never came forward with that information
A Criminal Affair
2022
8.8La petite vie was first a stage sketch of the comedy duo Ding et Dong, formed by Claude Meunier and Serge Thériault, and later a hit Quebec television sitcom aired by Radio-Canada from 1993 to 1999. In total, 59 episodes were created plus 3 specials, two for Christmas and one for New Year's 2000. It is to date the only Canadian TV show to ever gather more than 4 million viewers, a performance it achieved twice in 1995.
La Petite Vie
1993
NRFrançois Morency and three guests take a closer look at some words and expressions that have caught their attention for the right or wrong reasons. Comedy acts, funny interviews, hilarious sketches, juicy clips . . . whether they're playing with famous quotations, digging up treasures from social media or revisiting favourite lines from movies or Quebec TV, everything's fair game when it comes to celebrating the best and the worst in the spoken and written word.
Ouvrez les guillemets
2018
NRNo synopsis available yet.
L'effet Wow
2019
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Poivre et sel
1983
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Poivre et sel
1983
8.0Hubert is a good-looking guy and a well-known, talented tattoo artist. Love isn't one of his top priorities, and neither is family. And then there's Fanny, a hard-working, dedicated social worker who has trouble keeping her working life separate from her private life. Guillaume, her boyfriend of the last seven years, understands her and gives her his unconditional support. They're trying for their first baby. So nothing predestined Hubert and Fanny to meet. But during a hold-up, they experience the most intense emotions they've ever felt. During the time when they're fearing for their lives, they rely on each other to survive. After the event, an irresistible desire to see each other again compels them to wonder whether spending a few hours together is really enough to change the course of their lives.
Hubert & Fanny
2018
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bienvenue à Kingston-Falls
2026
NRWhat’s in a name? Each week, Stephane is joined on a large studio set by comedians Ève Côté and Kevin Raphaël as well as an energetic house band, and welcomes celebs who share the same first name. They pull out all the stops to showcase the featured names’ many facets with originality and authenticity.
Comment tu t'appelles ?
2021
NRNo synopsis available yet.
À tour de rôles
2020
Behind the camera
NRAfter a career spanning 50 years and countless legendary roles, Marc Messier takes to the stage alone for the first time!
Marc Messier : seul... en scène!
2023
5.9A school teacher falls in love with a stripper/singer. He even leaves his wife and children for her. He soon spends a lot of time at the club where he works part-time as the M.C.. But the owner, a mobster, interferes in the relationship which brings fear and violence into the game.
Le Sphinx
1995

