Brother Baudouin Bauchau, who worked as a stage decorator for La Cartoucherie theater in Paris, died on May 20, 2010.
Brother-in-law of Brigitte Bardot.
Daughter named Camille.
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.
His father, noted writer Henry Bauchau (1913- ), 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".
Member of jury at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in 2005
One of three brothers, he was born in Brussels and raised in Belgium, England and Switzerland.
Received a degree in modern languages from Oxford University.
Speaks French, English, German, Spanish and Italian, and also knows a bit of Flemish and Russian.
Took a break from acting during which time he built furniture and created large stuffed-animal pillows for Salvadore Dali.
Was a favorite for the role of Capt. Jean Luc Picard in the TV Series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987). The role eventually went to actor Patrick Stewart. 22 Years later he would be cast to play "Roland Picard" in the movie 2012 (2009/I).