Emmanuel Schwartz is a bilingual and multifaceted artist who moves effortlessly between acting, writing, and directing, from stage to screen. He presents his original works (Chroniques, Nathan, Alfred, L’Exhibition) in renowned institutions such as the National Arts Centre, La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines, and the Centre du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui. He frequently collaborates with leading figures such as Wajdi Mouawad, Denis Marleau, Dave Saint-Pierre, Mani Soleymanlou, Jan Lauwers (Needcompany), and Christian Lapointe.
Nominated for an ACAD award in 2016 for Waiting for Godot, he won Best Actor the following year for Tartuffe. More recently, he appeared in Terrasses by Laurent Gaudé, La Traversée du Siècle by Alice Ronfard, and in the English-language version of Encore une fois, si vous le permettez, titled For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again.
On television, he has appeared in Blue Moon, Trop, Lâcher prise, Virage, Hôtel, and Dernière seconde. He received a Gémeaux Award in 2020 for his performance in L’Écrivain public, a series that garnered international acclaim. On the big screen, he has worked with Xavier Dolan (Laurence Anyways), Denis Villeneuve (Next Floor), and François Girard (Hochelaga, Land of Souls), for which he received the Iris Award for Best Supporting Actor.
In 2023, he created Le Partage, presented at La Chapelle and the NAC, and later adapted into a film (FIFA 2024). He also directed Projet Pigeons and L’Avenir, the latter winning Best Canadian Work at FIFA 2025. A teacher at UQAM and Lionel-Groulx, he served as spokesperson for the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma in 2022 and 2023.
