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" 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.
His father is acclaimed Paris-based Belgian author and psychoanalyst Henry Bauchau. His mother was Russian who ran a publishing house and a Swiss finishing school.
Received a degree in modern languages from Oxford University.
Daughter named Camille.
Brother-in-law of Brigitte Bardot.
Member of jury at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in 2005.
Took a break from acting during which time he built furniture and created large stuffed-animal pillows for Salvadore Dali.
Speaks French, English, German, Spanish and Italian, and also knows a bit of Dutch and Russian.
His father, noted writer Henry Bauchau (1913-2012), 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.
His last name is pronounced "beau-show".
One of three brothers, he was born in Brussels and raised in Belgium, England and Switzerland.
Brother Baudouin Bauchau, who worked as a stage decorator for La Cartoucherie theater in Paris, died on May 20, 2010.
Was a favorite for the role of Capt. Jean Luc Picard in the TV Series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" . The role eventually went to actor Patrick Stewart. 22 Years later he would be cast to play "Roland Picard" in the movie 2012 .
(March 2005) He visited Argentina for be part of the member of jury in Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2005.
