Patrick Bauchau
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Patrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau was born in Brussels, Belgium. His father, Henry Bauchau, is a noted
author, psychoanalyst, and philosopher, while his mother was an
educator who also helped operate a publishing company. Coming from an
intellectual family, it's not surprising that Bauchau won an academic
scholarship to Oxford University, where he received a degree in Modern
Languages. In the early '60s, Bauchau became interested in film, and
worked with French filmmaker Eric Rohmer; this led to Bauchau being
cast in the leading role as Adrien in Rohmer's 1967 "moral tale," La
Collectionneuse. Bauchau and his fellow leading actors Haydee Politoff
and Daniel Pommereulle were also credited with the film's dialogue.
While this got Bauchau's acting career off to an impressive start, his
naturalistic performance left many believing that Bauchau was simply
playing himself. After "Tuset Street" (also released in 1967), Bauchau
temporarily moved away from acting and worked with Salvador Dali
constructing large pillow-like animal sculptures.
In 1980, Bauchau re-launched his film career in Robert Kramer's "Guns",
and in 1982, Wim Wenders cast him in the leading role of "The State of
Things". In 1984, Bauchau made his American film debut in Alan
Rudolph's eccentric, romantic comedy "Choose Me", and through much of
the rest of the decade he worked regularly on both sides of the
Atlantic. In 1991, Bauchau scored an impressive role in Michael
Tolkin's superb drama "The Rapture", and four years later the same
director gave him a meaty role in "The New Age". Bauchau plays the
villain the Bond flick, "A View to a Kill" and has starring roles in
Entre Nous and The Music Teacher, both nominated for the Academy Award
for Best Foreign Film In 1996. Bauchau was cast in the television
series "Kindred: The Embraced" as a patriarch of the living dead; while
the series lasted only a few weeks, it did lead to the series regular
role of Sydney in "The Pretender", which debuted the same year and ran
for four seasons on NBC. Bauchau's higher profile in television helped
him win notable roles in high-profile films such as "Clear and Present
Danger", "The Cell", "Ray" and "Panic Room". Bauchau also plays notable
roles in the independent features "The Five Obstructions", "Twin Falls
Idaho", "The Secretary", "Boy Culture" and "The Gray Man" among several
others. Bauchau is a series regular playing the blind seer Lodz on the
HBO hit show "Carnivale" and recurs in NBC's "Revelation" and ABC's
"Alias". He guest stars on numerous television shows including
"Castle", "CSI", "How to Make It In America", "Numbers", "Women's
Murder Club", "House", "Dead Zone" and "24" among many others. More
recently in Europe Bauchau finished shooting the feature films
"Ladrones" in Spain, "Suzanne" (France), "Glenn" (Belgium), "Chrysalis"
(Italy) and Michel Houellebecq's "Possibility Of an Island" also filmed
in Spain. Bauchau currently stars in the hit French TV series"
Mystere". More recently in the USA Bauchau appears in Roland Emmerich's
"2012", the Polish Brothers film "The Sweet Smell Of Success" and
"Extraordinary Measures" with Harrison Ford. He recently returned from
filming in Vera Cruz, Mexico on "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" with
Mel Gibson.
Bauchau speaks at least 6 languages fluently and has acted in films in
different languages throughout the world. He holds passports in 3
countries including the USA.
When not busy with acting, Bauchau lives in a small village outside
Paris, and, in Malibu Lake, California, where he is an avid gardener,
reader and art collector. He's married to Mijanou Bardot, Brigitte's
sister, who also appears in La Collectionneuse. They have 5 dogs, and
an adult daughter that lives in Rome.
author, psychoanalyst, and philosopher, while his mother was an
educator who also helped operate a publishing company. Coming from an
intellectual family, it's not surprising that Bauchau won an academic
scholarship to Oxford University, where he received a degree in Modern
Languages. In the early '60s, Bauchau became interested in film, and
worked with French filmmaker Eric Rohmer; this led to Bauchau being
cast in the leading role as Adrien in Rohmer's 1967 "moral tale," La
Collectionneuse. Bauchau and his fellow leading actors Haydee Politoff
and Daniel Pommereulle were also credited with the film's dialogue.
While this got Bauchau's acting career off to an impressive start, his
naturalistic performance left many believing that Bauchau was simply
playing himself. After "Tuset Street" (also released in 1967), Bauchau
temporarily moved away from acting and worked with Salvador Dali
constructing large pillow-like animal sculptures.
In 1980, Bauchau re-launched his film career in Robert Kramer's "Guns",
and in 1982, Wim Wenders cast him in the leading role of "The State of
Things". In 1984, Bauchau made his American film debut in Alan
Rudolph's eccentric, romantic comedy "Choose Me", and through much of
the rest of the decade he worked regularly on both sides of the
Atlantic. In 1991, Bauchau scored an impressive role in Michael
Tolkin's superb drama "The Rapture", and four years later the same
director gave him a meaty role in "The New Age". Bauchau plays the
villain the Bond flick, "A View to a Kill" and has starring roles in
Entre Nous and The Music Teacher, both nominated for the Academy Award
for Best Foreign Film In 1996. Bauchau was cast in the television
series "Kindred: The Embraced" as a patriarch of the living dead; while
the series lasted only a few weeks, it did lead to the series regular
role of Sydney in "The Pretender", which debuted the same year and ran
for four seasons on NBC. Bauchau's higher profile in television helped
him win notable roles in high-profile films such as "Clear and Present
Danger", "The Cell", "Ray" and "Panic Room". Bauchau also plays notable
roles in the independent features "The Five Obstructions", "Twin Falls
Idaho", "The Secretary", "Boy Culture" and "The Gray Man" among several
others. Bauchau is a series regular playing the blind seer Lodz on the
HBO hit show "Carnivale" and recurs in NBC's "Revelation" and ABC's
"Alias". He guest stars on numerous television shows including
"Castle", "CSI", "How to Make It In America", "Numbers", "Women's
Murder Club", "House", "Dead Zone" and "24" among many others. More
recently in Europe Bauchau finished shooting the feature films
"Ladrones" in Spain, "Suzanne" (France), "Glenn" (Belgium), "Chrysalis"
(Italy) and Michel Houellebecq's "Possibility Of an Island" also filmed
in Spain. Bauchau currently stars in the hit French TV series"
Mystere". More recently in the USA Bauchau appears in Roland Emmerich's
"2012", the Polish Brothers film "The Sweet Smell Of Success" and
"Extraordinary Measures" with Harrison Ford. He recently returned from
filming in Vera Cruz, Mexico on "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" with
Mel Gibson.
Bauchau speaks at least 6 languages fluently and has acted in films in
different languages throughout the world. He holds passports in 3
countries including the USA.
When not busy with acting, Bauchau lives in a small village outside
Paris, and, in Malibu Lake, California, where he is an avid gardener,
reader and art collector. He's married to Mijanou Bardot, Brigitte's
sister, who also appears in La Collectionneuse. They have 5 dogs, and
an adult daughter that lives in Rome.