Jean Michel Paré is a Canadian actor whose exact birthday and birthplace are not publicly confirmed in major sources. He has been active since 2001, accumulating approximately 12 film and television credits across both English- and French-language productions, with a career spanning from the early 2000s to the present. His most notable film credits include Max Anderson in Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008, with Brendan Fraser and Anita Briem), Olivier in Snow Dogs (2002, with Cuba Gooding Jr.), Other Council Guard in 300 (2006, directed by Zack Snyder), Mayor Camp Man #1 in Chaos Walking (2021, with Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley), Lorenzo in The Road to Christmas (2006), Marc Bergeron in Junior Majeur (2017), and a Naval Officer in Varian's War: The Forgotten Hero (2001, with William Hurt and Julia Ormond). On television he is best known as Carl Matteau in Providence (2005–2011, 6 seasons, TVA), with additional credits in Laurentia (2011), Taxi 0-22 (2007), and Dominos (2018).