René Richard Cyr
Canadian actor and director
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René Richard Cyr (born September 27, 1958) is a Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director from Montreal, Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his roles as barber Méo Bellemare in the films Babine and Ésimésac[2] and as a drag queen Veronica Sinclair in Cover Girl,[3] and as the stage director of many theatrical plays by Michel Tremblay.[4]
Born in Montreal, he is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.[1] Although he has had film and television roles, he is most prominently a stage actor.[1] As a playwright, his works have included Volte-face, La Magnifique Aventure de Denis St-Onge, Marco chaussait des dix, Camille C., L'An de grâce, L'Apprentissage des marais and Les Huit péchés capitaux (Éloges).
He directed Sisters and Neighbors! (Nos belles-sœurs), the 2024 film adaptation of Tremblay's play Les Belles-sœurs.[5]
He is out as gay.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Tin Flute (Bonheur d'occasion) | Alphonse | |
| 1994 | Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, roi des ondes) | Intello branche | |
| 1996 | Poverty and Other Delights (Joyeux Calvaire) | Roland-aux-culottes | |
| 2001 | Wedding Night (Nuit des Noces) | Robert | |
| 2008 | Babine | Méo Bellemare | |
| 2024 | Nos belles-sœurs | travelling salesman | also director |