Widemir Normil
Widemir Normil (born February 5, 1963) is a Haitian Canadian actor based in Quebec,[1] best known for his roles as Fardoche in the 21st-century revival of the children's television series Passe-Partout,[2] and Captain Raymond Célestin in Escouade 99, the Quebec adaptation of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.[3]
Born in Port-au-Prince,[4] he moved to Canada with his family in childhood and grew up in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.[2] While a student at McGill University, he competed in a modeling contest, winning first place, and was a model for a number of years before turning his hand to stand-up comedy and acting.[1] He had a small part in the 1989 film Cruising Bar, before becoming more widely known with regular roles in the television series Le Grand Remous and Chambres en ville from 1989 to 1991.[5]
He also has regular dubbing roles,[6] including as the French voice of Idris Elba in Marvel films and Terry Crews in The Expendables series.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Cruising Bar | Western doorman | |
| 1991 | Deserter | Akossi-Woyo Barthélémy | |
| 1994 | Desire in Motion (Mouvements du désir) | Attendant | |
| 1995 | Black List (Liste noire) | Medical examiner | |
| 1995 | La Passion de l'innocence | ||
| 1998 | When I Will Be Gone (L'Âge de braise) | Mangala/Roger | |
| 2001 | Karmen Geï | Superintendent | |
| 2004 | The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel) | Robert Jolicoeur | |
| 2004 | How to Conquer America in One Night (Comment conquérir l'Amérique en une nuit) | ||
| 2008 | Honey, I'm in Love (Le Grand Départ) | Father Joe | |
| 2009 | File 13 (Filière 13) | Chief Baptiste Eustache | |
| 2011 | Saint-Belmont | Milkman | |
| 2015 | Death Dive (Le Scaphandrier) | Fr. François St-Juste | |
| 2015 | Rabid Dogs (Enragés) | Policeman | |
| 2018 | The Fall of Sparta (La Chute de Sparte) | Virgil's father |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–91 | Le Grand remous | Joseph Maboulaï | Series regular |
| 1989–91 | Chambres en ville | Georges Magloire | Series regular |
| 1989 | The Paper Wedding (Les noces de papier) | Taxi driver | |
| 1991 | Marilyn | Jérémie Brown | |
| 1992 | Scoop | Policeman | |
| 1992–94 | La Montagne du Hollandais | Virgile Kibongo | |
| 1993 | Scoop II | Vernod Avril | |
| 1995 | Scoop IV | Vernod Avril | |
| 1996 | Jasmine | Joseph Isidora | |
| 1998 | Windsor Protocol | French African delegate | |
| 1998 | Réseaux | Coco | |
| 1999–2000 | 2 frères | François Yvon | Nine episodes |
| 1999–2001 | Tohu-Bohu | Simoun the Genie | 31 episodes |
| 2001–03 | Mon meilleur ennemi | Jude Mokolo | |
| 2006 | Les Bougon | STUM Boss | One episode |
| 2006 | Lance et compte: La revanche | Marcellin Maltais | Three episodes |
| 2006–07 | Ramdam | Dieudonné Dessalines | Two episodes |
| 2007–12 | Kaboum | Uhuru | |
| 2009–10 | The Dating Guy | Woody Jenkins | French version only; character voiced by Sean Francis in English |
| 2012 | 30 vies | François Miles | One episode |
| 2016 | The Clan (Le Clan) | Sgt. Leclerc | One episode |
| 2016–17 | L'Imposteur | Rachid Cherry | Eight episodes |
| 2018 | District 31 | Antoine Maurais | Eight episodes |
| 2019 | Passe-Partout | Fardoche | |
| 2019–22 | Une autre histoire | André Boissonneault | 16 episodes |
| 2022–22 | Escouade 99 | Raymond Célestin | |
| 2021 | Gazebo | ||
| 2023 | Sorcières |
References
- ^ a b "Bientôt 40 ans de carrière pour Widemir Normil". Ici Radio-Canada, April 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "Le nouveau Fardoche de Passe-Partout". Ici Radio-Canada Première, October 14, 2018.
- ^ Cédric Bélanger, "Escouade 99: en Fardoche et en policier, Widemir Normil récolte ce qu’il a semé". Le Journal de Québec, February 1, 2020.
- ^ Sarah-Émilie Nault, "«Passe-Partout»: Widemir Normil s'exprime sur la réalité du nouveau Fardoche". Huffington Post, March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Lancement de la Semaine des arts et de lettres". Le Canada français, April 24, 1991.
- ^ Justine de l'Église, "Des films sur la culture noire doublés par des acteurs blancs". Ici Radio-Canada, May 7, 2019.