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Yanic Truesdale

Yanic Truesdale

Actor · Born March 17, 1970 (56) · Montréal, Québec, Canada

Yanic Truesdale (born March 17, 1970) is a Québec actor best known for his role of Michel Gerard in the series Gilmore Girls.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 17, 1970 (56)
From
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on Motif · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 26% in 30 days

What are Yanic Truesdale's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Self
26%
Society
13%
Morality
10%
Survival
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
5
Warm
5
Romantic
4
Hopeful
4
Joyful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yanic Truesdale's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yanic Truesdale's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 12 with a Motif page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Étoile(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Raphaël Marchand

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • God's Favorite Idiot(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Chamuel

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons(2022)

    as Gene Donovan

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For(2022)

    as Gene Donovan

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Exchange (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    as Andy

  • Les mecs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Étienne

  • Love by Accident(2020)

    as Officer Paul

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • My Salinger Year(2020)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Planners(2020)

    Show as Stephen

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas Catch(2018)

    as Ken

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Freefall (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Todd

  • Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Michel Gerard

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • See Jane Date(2003)

    as Noah

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Lin's Agent

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Gilmore Girls(2000)

    Show 153 episodes · as Michel Gerard

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Un gars, une fille (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Le guide

  • The Sentinel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrolman

  • Prince Lazure (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Michel

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1992 to 2025.

Biggest box office

My Salinger Year (2020)

$958K worldwide

Highest rated

Gilmore Girls (2000)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 17: 17 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s3 · acting2020s8 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Yanic Truesdale's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For (2022)

76th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gilmore Girls (2000)

Midcredits 92nd · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 47/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Yanic Truesdale's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 9 · minimalMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles14–32 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Yanic Truesdale work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yanic Truesdale's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Beth Stevenson shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers