1971年2月17日生于美国伊利诺斯州的唐纳斯格洛弗。1989年毕业于加州圣地亚哥的EI Camino高中。高中时期即开始从事模特儿工作,同时亦迷恋于跆拳道,毕业后便随经纪人活跃于纽约及东京等地的T型台。1993年以喜剧片《重装武器》跻身影坛,开始在影视剧中出演角色。
因出演《超人》电视剧而名声在外。
Yannick Bisson was born on May 16, 1969 in Montréal, Québec, Canada as Yannick D. Bisson. He is an actor and producer, known for Murdoch Mysteries (2008), Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2002) and Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). He has been married to Chantal Craig since May 1990. They have three children.