Bruno Wolkowitch is a French actor born on 10 May 1961 in

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, 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. He spent his childhood in

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and then his adolescence in

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(

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). 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

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. From 1984 to 1987, he studied with Viviane Theophilides,

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and Jean-Pierre Vincent. At the same time, he entered the

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. He then appeared in numerous

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s 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

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. 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

, aired in 2003. Besides television, he also performs in the

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. In 2006, he starred in ''

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'' of

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, with

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– who played in the first two seasons of ''PJ'' – and

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. Bruno Wolkowitch is also passionate about

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. In October 2015, on France Inter, 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

Television

Short films

Dubbing

Directorial works

Music videos

Theatre

References

External links

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Bruno Wolkowitch
on the France 2 website {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolkowitch, Bruno French male voice actors Troupe of the Comédie-Française French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni 1961 births Male actors from Paris French people of Polish descent Living people