Pierre-François Legendre was born in Quebec City, Canada. He started acting at high school and then joined Quebec's Conservatory. He began his professional career in theatre. His acting capacity allow him to play a diverse selection of characters from comedy to classic plays. This talent was immediately recognized by Quebec City's theatre community rewarding him as one of their best young actors.

He moved to Montreal, where he his acting career has been propelled by popular films such as Quebec-Montreal and in television playing one of the main characters at highly rewarded series Les Invencibles, that got him a nomination at the 24th Edition of Les Prix Gémeaux (equivalent as Emmy Award) as best actor in 2009.

He is considered one of the most talented and versatile actors of his generation. This is why he is has been working recently with Quebec's most prestigious films and television actors and actresses, and selected at plays by famous theatre directors like Michele Tremblay.