French. It probably started as a nickname for “Jean,” and took on a life of its own, like “Caitlin” and variants for Catherine. I’ve seen the name in the credits for other shows made in Canada or France, such as the goofy cartoon “Oscar’s Oasis,” made by French and Koreans, or “Caillou.”
Yes, my daughter has good taste. I haven’t seen much about the actor, but the character is just the sort we’d like our daughter to fall for!
I looked up the show on line and found out quite a bit about the actor (but no explanation for the unusual — to my ear — first name). Yannick was born in Canada, but raised in Florida which is why his speech is unaccented. He was a child actor and he has other credits to his name besides Murcoch. I caught him in another drama a few weeks ago (I’ve forgotten the series) where he played the villain. It was one of those stories where the actress is stalked by someone, and she doesn’t know who. It turns out to be the psychopathic murderer — Yannick Bisson — who had been wining and dining her. She escapes and he dies. It was unbelievable to me because of my weeks long relationship with Murdoch.
But the movie clip that I found the most revealing was one about the remodeling of his house. I am not fond of contemporary design, but he and his wife did a makeover of their house which is featured on line, and it is just gorgeous. I think it revealed a lot about their personalities. They look like people whom I would like to call friends, if I knew them. Unlike most celebrities.