Bruno Wolkowitch
Bruno Wolkowitch in 2015 at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.
Born
Bruno Jacques Wolkowitch

(1961-05-10) 10 May 1961
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationActor
Notable work
Television
  • PJ
  • Méditerranée
  • Spin
Websitewww.brunowolkowitch.com

Bruno Wolkowitch is a French actor born on 10 May 1961 in Paris, in the 11th arrondissement.

Biography

Bruno Wolkowitch (orig. Wołkowicz) is of Polish descent. His father was a tailor turned bookkeeper and his mother a beautician who became a dermatology assistant.[1] He spent his childhood in Champigny-sur-Marne and then his adolescence in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Val-de-Marne).

He trained as an actor from 1981 to 1984 at Studio 34 with Claude Mathieu. In 1984, he was awarded a Diploma of Drama at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris. From 1984 to 1987, he studied with Viviane Theophilides, Michel Bouquet and Jean-Pierre Vincent. At the same time, he entered the Comédie-Française.

He then appeared in numerous television films and gained notice with the television series Madame le maire in 1997 and PJ (Police judiciaire). In the latter series, Wolkowitch played Captain/Commander Vincent Fournier. He appeared in the first 100 episodes, from 1997 to March 2006 on France 2. Wolkowitch appeared in flashbacks for several seasons more.

In addition to his role as a field policeman, a pillar of the police station at PJ Saint-Martin, he continues to play other characters, notably that of Lagardère in a two-part television film, aired in 2003.

Besides television, he also performs in the theatre. In 2006, he starred in Miss Julie of August Strindberg, with Christine Citti – who played in the first two seasons of PJ – and Émilie Dequenne.

Bruno Wolkowitch is also passionate about photography.

In October 2015, on France Inter,[2] the actor acknowledged having spent a very short stay in prison in Israel at the age of seventeen, to protect a friend on a narcotics-related charge. Since then, he has been barred from entering Israel.

He shares his life with the actress Fanny Gilles. They met in 2003 on the set of "PJ". They have a daughter, Lou, born in 2006, and a son, born in 2011.

Filmography

Acting

Films

Bruno Wolkowitch in 2007 in Namur.
Year Title Role Director Notes
1983For Those I LovedJurekRobert EnricoCredited in the credits under the name of "Bruno Volko"
1984Hell TrainRoger Hanin
1987Keep Your Right UpJean-Luc Godard
1988L'enfance de l'artFrancis Girod
1989Vent de GalerneBernard Favre
1993Mauvais garçonJacques Bral
1994Joan the MaidenJacques Rivette
L'AffaireSergio Gobbi
1995L'Uomo proiettile (L'Homme canon)Silvano Agosti
1997La ChicaBruno Gantillon
1998TerminaleTerrienFrancis Girod
2004Le Grand RôleSteve SuissaVoice off
2010The TouristFrench police commissionerFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck
2012Love Is Not PerfectFrancesca Muci
2013Chez nous c'est trois!Claude Duty
A Five Star LifeMaria Sole Tognazzi
2016La folle histoire de Max et LéonJonathan Barré, Palmashow
2018Treat Me Like FireIvoMarie Monge

Television

Years Title Role Creator Notes
1985Madame le maireJean-François Claire
1987Mort aux ténorsIvanSerge MoatiIn the series Série noire
Mont royalMario Philip Azzopardi
1989Les Cinq Dernières Minutes"The Cherubim are Not Angels"; directed by Jean-Pierre Desagnat
Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret"The Auberge aux noyés"; directed by Jean-Paul Sassy
Quand le diable ricaneArmand Wahnoun
Les Jupons de la Révolution: Madame TallienDidier Grousset
1990Le Vagabond des mersJosé Varela
Force de frappe: Voie sans issuePaolo Barzman
1992Maigret"Maigret and the Judge's House"; directed by Bertrand Van Effenterre
1994Deux Millions de dollars dans un fauteuilYves Amoureux
Meurtres par procurationClaude-Michel Rome
MaydayJean-Louis Daniel
1995Passion mortelleClaude-Michel Rome
1996Dans un grand vent de fleursGuillaume GarlandeGérard Vergez
1997Pour mon filsMichaëla Watteaux
1997–2005PJVincent Fournier
1997Jamais sans toiDaniel Janneau
Vérité obligePrison director"My Daughter... This Unknown"; directed by Claude-Michel Rome
1998Famille de cœurGérard Vergez
Doppio SegretoMarcello Cesena
1999Marie et TomDominique Baron
Mieux vaut tard que jamaisLuca Manfredi
2000Les Cordier, juge et flicMarc Singer"Portrait with Scalpel"
Remise de peineAlberto Simone
2001MéditerranéeHenri Helman
Le GaveChristian Bonnet
La FauxJean-Dominique de La Rochefoucauld
2002GaronneClaude d'Anna
La ParitéGérard Vergez
Trop plein d'amourSteve Suissa
2003Qu'elle est belle la quarantaine!Alexis Lecaye
LagardèreHenri de Lagardère / Le BossuHenry Helman
2004Le Frangin d'AmériqueJacques Fansten
2005Je t'aime à te tuerAlain Wermus
Retrouver SaraClaude d'Anna
2007Rock'n Roll CircusAlain Robillard
2008SaganPhilippeDiane Kurys
Hold-up à l'italienneClaude-Michel Rome
Grands reportersGilles de Maistre
2009PJVincent Fournier
2009–10Les ToquésMonsieur B"The Gold Rush", "The Trojan Horse"
2010Le DésamourDaniel Janneau
2011Coup de chaleurChristophe Barraud
La République des enfantsGarcinJacques Fansten
2012–16SpinSimon KapitaFrédéric Tellier, Jean-Marc Brondolo
2012Ragazze sul webMarco Pontecorvo
2013Rouge BrésilSylvain Archambault
Pourquoi personne me croit?Jacques Fansten
Cherif"False Pretenses"; directed by Vincent Giovanni
À corde tenduePierre-Antoine Hiroz
2015Accusé"The Story of Simon"; directed by Didier Bivel
Un père coupableCaroline Huppert
Meurtres à CarcassonneJulien Despaux
BorderlineOlivier Marchal
2016Mongeville"Living Legend"; directed by René Manzor
CaïnSeason 4, "The Prisoners"; by Christophe Douchand
2017CassandreEpisode 5 "Backfire"; by Hervé Renoh
La Loi de ValérieThierry Binisti
2020BabyChristopheEpisode 3x01, 3x02

Short films

Year Title Director
1988Un coin de tableJosiane Maisse
1993Qui est-ce qui a éteint la lumière?Xavier Auradon
1994Parlez après le signal sonoreOlivier Jahan
1997Amour néanmoinsFrédéric Darie

Dubbing

Year Title Director Role Actor
1993Romeo Is BleedingPeter MedakJack GrimaldiGary Oldman
1995The Usual SuspectsBryan SingerMichael McManusStephen Baldwin
The Crossing GuardSean PennJohn BoothDavid Morse
1996SleepersBarry LevinsonSean NokesKevin Bacon

Directorial works

Year Title Creator Co-director Location
1992Ordinaire et DisgraciéClaude MolletHervé PierreThéâtre de la Ville

Music videos

Year Song Artist Director
1996BabeViktor LazloPhilippe Gautier

Theatre

Year Title Creator Director Location Notes
AutopsiePascal Cantelle
L'ÉpreuveÉric Tallien
1984Parking du cielEmmanuel WeiszMunich
1985The BalconyJean GenetGeorges LavaudantComédie-Française
1986MacbethWilliam ShakespeareJean-Pierre Vincent
The TempestAlfredo AriasFestival d'Avignon Théâtre de la Commune
1987PolyeuctePierre CorneilleJorge LavelliComédie-Française
1988The ChangelingThomas Middleton, William RowleyStuart SeideThéâtre de Gennevilliers
King LearWilliam ShakespeareJacques KraemerThéâtre de Boulogne-Billancourt
Le Martyre de Saint SébastienGabriele D'Annunzio, Claude DebussyJean-Pierre Vincent, Jean-Paul ChambasVilla Medici Rome
1989The Moods of MarianneAlfred de MussetFrance RousselleThéâtre du Gymnase Marseille
1993Le Mal courtJacques AudibertiPierre FranckThéâtre de l'Atelier
Cat on a Hot Tin RoofTennessee WilliamsMichel FagadauThéâtre Marigny
2005Derniers Remords avant l'oubliJean-Luc LagarceJean-Pierre VincentCDDB-Théâtre de Lorient, La CriéeAs Pierre
2006Miss JulieAugust StrindbergDidier LongThéâtre MarignyAs Jean, the valet
2007It's Only the End of the WorldJean-Luc LagarceFrançois BerreurMC2, Nouveau théâtre de Besançon, Maison de la Culture de Bourges, Théâtre de la Cité internationale, Théâtre des Célestins, Théâtre de la ManufactureTour
2008TNBA
EquusPeter ShafferDidier LongThéâtre Marigny
2010Le Donneur de bainDorine HollierDan Jemmett
2011Pluie d’enferKeith HuffBenoît LavignePépinière Théâtre
2014Le Secret de PoussinetteBruno WolkowitchComédie Saint-Michel
2015Danser à LughnasaBrian FrielDidier LongThéâtre de l'Atelier

References

  1. ↑ "Biographie sur le site web" (in French). Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 18 Aug 2017.
  2. ↑ "La bande originale" (in French). Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 18 Aug 2017.
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