Yanic Truesdale

Yanic Truesdale (born March 17, 1970) is a Canadian-American actor best known for his portrayal of Michel Gerard in the television series Gilmore Girls.

Early life and education Truesdale was born and raised in Montreal. At 17 years old, he joined the National Theatre School of Canada and graduated at age 20.

Career One of Truesdale's first big breaks was a starring role in He Shoots, He Scores, a popular Canadian series about hockey. He went on to work for six years on the television series , and in 1998 was nominated for his first Gemini Award for Best Acting - Comedy Series or Special for his performance in the sitcom .

Truesdale moved to New York City and studied at the renowned Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Truesdale’s very first audition in Los Angeles was for Gilmore Girls, a character he portrayed for 158 episodes starring opposite Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, and Melissa McCarthy as the opinionated, sarcastic, and good-hearted concierge of the Independence Inn, Michel Gerard. The role garnered Truesdale critical acclaim, landing him on the Variety 10 Actors to Watch list opposite Ryan Gosling and Jennifer Garner. Curb Your Enthusiasm for HBO (where he played Lin-Manuel Miranda’s agent), and is a part of the ongoing murder mystery franchise Fallen Angels Murder Club for Lifetime opposite Toni Braxton.

In 2022, Truesdale performed in the Netflix comedy series God's Favorite Idiot opposite Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone. God’s Favorite Idiot follows a mid-level tech support employee who finds love with a co-worker at exactly the same time that he becomes the unwitting messenger of God.

In 2025, Truesdale reunited with Gilmore Girls creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino for their Amazon Prime series Étoile, appearing as Raphaël Marchand, colleague and confidant of the director of the fictional Le Ballet National in Paris, in all eight episodes of the show's first season.

Personal life Truesdale is the owner of indoor cycling studio Spin Énergie in Montreal.

Filmography + Film/TV Year Title Role Notes 1991 Joseph Brousseau TV movie 1992 Prince Lazure Michel TV movie 1996 Philippe Tessier Gemini Award Nomination – Best Acting : Comedy Series or Special 1996 Arsenio 2 episodes 1997 Un gars, une fille Le guide / Le serveur 1999 The Sentinel Patrolman 2003 See Jane Date Noah TV movie 2006 Yanic 2000–2007 Gilmore Girls Michel Gerard Main cast 2008 Réjean (le comptable) 2 episodes 2012 Yan Patrick 5 episodesGemini Award Nomination – Best Supporting Actor: Comedy 2014 Mohawk Girls Sex Shop Clerk 2015 The Fixer FBI Agent Kincaid TV mini-series 2014–2015 La théorie du K.O. Patrick 2 episodes 2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Michel Gerard Mini-series 2016 Sing It! Beau Hemsworth Web series; episode: "Let's be Real!" 2017 Curb Your Enthusiasm Aaron 2017 The Catch The Cleaner 2018 Christmas Catch KenTV movie 2020 Love by Accident Officer Paul TV movie 2020 My Salinger Year Max 2020–2022 Étienne Lebeau Series regular2023 Gemini Award Nomination - Best Actor Comedy 2022 God's Favorite Idiot Chamuel Series regular 2025 Étoile Raphaël Marchand Recurring role