Évelyne Brochu
| Évelyne Brochu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Évelyne Marie Léa Cassandre Brochu November 17, 1983 Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Évelyne Marie Léa Cassandre Brochu (born November 17, 1983),[1] is a Canadian film, television and theatre actress. Some of her most prominent French-speaking roles include: Chloé in Inch'Allah, Rose in Café de Flore, Sara in Tom at the Farm, and Stéphanie in Polytechnique.
In 2013, she became well known for her English-speaking role as Delphine Cormier, a French scientist and love interest of Cosima Niehaus, one of the many characters portrayed by fellow Canadian Tatiana Maslany on the hit TV series Orphan Black. Brochu currently portrays Aurora Luft in CBC Television's spy thriller X Company.
Early life and career
Brochu was born Évelyne Marie Léa Cassandre Brochu. She grew up in Pointe-Claire, a suburb of Montreal, Canada. Her native language is French, but she also spoke English from an early age. Growing up she had anglophone friends and learned English at Jean XXIII High School in Dorval, Quebec.[2]
She says a key turning point in learning English was when she became an avid viewer of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air as a child.[3] Her father left when she was 1 1/2 years old and, when her father later remarried, she found herself with a step-sister. Brochu has stated that she has a good relationship with her stepmother. Her mother is a violoncello teacher and her father worked as a taxi driver.
While out cycling, she was hit by a truck and was told by her doctors that to keep her knee in good shape she could no longer run or dance. She stopped both and took up yoga and acting.[4] In 2005, Brochu graduated from the Conservatoire d'art dramatique in Montreal.[5]
Some of her most prominent French-speaking roles include: Chloé in Inch'Allah, Rose in Café de Flore, Sara in Tom at the Farm, and Stéphanie in Polytechnique.
In 2013, she became well known for her English-speaking role as Delphine Cormier, a French scientist and love interest of Cosima Niehaus, one of the many characters portrayed by fellow Canadian Tatiana Maslany on the hit TV series Orphan Black.
Brochu currently portrays Aurora Luft in CBC Television's spy thriller X Company.
Personal life
She dated Canadian actor Francois Arnaud but in a May 2014 interview she stated that they were no longer together.[6] Her cousin is Xarah Dion, a French-Canadian singer.[7]
In February 2015, Brochu stated in an interview that she is a feminist and that she struggled when portraying Aurora Luft in X Company:
There was a moment in Episode 2 when I was with [co-star Dustin Milligan], when I have to give him orders, I don’t want to do that, and he doesn’t want me to do that, and my first instinct, as a woman, was to smooth it out for him. The director was like, no, you’re a sergeant now. You have to give orders. You have authority. I'm a feminist, it’s 2015.[8]
She resides in Montreal, Quebec and lives part-time in Toronto, Ontario when filming Orphan Black.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Creator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2012 | The Promise (La Promesse) | Mélanie Gauthier | Martin Thibault | Soap opera |
| 2009 | Admit (Aveux) | Jolianne Laplante | Claude Desrosiers | TV series (12 episodes) |
| 2010 | Mirador | Mylène Émard | Louis Choquette | TV series (7 episodes) |
| 2013–present | Orphan Black | Delphine Cormier | Graeme Manson John Fawcett |
TV series (23 episodes) Recurring cast Seasons 1 & 4; Main cast Seasons 2 & 3 & 5 |
| 2014 | The Godmother (La Marraine) | Catherine/Valérie | Alain Desrochers | Séries+ five-part drama[9] |
| 2015–Present | X Company | Aurora Luft | Mark Ellis & Stephanie Morgenstern | TV series, final season will air winter 2017 |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Cheech | Pharmacist | Patrice Sauvé | ||
| 2008 | Father Talk (Dire sur mon père) | Evelyne Beauregard-McClean | Gabrielle Tremblay | Short film | |
| 2009 | Polytechnique | Stéphanie | Denis Villeneuve | Screened at 2009 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Master Key (Grande Ourse) | Jézabel Garneau | Patrice Sauvé | Sci-Fi | ||
| 2011 | Thrill of the Hills (Frisson des collines) | Hélène Paradis | Richard Roy | Screened at Schlingel Film Festival | |
| Café de Flore | Rose | Jean-Marc Vallée | Screened at the 68th Venice International Film Festival | ||
| 2012 | The Apartment (L'Appartement) | Michel Lam | Short film alongside Julie Le Breton | ||
| Inch'Allah | Chloé | Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette | Screened at 2012 Toronto International Film Festival Nominated—1st Canadian Screen Awards as Best Lead Actress[10] | ||
| La Trappe | Sophie B. Jacques | Short film | |||
| 2013 | Evelyne's World | Evelyne | Benjamin Lebus Sebastian de Souza |
Short film shot in Hungary[11] | |
| UNTTLD Sun | Dominique Loubier | Short Fashion film for Canadian brand UNTTLD S/S 2013[12] | |||
| Tom at the Farm (Tom à la ferme) |
Sara | Xavier Dolan | In competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival[13] Screened at 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Nominated – Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | ||
| Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire | Monia Chokri | Short film alongside Laurence Leboeuf | |||
| 2014 | UNTTLD Soul | Dominique Loubier | |||
| The Nest | Celestine | David Cronenberg | Short film working as a trailer for Cronenberg's book "Consumed" | ||
| Pawn Sacrifice | Donna | Edward Zwick | |||
| 2015 | The Wolves (Les Loups) | Elie | Sophie Deraspe | Shot in Magdalen Islands[14] | |
| 2016 | Miséricorde | Mary Ann | Nicolas Comeau | Post-production, Switzerland-Québec production | |
| Tonic Immobility | Alice | Nathalie Teirlinck | |||
| Rememory | Wendy | Mark Palansky |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Uncle's Dream | Farpoukhina | Igor Ovadis | Dubunker |
| 2007 | Arabian Night | Vanina | Théodor Cristian Popescu | Théâtre de Quat'Sous |
| Sacred family | Mylène | Michel Poirier | Beaumont Theatre St Michel | |
| 2008 | The Lion in Winter | Alix | Daniel Roussel | Jean Duceppe Company |
| 2009 | Wake up and sing! | Hennie | Luce Pelletier | Théâtre de l'Opsis |
| Room(s) | Évelyne Brochu | Éric Jean | Théâtre de Quat'Sous | |
| 2011 | Tom à la Ferme | Sara | Claude Poissant | Théâtre d'Aujourd'Hui |
| 2014 | Comment s'occuper de bébé | Donna | Sylvain Bélanger | Théâtre la Licorne |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Prix Gémeaux | Best Supporting Actress[15] | Aveux | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prix Gémeaux | Best Lead Actress[16] | La Promesse | Won |
| 2013 | Canadian Screen Award | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Inch'Allah | Nominated |
| 2014 | Canadian Screen Award | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Tom at the Farm | Nominated |
| 2014 | Prix Gémeaux | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | La Marraine | Nominated |
| 2015 | Jutra Award | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Tom at the Farm | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Evelyne Brochu". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "Evelyne Brochu expands her acting horizons". montrealgazette.com. The Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "A new star bursts onto big screen". canada.com. The Gazette. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ↑ "Evelyne Brochu: 5 Things You Should Know About The 'Orphan Black' And 'X Company' Star". fashionnstyle.com. Fashion & Style. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "Conservatoir d'art dramatique". pro.imdb. Retrieved 28 Aug 2012.
- ↑ "Five Minutes With: Evelyne Brochu of Tom At The Farm". Flare. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Évelyne Brochu is the queen of Best of MTL". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/18/going-undercover-with-the-cast-of-x-company/#__federated=1
- ↑ "La Marraine: une nouvelle minisérie québécoise à Séries+". tvqc. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 12 Dec 2013.
- ↑ "Nominees Announced for 1st Canadian Screen Awards". Alliance for Arts and Culture. 16 Jan 2013. Retrieved 30 Jul 2013.
- ↑ Lebus, Benjamin. "Evelyne's World". vimeo. Retrieved 30 Jul 2013.
- ↑ Morin, Isabelle (12 Jul 2013). "UNTTLD: boulimiques de mode". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 4 Aug 2013.
- ↑ "Venezia 70: Line Up". La Biennale. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ Parent, Marie-Joëlle (7 Jan 2013). "Évelyne Brochu dans le prochain film de Sophie Déraspe". Journal de Montral (in French). Retrieved 30 Jul 2013.
- ↑ Khoi Do, Anh (17 Jan 2010). "Nominees for the 2010 Gémeaux Awards". The Cultural Post. Retrieved 30 Jul 2013.
- ↑ "27es Prix Gémeaux: Liste des Gagnants" (PDF). The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (in French). 16 Sep 2012. p. 5. Retrieved 30 Jul 2013.