Actor, stage director and playwrite DANIEL BRIÈRE, born in Montreal in 1963, is a founding member of the Groupement Forestier du Théâtre (Oreille, tigre et bruit, Matroni et moi) and associate artistic director of the NTE, where he plays and creates new plays since 2003 (Henri et Margaux, La Marche de Rama, Grid, le plan américain). As an actor, he performs in many theatres in Canada since he graduates from the Conservatoire in 1985, including the TNM (Don Juan, Les oranges sont vertes) and at the TDP (Rhinocéros). On television, he was seen in Cauchemar d’amour and Un gars, une fille, among others; he’s still part of Annie et ses hommes, Caméra café and the popular family comedy on Radio-Canada, Les Parent. On the big screen, his performances include parts in Le déclin de l’empire américain (D. Arcand), La moitié gauche du frigo (Ph. Falardeau), Gaz Bar Blues (L. Bélanger) and C’est pas moi je le jure (Ph. Falardeau) presented in several film festivals. He directed some twenty plays and stand-up comedy shows including Bashir Lazhar (Evelyne de la Chenelière) and Taverne and Oreille, tigre et bruit (Alexis Martin). His work has made him a leader in experimentation and research, with a personal and original way to approach theatre.

Bilingual: French and English (with an accent)

Last update 29-01-2009