Denis Couillard - What the Critics say, Bio and Resume
Denis Couillard - Bio
Denis was last seen on stage playing Lafew and the Duke of Florence in Shakespeares' All's Well That Ends Well. Other recent credits include Oscar Remembered by Maxim Mazumdar (Bosie) and Michel Tremblay's La Duchesse De Langeais in Florida.
Denis has written and performed two one man shows; Safe Word at Montreal’s Harvest Festival winning the “Best New Original Script” award and Exit This Way in theatres across Canada to critical acclaim. Other acting credits include: The Proposal (Lomov) and The Evils Of Tobacco (Nyukhin) for Acanthus Theatre, Exploration (Professor Lewis) and Just Another Tuesday Night At The Meat Rack (George) for Village Scene Productions and The Seagull (Trigoran), ASM Productions. Denis was a member the Ante Chamber Playwrights Unit at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre where he developed his new play Bare Back which he hopes to produce next year.
Resume - Denis Couillard CAEA / ACTRA
e-mail: d.couillard@sympatico.ca
Height: 6’ / Weight: 220 lbs / Hair: Brown / Eyes: Blue
Selected TheatreAll’s Well That Ends Well - Lafew/Duke of Florence - Alchemy Theatre / Hume Baugh
The Story of the Sinking Man - Nash - Edmonton Fringe / Barbara Gordon
Safe Word - Daniel - Real Theatre / Dave Deveau
The Flying Machine - The Emperor - Theatrix / Peter Gerk
Related Experience
Ante Chamber Playwright’s Unit (Bareback) - Playwright - Buddies In Bad Times Theatre
Selected Studio Training
Shakespeare Scene Study - Cathy MacKinnon
Improvisation - Kevin P. Robbins, Kevin McCormickOn Camera Scene Study - Brenda Bazinet, G. Walker, B. Philip, A. Goldsteine, David Schapp
Voice Training - David Smukler, Deborah Joy, Cathy Smith
Movement - Jean-Jacques LeMetre, Kelly McEvenue (Alexander Technique), Sukamar NayarCommercial Workshop - Sears and Switzer
Awards and Certificates
Best New Original Script - Safe Word - Harvest Festival
Award - Outstanding Achievement in Drama, Grande Prairie College
Two Year Fine Arts Certificate - Drama, Grande Prairie College
Special Skills
Speak French and English fluently, British accent, Québécois accent, Parisian accent, Class 5 driver’s license, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, horseback riding, jogging, bowling, tap dancing, disco dancing, technical theatre
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What the critics say about Denis
The Story of a Sinking Man - 1. "****" Four Stars The Edmonton Sun 2. “Couillard brilliantly captures the essence of this character…” Vue Weekly 3. “ Couillard has the courage of his choices. And that is something to cherish…” The Edmonton Journal
Exit This Way: Written and Performed by Denis Couillard 1. “Some storytellers have an alchemical ability to uplift audiences by revelations of achingly intimate beauty. Couillard has it. A touching and honest portrayal…” View, Hamilton, ON 2. “… Couillard must rely on his strong script and excellent acting talent.” The London Free Press, London, ON 3. “Couillard is engaging and tells a truly touching story…” Uptown, Winnipeg, MB /
Chekhov’s Shorts - The Evils Of Tobacco & The Proposal: 1. “Denis Couillard brings a delicate blend of pathos and humor to this monologue.” Winnipeg Free Press 2. “Denis Couillard gives a sturdy, bitter-sweet comic performance as Ivan Vasilyevich…” Uptown Magazine 3. “Denis Couillard moves the audience to laughter and pity as the impotent husband and father.... Couillard is equally engaging in the three hander 'The Proposal'…” CBC.ca