Bruno Wolkowitch

Bruno Wolkowitch is a French actor.

Early life and education 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. 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.

Career

Wolkowitch 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 of that name, aired in 2003.

He has also performed on stage. In 2006, he starred in Miss Julie, by August Strindberg, with Christine Citti – who played in the first two seasons of PJ – and Émilie Dequenne.

Personal life Wolkowitch is also passionate about photography.

In October 2015, on France Inter radio station, 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.

Filmography Acting Films Year Title Role Director Notes 1983 For Those I Loved Jurek Robert Enrico Credited in the credits under the name of "Bruno Volko" 1984 Hell Train Roger Hanin 1987 Keep Your Right Up Jean-Luc Godard 1988 L'enfance de l'art Francis Girod 1989 Vent de Galerne Bernard Favre 1993 Mauvais garçon Jacques Bral 1994 Joan the Maiden Jacques Rivette L'Affaire Sergio Gobbi 1995 L'Uomo proiettile (L'Homme canon) Silvano Agosti 1997 La Chica Bruno Gantillon 1998 Terminale Terrien Francis Girod 2004 Le Grand Rôle Steve Suissa Voice off 2010 The Tourist French police commissioner Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 2012 Love Is Not Perfect Francesca Muci 2013 Chez nous c'est trois! Claude Duty A Five Star Life Maria Sole Tognazzi 2016 La folle histoire de Max et Léon Jonathan Barré, Palmashow 2018 Treat Me Like Fire Ivo Marie Monge

Television Years Title Role Creator Notes 1985 Madame le maire Jean-François Claire 1987 Mort aux ténors Ivan Serge Moati In the series Série noireMont royal Mario Philip Azzopardi 1989 Les Cinq Dernières Minutes "The Cherubim are Not Angels"; directed by Jean-Pierre DesagnatLes Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret "The Auberge aux noyés"; directed by Jean-Paul SassyQuand le diable ricane Armand Wahnoun Les Jupons de la Révolution: Madame Tallien Didier Grousset 1990 Le Vagabond des mers José Varela Force de frappe: Voie sans issue Paolo Barzman 1992 Maigret "Maigret and the Judge's House"; directed by Bertrand Van Effenterre 1994 Deux Millions de dollars dans un fauteuil Yves Amoureux Meurtres par procuration Claude-Michel Rome Mayday Jean-Louis Daniel 1995 Passion mortelle Claude-Michel Rome 1996 Dans un grand vent de fleurs Guillaume Garlande Gérard Vergez 1997 Pour mon fils Michaëla Watteaux 1997–2005 PJ Vincent Fournier 1997 Jamais sans toi Daniel Janneau Vérité oblige Prison director "My Daughter... This Unknown"; directed by Claude-Michel Rome 1998 Famille de cœur Gérard Vergez Doppio Segreto Marcello Cesena 1999 Marie et Tom Dominique Baron Mieux vaut tard que jamais Luca Manfredi 2000 Les Cordier, juge et flic Marc Singer "Portrait with Scalpel"Remise de peine Alberto Simone 2001 Méditerranée Henri Helman Le Gave Christian Bonnet La Faux Jean-Dominique de La Rochefoucauld 2002 Garonne Claude d'Anna La Parité Gérard Vergez Trop plein d'amour Steve Suissa 2003 Qu'elle est belle la quarantaine! Alexis Lecaye Lagardère Henri de Lagardère / Le Bossu Henry Helman 2004 Le Frangin d'Amérique Jacques Fansten 2005 Je t'aime à te tuer Alain Wermus Retrouver Sara Claude d'Anna 2007 Rock'n Roll Circus Alain Robillard 2008 Sagan Philippe Diane Kurys Hold-up à l'italienne Claude-Michel Rome Grands reporters Gilles de Maistre 2009 PJ Vincent Fournier 2009–10 Les Toqués Monsieur B "The Gold Rush", "The Trojan Horse" 2010 Le Désamour Daniel Janneau 2011 Coup de chaleur Christophe Barraud La République des enfants Garcin Jacques Fansten 2012–16 Spin Simon Kapita Frédéric Tellier, Jean-Marc Brondolo 2012 Ragazze sul web Marco Pontecorvo 2013 Rouge Brésil Sylvain Archambault Pourquoi personne me croit? Jacques Fansten Cherif "False Pretenses"; directed by Vincent GiovanniÀ corde tendue Pierre-Antoine Hiroz 2015 Accusé "The Story of Simon"; directed by Didier BivelUn père coupable Caroline Huppert Meurtres à Carcassonne Julien Despaux Borderline Olivier Marchal 2016 Mongeville "Living Legend"; directed by René ManzorCaïn Season 4, "The Prisoners"; by Christophe Douchand 2017 Cassandre Episode 5 "Backfire"; by Hervé RenohLa Loi de Valérie Thierry Binisti 2020 Baby Christophe Episode 3x01, 3x02

Short films Year Title Director 1988 Un coin de table Josiane Maisse 1993 Qui est-ce qui a éteint la lumière? Xavier Auradon 1994 Parlez après le signal sonore Olivier Jahan 1997 Amour néanmoins Frédéric Darie

Dubbing Year Title Director Role Actor 1993 Romeo Is Bleeding Peter Medak Jack Grimaldi Gary Oldman 1995 The Usual Suspects Bryan Singer Michael McManus Stephen BaldwinThe Crossing Guard Sean Penn John Booth David Morse 1996 Sleepers Barry Levinson Sean Nokes Kevin Bacon

Directorial works Year Title Creator Co-director Location 1992 Ordinaire et Disgracié Claude Mollet Hervé Pierre Théâtre de la Ville

Music videos Year Song Artist Director 1996 Babe Viktor Lazlo Philippe Gautier

Theatre Year Title Creator Director Location Notes Autopsie Pascal Cantelle L'Épreuve Éric Tallien 1984 Parking du ciel Emmanuel Weisz Munich 1985 The Balcony Jean Genet Georges Lavaudant Comédie-Française 1986 Macbeth William Shakespeare Jean-Pierre Vincent The Tempest Alfredo Arias Festival d'Avignon Théâtre de la Commune 1987 Polyeucte Pierre Corneille Jorge Lavelli Comédie-Française 1988 The Changeling Thomas Middleton, William Rowley Stuart Seide Théâtre de Gennevilliers King Lear William Shakespeare Jacques Kraemer Théâtre de Boulogne-Billancourt Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien Gabriele D'Annunzio, Claude Debussy Jean-Pierre Vincent, Jean-Paul Chambas Villa Medici Rome 1989 The Moods of Marianne Alfred de Musset France Rousselle Théâtre du Gymnase Marseille 1993 Le Mal court Jacques Audiberti Pierre Franck Théâtre de l'Atelier Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Tennessee Williams Michel Fagadau Théâtre Marigny 2005 Derniers Remords avant l'oubli Jean-Luc Lagarce Jean-Pierre Vincent CDDB-Théâtre de Lorient, La Criée As Pierre 2006 Miss Julie August Strindberg Didier Long Théâtre Marigny As Jean, the valet 2007 It's Only the End of the World Jean-Luc Lagarce François Berreur MC2, Nouveau théâtre de Besançon, Maison de la Culture de Bourges, Théâtre de la Cité internationale, Théâtre des Célestins, Théâtre de la Manufacture Tour 2008 TNBAEquus Peter Shaffer Didier Long Théâtre Marigny 2010 Le Donneur de bain Dorine Hollier Dan Jemmett 2011 Pluie d’enfer Keith Huff Benoît Lavigne Pépinière Théâtre 2014 Le Secret de Poussinette Bruno Wolkowitch Comédie Saint-Michel 2015 Danser à Lughnasa Brian Friel Didier Long Théâtre de l'Atelier