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

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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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Career

Wolkowitch 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

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in a two-part

of that name, aired in 2003. He has also performed on stage. In 2006, he starred in ''

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'', by

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, with

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

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Personal life

Wolkowitch is also passionate about

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. In October 2015, on

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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

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 Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Paris French people of Polish descent Living people