Originally from Montreal, actor Bruno Verdoni would like to shoot more often in Quebec. In Toronto for six years, the one who personifies the lobbyist William Taylor in the second season of the series The Rift even cherishes the desire to return to Montreal and settle there with his family.
Present in English Canada and the United States, we have been able to see him, in recent years, in episodic roles in Quebec series All the truth, watchtower, The Gentleman 3, Lies, The lands above, O, Patrick Sénécal presente and Sleepless night.
Bruno Verdoni would like to be more present on Quebec TV, and other than through characters who have English or Italian accents. What he often played in Quebec.
“I would like to work even more in Montreal. I would like to get a big role and come back to settle there with my family, ”launched the actor who grew up in the Laurentians.
The actor, who starred with Jessica Chastain and Kevin Costner in the feature film Molly’s Game and that we saw on TV in the series The X Files, Millennium, Stargate SG-1, Smallville and The Expansespecifies that it was in Quebec that he had his best filming experiences.
“In English Canada and the United States, everyone negotiates big trailers and wants to see their name written in big on the credits. I even fell into it a bit because that’s how it happens and people negotiate,” he remarked in an interview.
In Quebec, things happen in a completely different way.
“Everyone has a small trailer and sometimes we don’t even have room to change. It’s so unimportant. What is important is community and teamwork. In Quebec, you will have fun and do a good job at the same time. It’s something you don’t see consistently in English Canada and even in the United States,” he said.
A great challenge
In The Rift 2, Bruno Verdoni plays the role of lobbyist William Taylor, ex-spouse of investigator Céline Trudeau (Isabel Richer) and father of Sophie Taylor (Maripier Morin). His challenge was to highlight the charming side of this character.
“That’s how he manages to get everything he wants. It was a fun challenge, because I played a lot of cops and bad guys. William Taylor is a bad guy, but with a good guy’s soul. It was a nice challenge,” he explained.
The actor set up, with his wife Marianne Sawchuk, a small production company which bears the name of Valiant Heart Films. He directed a first feature film titled Heaven and Earth: A Ritual, which takes place in 1880.
“I studied screenwriting and cinematography during my years in Los Angeles. I gave myself tools to be able to create on other levels. It’s important for me to be able to tell my own stories,” he explained.
An adventure that prompted him to get back to music. His short film was awarded two prizes for music at the Budapest Film Festival and the Cannes Short Film Festival.
“I studied music at university before branching out into theatre. I play bass, piano, and sing,” he said.
The actor completed the filming of the film last December Sins of the Parents for Lifetime Canada in Toronto. You can also see it in the series Classified Secreton AddikTV, which features Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin and Patrick Labbé.
- He is currently participating in the filming of the fourth season of the series. Plan B.
- The Rift 2 is online on Club illico. Classified Secret is presented on AddikTV.
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