Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas
Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas | |
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| Born | Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas 4 June 1990 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
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Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas (born 4 June 1990[1]) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and screenwriter.
Biography
[edit]Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, he is of Portuguese descent.[1][2] In 2008, D'Almeida Freitas began a career at the Collège Lionel-Groulx, and in 2009, he was accepted to the National School of Humor, from which he graduated in June 2011.[1]
He later worked alongside director Patrice Laliberté and made more than a hundred videos, starring in several of them. His web series was also nominated for the Laurence Olivier Awards.[3]
In 2017, D'Almeida Freitas took part in the return of the reality show Occupation Double on Canadian television.[4]
His acting career had a breakthrough role in September 2018, when Xavier Dolan contacted him to join the cast of his film Matthias & Maxime. In the film, Dolan, who plays Maxime, gave D'Almeida Freitas the role of Matthias.[5] In 2019, the film was selected for the official competition at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival.[6]
Also in 2019, he began to work for Radio Canada, alongside Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc and Roy Dupuis.[7]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2016 | Richard Superstar | Richard |
| 2018 | Matthias & Maxime | Matthias |
| 2018 | Mon ami Walid | Bachelor Fairy |
| 2024 | La verbena | Alex |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Omais, Mehdi (16 October 2019). "Gabriel d'Almeida Freitas, révélation de MATTHIAS & MAXIME". Journal des Femmes (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Pereira Rosa, Jorge (18 June 2020). "Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas e a "magia" de Xavier Dolan". C7nema (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "Interview de Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas". Ecran Et Toile. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Gendron-Martin, Raphaël (22 December 2019). "7 humoristes qui ont explosé en 2019". Journal de Montreal (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Boetti, Ezequiel (28 August 2020). ""Matthias & Maxime", criaturas sin espesura emocional". Página 12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (23 May 2019). "Matthias & Maxime review – Xavier Dolan's heartfelt tale of male longing". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Grenier, Amélie (14 May 2019). "Roy Dupuis et Hélène Bourgeois-Leclerc, les têtes d'affiche de Toute la vie". Radio Canada (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2025.