Jean-Carl Boucher

{{Short description|Canadian actor}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|2|19}}

| birth_place = Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2007–present

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Jean-Carl Boucher (born February 19, 1994) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker from Quebec,{{cite news|last1=Hugo Pilon-Larose|title=La liste de Jean-Carl Boucher|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/nouvelles/201509/26/01-4904114-la-liste-de-jean-carl-boucher.php|accessdate=6 January 2016|work=La Presse|date=27 September 2015}} best known for his recurring performances as a fictionalized version of filmmaker Ricardo Trogi in Trogi's semi-autobiographical series of comedy-drama films. To date he has played Trogi in the films 1981,{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Ricardo+Trogi+night/1936795/story.html|title=Montreal World Film Festival: Ricardo Trogi is excited|date=27 August 2009|newspaper=Montreal Gazette|accessdate=2009-11-10}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} 1987,{{Cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1047268/tournage-film-1991-ricardo-trogi-suite-1981-1987|title=Le tournage de 1991, de Ricardo Trogi, commence jeudi|website=Ici Radio-Canada|language=fr-ca|date=July 26, 2017}} 1991,{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/1991-ricardo-trogi/ |title=1991 – Film de Ricardo Trogi |publisher=Films du Québec |date=July 13, 2018}} and 1995.[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/799656/tournage-dernier-film-ricardo-trogi-1995-commence? "Le tournage du dernier film de Ricardo Trogi, «1995», commence"]. Le Devoir, October 10, 2023.

He has been a four-time Jutra/Iris Award nominee for Best Actor, receiving nods at the 12th Jutra Awards in 2010 for 1981,{{cite news|last1=Brendan Kelly|title=Xavier Dolan leads the Jutra nominations|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/arts/xavier-dolan-leads-the-jutra-nominations|accessdate=6 January 2016|work=Montreal Gazette|date=27 January 2015}} the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015 for 1987,Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/jutra-2015-nominations/2/ "Jutra 2015 : les nominations"]. Films du Québec, January 26, 2015. the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019 for 1991,{{Cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1163767/gala-quebec-cinema-1991-ricardo-trogi-16-nominations |title=Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations |date=April 11, 2019 |access-date=June 23, 2020 |work=Radio-Canada |language=fr}} and the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2024 for 1995.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2110775/vampire-humaniste-gala-quebec-cinema-nominations "Vampire humaniste domine le Gala Québec Cinéma avec 22 nominations"]. Ici Radio-Canada, October 8, 2024.

Flashwood, his debut feature film as a director, was released in 2020.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/flashwood-jean-carl-boucher/ "Flashwood – Film de Jean-Carl Boucher"]. Films du Québec, July 20, 2020.