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When
characterizing Patrick Bauchau writers tend to use words like "urbane,"
"cosmopolitan" and "sophisticated." His background
certainly lends itself to such descriptions, as does the man himself.
One of three brothers, Patrick Bauchau (pronounced
"beau-show") was born in Brussels and raised in Belgium,
England and Switzerland. His father, Henry Bauchau, a writer, served
in the Belgian underground during the war, ran a publishing company
and was the head of a finishing school in Switzerland. His mother,
the late Mary Kozyrev, expatriated from Russia and at one time ran
both the publishing company and the finishing school. Patrick attended
Oxford University on an academic scholarship and holds a degree in
modern languages. He speaks French, English, German, Spanish, Italian.
He also knows a bit of Flemish and Russian.
Patrick Bauchau's career began in the
1960s as a runner for French New Wave director Eric Rohmer. That job
eventually led to a starring role in Rohmer's La Collectionneuse in
1967. In the '70s, Patrick took a break from acting, during which
time he built furniture and created large stuffed-animal pillows for
Salvadore Dali. He returned to acting by the '80s, starring in the
Wim Wenders film The State of Things in 1982. He has divided his time
between the U.S. and elsewhere, appearing in such diverse movies as
the Bond flick, A View to a Kill, Michael Tolkin's The Rapture and
The New Age, Entre Nous and The Music Teacher, which were both nominated
for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, and blockbusters like
Clear and Present Danger. Bauchau currently can be seen in the Jennifer
Lopez film The Cell. He will appear in the indie movies The Beat Nicks
and Secretary and David Fincher's The Panic Room, as well as Jackpot
and North Fork, the next projects from the Polish brothers, with whom
Patrick worked in the critically-acclaimed Twin Falls Idaho.
Patrick Bauchau has also had several
roles in television movies and series, including a Columbo movie special
and the short-lived Fox series, Kindred: The Embraced. His first series
was the Canadian show Mount Royal, for which Patrick earned a Gemini
Award nomination. He is best known these days for his role as Sydney
in the former NBC series, The Pretender. The show continues in reruns
and movie specials on TNT. Sydney is a scientist in charge of experimenting
with extremely gifted children, at the Centre - a think tank with
nefarious intentions and practices. Since the character of Sydney
is a man who is intrinsically more moral than his employers, he is
often left very conflicted by his work, especially as he frequently
becomes an unintentional surrogate parent. "Sydney is fond of
Jarod and wants him to reach his full potential," says Bauchau.
"This causes problems for the people who run the Centre when
Jarod escapes, because he's so protective of him, like a surrogate
son. I find my character to be a professional man who runs his program
on the edge and could be seen as a guilty party to what's gone on
before."
When comparing work on a big-budget film to that of smaller, independent
films and television, Bauchau says, "When you are in a blockbuster
movie, you tend to execute a pre-established program and seem to be
part of a giant battleship. In the art films, it's more of a guerrilla
style and less structured. In some ways, TV and art movies have more
in common, because you discover what's to be done, and then you can
be more creative."
Outside of work, Patrick spends time
gardening, practicing yoga and preparing gourmet vegetarian meals,
pursuits that contribute to his reputation for being cultured. He
and his wife, Mijanou, split their time between Hollywood and Louveciennes,
west of Paris. They have one adult daughter, Camille. Patrick's birthday
is December 6th.
Filmography
Secretary (2002) .... Thomas Twardon
Panic Room, The (2001) .... Stephen
Pretender: Island of the Haunted, The (2001) (TV) .... Sydney
Jackpot (2001) .... Sevon Voice/Santa Claus
Pretender 2001, The (2001) (TV) .... Sydney
Beat Nicks, The (2000)
Sculptress, The (2000) .... Professor Giraud
Cell, The (2000) .... Lucien Baines
Twin Falls Idaho (1999) .... Miles
Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance (1998)
"Kindred: The Embraced" (1996) TV Series .... Archon Raine
Magi randagi, I (1996) .... Balthazar
aka We Free Kings (1996) (USA)
"Pretender, The" (1996) TV Series .... Sydney
Enfants de salaud (1996) .... Pierre-Yves
aka Bastard Brood (1996) (USA)
OP Center (1995) (TV) .... Kurt
aka Tom Clancy's 'OP Center' (1995) (TV)
Serpent's Lair (1995) .... Sam
Jenipapo (1995) .... Padre Stephen Louis
aka Interview, The (1995) (USA)
Dark Side of Genius (1994) .... Sherman McPhee
New Age, The (1994) .... Jean Levy
Lisbon
Story (1994) .... Friedrich Munro
aka Lisbonne Story (1994)
aka Viagem a Lisboa (1994) (Portugal)
Clear
and Present Danger (1994) .... Enrique Rojas, Cali Cartel
Day of Reckoning (1994) (TV) .... Andre Rouselle
Acting on Impulse (1993) .... Yoram Sussman
aka Eyes of a Stranger (1993) (USA)
aka Roses Are Dead (1993)
aka Secret Lies (1993)
aka Secret Lives (1993) (USA)
Beatnicks, The (1993) .... Hank Kerchief
Every Breath (1993) .... Richard
And the Band Played On (1993) (TV) .... Dr. Luc Montagnier
Chain of Desire (1992) .... Jerald Buckley
Complicazioni nella notte (1992)
Havanera 1820 (1992) .... Mr. Johnson
From Time to Time (1992)
aka Timekeeper (1992)
aka Visionarium, Le (1992) (France)
Craven (1991)
C—mo levantar 1000 kilos (1991)
Nodo alla cravatta, Il (1991)
aka Knot in the Necktie, The (1991)
Robert's Movie (1991) .... Robert
Terra Nova (1991/I) .... Mr. Stal
aka New Land (1991)
Rapture, The (1991) .... Vic
Blood Ties (1991) (TV) .... Eli
Double Identity (1990) (TV) .... Ravennes
aka Frontire du crime (1990) (TV) (France)
aka Haute tension - frontire du crime
(1990) (TV)
Lo m‡s natural (1990) .... Pablo
aka Most Natural Thing, The (1990)
Madonne et le dragon, La (1990) (TV) .... Pavel
aka Madonna and the Dragon, The (1990) (TV)
(Europe: English title)
Erreur de jeunesse (1990) .... Paul
Visioni private (1989)
aka Private Screening (1989)
Columbo: Murder - A Self-Portrait (1989) (TV) .... Max Barsini
ComŽdie d'amour (1989) .... Vollard
Australia (1989) .... Andre Gauthier
Ma”tre de musique, Le (1988) .... Prince Scotti
aka Music Teacher, The (1988)
Mujer de tu vida: La mujer perdida, La (1988) (TV) .... Doctor Hopkins
Travestie, La (1988) .... Raymond Ravennes
"Mount Royal" (1987) TV Series .... AndrŽ Valeur
aka "Mont-Royal" (1989) (Canada: French
title) (France)
Motten im Licht (1987)
Accroche-coeur (1987)
Friendship's Death (1987) .... Kubler
Riviera (1987) (TV) .... Riker
Love Among Thieves (1987) (TV) .... Alan Channing
Cross (1987)
Balada da Praia dos C‹es (1986) .... Captain Dantas
aka Playa de los perros, La (1986) (Spain)
Conseil de famille (1986) (uncredited) .... Octave
aka Family Business (1986)
"Kane & Abel" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Ludwik
Lola (1985) .... Robert
Mondo dell'orrore di Dario Argento, Il (1985) .... Himself/Inspector
Rudolf Geiger
aka Dario Argento's World of Horror (1985)
View to a Kill, A (1985) .... Scarpine
Christopher Columbus (1985) (TV) .... Don Rodrigo
Phenomena (1985) .... Inspector Rudolf Geiger
aka Creepers (1985) (USA: US version)
Choose Me (1984) .... Zack Antoine
Femme publique, La (1984) .... Ethel's Father
aka Public Woman, The (1984)
Emmanuelle 4 (1984) .... Marc
Premiers dŽsirs (1983) .... Jordan
aka Erste Sehnsucht (1983) (West Germany)
aka First Desires (1983)
Coup de foudre (1983) .... Carlier
aka At First Sight (1983)
aka Between Us (1983)
aka Entre Nous (1983)
Enigma (1982)
Stand
der Dinge, Der (1982) .... Friedrich Munro
aka Estado das Coisas, O (1982) (Portugal)
aka State of Things, The (1982)
ëles,
Les (1982)
Crystal Gazing (1982) .... Husband
Guns (1980) .... Tony
Tuset Street (1967)
Collectionneuse, La (1967) .... Adrien
aka Collector, The (1967)
aka Six contes moraux IV: La Collectionneuse
(1967)
Carrire de Suzanne, La (1963) (uncredited) .... Frank
aka Suzanne's Career (1963)
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