Yan England

Yan England
Yan England
	Yan England at Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Born	Yan England-Girard; 9 December 1981 (age 43); Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)	Actor; Television / radio presenter; Screenwriter; Film producer; Film director
Years active	1990–present
Notable work	Une Grenade Avec Ça /Henry; Les Rescapés; Yamaska; Providence; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Minuit, le soir; Watatatow
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Parent(s)	Michel Girard; Diane England
Awards	Prix Gémeaux, best Presentation for a Youth series Fan club (2012); Prix Artis, best supporting role in a youth series in Une grenade avec ça? (2011)

Yan England-Girard (born 9 December 1981) is a Canadian actor, television and radio presenter, screenwriter, film producer and director of short films. From the age of eight, he was known for his role of Einstein in the youth program Watatatow during 13 years.^[1]

His short film Henry was nominated for an Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony in the "Best Live Action Short Film" category.^[2] 1:54 is his debut long feature film.

Biography

Born in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Yan England is the son of Michel Girard, economic journalist and Diane England, producer at Zone 3 media group.

Since the age of eight, England has participated in several television series and youth-oriented programs, including Les Débrouillards, Watatatow, Headquarters: Warsaw and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. At the age of eighteen, he moved to Beverly Hills for five years where he studied theatre to get rid of his French accent.^[3]

He worked simultaneously in several television series and in August 2013, he became the new morning man at CKOI-FM.^[4] On January 10, 2013, one of his films, Henry, was nominated for an Academy Award. The short film of 21 minutes in the "Best Live Action Short Film" category.^[5]

Filmography

Cinema

2000: Life After Love (La vie après l'amour): Bob Miron
2003: I Witness: Jud
2003: July First, the Film (Premier juillet, le film')': Nick
2015: Le Dep: Jérôme
2015: Stonewall: Terry

Television

1991: Watatatow: Einstein
1993: Ent'Cadieux: Marc-André
1998: La Part des anges: Karim
1999-2002: Les Débrouillards: Yan
1999: Opération Tango
1999: Headquarters: Warsaw: Joshua
2000: Haute Surveillance: Maxime Lamarre
2001: Ayoye!: Kenneth De Grandpré
2002: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: O'Donnell (1 episode)
2003-2006: Ramdam: Antoine Laurin
2004: Naked Josh: Josh
2004: Family Misgivings: Frank
2005: Annie et ses hommes: Max (1 episode)
2005-2011: Providence: Syd
2005: Why George: Zach
2005-2011: Une grenade avec ça?: Darius Léveillé
2006: Getting Along Famously: Randy Ramone
2006: 15/Love: Lucas (2 episodes)
2006-2008: Minuit, le soir: Tom
2007-2008: Les Soeurs Elliot: David Cohen
2008- : Fan club: presenter
2009- : Trauma: Étienne Labrie
2009- : Yamaska : Brian Harrison
2009: Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Baron Letloy (voice)
2010: KARV, l'anti.gala: co-presenter
2010 - 2012: Les Rescapés: Viateur Bolduc
2012: KARV, l'anti.gala: presenter
2013: House of Versace: Michael
2013-2016: L'appart du 5e: Théophile "Théo" Langevin

Director

2007: Moi (also producer and screenwriter)
2011: Henry (also producer and screenwriter)
2016: 1:54 (also screenwriter)
2021: Sam
2024: Rematch (also screenwriter)^[6]

Awards

2013: Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Henry.^[2]
2012: Prix Gémeaux winner for Best Presentation for a Youth series Fan club.^[7]
2011: Prix Artis winner for best supporting role in a youth series in Une grenade avec ça?.
2024: Series Mania Grand Prix for Rematch.^[8]

References

^ "Bravo Einstein... euh... Yan England!". Radio-Canada. Retrieved 24 February 2013. From the age of 8 years, England became known on the small screen in the role of Einstein, the best friend of Michel Couillard, one of the main characters of the youth series Watatatow. He held this role for ... 13 years!
^ ^a ^b Oscar nominee Yan England's ‘amazing morning’, Brendan Kelly, The Montreal Gazette, January 11, 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ Yan England savoure chaque minute avant les Oscars, Marie-Joëlle Parent, Agence QMI, 19 February 2013. "I met Yan between two appointments in Beverly Hills, the neighborhood where he lived at the age of 18 years. Los Angeles is a city where it feels like home since he stayed there five years. He studied theater in the city of cinema to get rid of his French accent."
^ Yan England arrive sur les ondes de CKOI, Pénélope McQuaid, Radio-Canada, August 9, 2012. "Besides he will make its radio debut shortly, becoming radio presenter at CKOI-FM, a huge challenge he intends to take from 20 August."
^ Yan England nominé aux Oscars: «Wow, c'est magique!»), Zabmag, Huffington Post Québec, January 10, 2013.
^ Keslassy, Elsa (February 28, 2024). "Chess Thriller 'Rematch,' Bought by HBO Europe and Disney+, Sets Milestone for French Banners Arte, Unité and Federation (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts -. "" Apparences " remporte les honneurs au gala des prix Gémeaux". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2017-12-18.
^ Lemercier, Fabien (2024-03-25). "French series Rematch triumphs at Series Mania". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

External links

Yan England at IMDb

[1] "Bravo Einstein... euh... Yan England!". Radio-Canada. Retrieved 24 February 2013. From the age of 8 years, England became known on the small screen in the role of Einstein, the best friend of Michel Couillard, one of the main characters of the youth series Watatatow. He held this role for ... 13 years!

[Oscar-2] Oscar nominee Yan England's ‘amazing morning’, Brendan Kelly, The Montreal Gazette, January 11, 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

[3] Yan England savoure chaque minute avant les Oscars, Marie-Joëlle Parent, Agence QMI, 19 February 2013. "I met Yan between two appointments in Beverly Hills, the neighborhood where he lived at the age of 18 years. Los Angeles is a city where it feels like home since he stayed there five years. He studied theater in the city of cinema to get rid of his French accent."

[4] Yan England arrive sur les ondes de CKOI, Pénélope McQuaid, Radio-Canada, August 9, 2012. "Besides he will make its radio debut shortly, becoming radio presenter at CKOI-FM, a huge challenge he intends to take from 20 August."

[5] Yan England nominé aux Oscars: «Wow, c'est magique!»), Zabmag, Huffington Post Québec, January 10, 2013.

[6] Keslassy, Elsa (February 28, 2024). "Chess Thriller 'Rematch,' Bought by HBO Europe and Disney+, Sets Milestone for French Banners Arte, Unité and Federation (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

[7] ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts -. "" Apparences " remporte les honneurs au gala des prix Gémeaux". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2017-12-18.

[cine20240328-8] Lemercier, Fabien (2024-03-25). "French series Rematch triumphs at Series Mania". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

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