Patrick Bauchau

Patrick Bauchau

Biography

Patrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau (born 6 December 1938) is a Belgian actor best known for his roles in the films A View to a Kill, The Rapture and Panic Room, as well as the TV shows The Pretender and House.

Patrick Bauchau was born in Brussels, Belgium on 6 December 1938, the son of Mary (née Kozyrev), a Russian-born school administrator and publisher, and Henry Bauchau, a school administrator, lawyer, publisher, writer, and psychoanalyst who served as an officer in the Belgian Underground during World War II. He was raised in Belgium, Switzerland and England.

He attended Oxford University on an academic scholarship and speaks German, French, English, Spanish, Italian, and a little Russian, Portuguese and Dutch.

He is married to the French actress and writer Mijanou Bardot, and lives in Los Angeles.

🎬 Movies Featuring Patrick Bauchau

Films to Die For

Films to Die For (2025)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Translators

The Translators (2019)

as Georges Fontaine
The Girl King

The Girl King (2015)

as René Descartes
Me and Kaminski

Me and Kaminski (2015)

as Professor Megelbach
The Boarder

The Boarder (2012)

as Jarren Williams
Dharma Guns

Dharma Guns (2011)

as Professor Starkov
Lafayette: The Lost Hero

Lafayette: The Lost Hero (2010)

as Self - Lafayette's narration
2012

2012 (2009)

as Roland Picard
Thieves

Thieves (2007)

as Anticuario
Chrysalis

Chrysalis (2007)

as Charles Becker
Boy Culture

Boy Culture (2006)

as Gregory Talbot
Karla

Karla (2006)

as Dr. Arnold
Ray

Ray (2004)

as Dr. Hacker
No Image

Promised Land (2004)

as Jim Williamson
The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions (2003)

as The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
Secretary

Secretary (2002)

as Dr. Twardon
Panic Room

Panic Room (2002)

as Stephen Altman
Jackpot

Jackpot (2001)

as Santa Claus / Voice of Sevon
The Demon Within

The Demon Within (2000)

as Professor Giraud
The Cell

The Cell (2000)

as Lucien Baines
Twin Falls Idaho

Twin Falls Idaho (1999)

as Miles, a Doctor
Holy Man

Holy Man (1998)

as Hypnotized Guy at Party (uncredited)
The Interview

The Interview (1995)

as Padre Stephen Louis
Lisbon Story

Lisbon Story (1994)

as Friedrich Monroe
Havanera 1820

Havanera 1820 (1993)

as Mister Johnson
Chain of Desire

Chain of Desire (1992)

as Jerald Buckley
From Time to Time

From Time to Time (1992)

as L'interprète de H.G Wells
Blood Ties

Blood Ties (1991)

as Eli Chelarin
Australia

Australia (1989)

as André Gauthier
Cross

Cross (1987)

as Simon Leenhardt
Family Business

Family Business (1986)

as Octave, the Brother (uncredited)
Phenomena

Phenomena (1985)

as Inspector Rudolf Geiger
No Image

Nucleo Zero (1984)

as Giovanni Dettore
Choose Me

Choose Me (1984)

as Zack Antoine
Enigma

Enigma (1982)

as Russian Soldier (voice)
Le petit Pommier

Le petit Pommier (1981)

as Pierre, l'ami de la mère
Tuset Street

Tuset Street (1968)

as Jorge Artigas
Suzanne’s Career

Suzanne’s Career (1963)

as Frank (uncredited)