Bruno Todeschini is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 actor.

Todeschini studied at L'école supérieure d'art dramatique in Genève and after graduating in 1986, he joined the Théàtre des Amandiers in Nanterre

Nanterre

Nanterre is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located west of the center of Paris.Nanterre is the capital of the Hauts-de-Seine department as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Nanterre....

, directed by Patrice Chéreau

Patrice Chéreau

Patrice Chéreau is a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor, and producer.-Biography:Patrice Chéreau was born in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, and went to school in Paris. At a young age he became well-known to Parisian critics as director, actor, and stage manager of his high-school theatre...

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He has since then been appearing steadily on television (Les Rois Maudits

Les Rois Maudits

The Accursed Kings , is a sequence of seven historical novels by Maurice Druon, of the Académie française.The seven books are:The book's characters are colorful and larger than life, but also have depth. The narration is gripping and very much plot-driven, whether a conspiracy to assassinate the...

, 2005) and in films, many directed by Chéreau.

He is married to actress Sophie Broustal, with whom he has a daughter, Paloma, born on June 6, 2006.

He is fluent in French and Italian.

Selected filmography

• 1987 - Hôtel de France
  Hôtel de France
  Hôtel de France is a 1987 French drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Laurent Grévill - Michel* Valeria Bruni Tedeschi - Sonia* Vincent Perez - Serge...
  
  
• 1992 - La sentinelle
  The Sentinel (1992 film)
  The Sentinel is a 1992 French thriller film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Emmanuel Salinger - Mathias Barillet* Thibault de Montalembert - Jean-Jacques* Jean-Louis Richard - Bleicher...
  
  
• 1998 - Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train
  Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
  Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train is a 1998 French drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau and written by himself, Danièle Thompson and Pierre Trividic...
  
  
• 2000 - Le Libertin
  Le Libertin
  Le Libertin is a French film, a comedy, directed by Gabriel Aghion, released in 2000. It is an adaptation of a 1997 play by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt.-Synopsis:...
  
  
• 2002 - L'été d'Olga
• 2003 - Son frère
  His Brother (film)
  Son frère is a 2003 French film directed by Patrice Chéreau. The screenplay, based on the Philippe Besson 2001 book Son frère was written by Chéreau and Anne-Louise Trividic.-Synopsis:...
  
  
• 2005 - Un amour à taire
  A Love to Hide
  A Love to Hide is a French film made for television, directed by Christian Faure, which aired in 2005. It is loosely based on the book Moi, Pierre Seel, déporté homosexuel by Pierre Seel.-Plot summary:...
  
  (TV)
• 2005 - La Petite Jérusalem
• 2006 - 7 Ans
• 2009 - Lourdes
  Lourdes
  Lourdes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in south-western France.Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous...