Sylvain Marcel — Movies, TV Shows & Roles

Actor

1964-01-01 · Quebec City, Quebec, Canada · Male

21 series in the catalog

Sylvain Marcel (born 1964) is a Canadian actor. Marcel is best known in French Canada for appearing in Familiprix television commercials since 2003, and in English Canada for his role in the hit film Bon Cop, Bad Cop as Luc Therrien. He has also appeared in various other films and television shows.
He was a César Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 47th César Awards in 2022, for his performance in the film Aline.
Biography
A man of the theater, actor, and improviser, he worked as a beneficiary attendant (nursing assistant) in a Montreal hospital for about ten years before becoming an actor. He pursued his artistic career simultaneously.
His career took off when he accepted the comedic role of a pharmacist in a series of television commercials for Familiprix, produced by the Alfred agency. Each commercial ended with the same exclamation of satisfaction: "Ah! Ha! Familiprix!" This series captured the popular imagination enough to be referenced in various everyday situations.
Sylvain Marcel announced that 2006 would be the final year featuring his pharmacist character in Familiprix advertisements, as the company wished to move toward a new concept''Echos Vedettes'', June 2006.
In 2020, responding to the government's call for help, he volunteered to work in long-term care homes (CHSLDs). In June and July, he cared for the elderly in the "red zone" of the CHSLD in Rosemère.
In 2021, the international public discovered him in the fictionalized biographical film about Céline Dion, the film Aline by Valérie Lemercier, in which he portrays the music producer Guy-Claude (inspired by René Angélil).