Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard on "Gilmore Girls"
Yanic Truesdale was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. Yanic Truesdale got into acting "by accident" at age 17 when he decided on a whim to audition for acting school with a friend. Though his friend was turned down, Yanic Truesdale got in, and soon discovered a passion for acting. Yanic Truesdale graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada when he was 20, and the talented actor was quickly in demand.
Yanic Truesdale's first big break came with a starring role in "He Shoots, He Scores," a hugely popular Canadian television series about hockey. A six-year role on the series "The Duval Family" followed, during which Yanic Truesdale also found time to co-host a live daytime talk show for teenagers called "Special Delivery."
Yanic Truesdale was later nominated for a Gemini Award (the Canadian equivalent of the Emmy) for playing the only black child of white parents on the sitcom "Roommates." The role mirrored his own life offscreen, as Truesdale was raised solely by his mother, who is Caucasian.
On stage, Yanic Truesdale's hilarious performance as the maid in the long-running Canadian production of "The Bird Cage," earned him rave reviews.
After many professional accomplishments in Canada, Yanic Truesdale decided it was time for new challenges. Yanic Truesdale studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York and moved to Los Angeles, which he now calls home, and enjoys dual citizenship. The self-described "movie maniac" sees several films each week, and also enjoys writing and traveling.