Zbigniew Zamachowski (Polish pronunciation: [ ˈzbiɡɲɛv zamaˈxɔfskʲi] ; born 17 July 1961) is a Polish actor. He is a two-time recipient of the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor .
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Zbigniew Zamachowski
Zbigniew Zamachowski in 2024
Born (1961-07-17 ) 17 July 1961 (age 63) Alma mater National Film School in Łódź Occupation Actor Years active 1981–present Spouse(s) Anna Komornicka (divorced ) Aleksandra Justa (divorced March 2012) Monika Zamachowska (2014-2021) Children Marysia, Antek, Tadeusz, Bronisława
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Zamachowski's star on the Łódź Walk of Fame
He was born on 17 July 1961 in Brzeziny near Łódź . Zamachowski graduated from the actor's faculty of the National Film School in Łódź . He began his acting career in 1981 and in 1989 had a co-starring role in Part Ten (Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods) of director Krzysztof Kieślowski 's film series, Dekalog .[1] Four years later, Kieślowski cast him as the lead character, "Karol Karol", in Three Colors: White , the second of his acclaimed Three Colors trilogy. He is a two-time winner of Polish Film Awards for his roles in Robert Gliński 's film Hi, Tereska (2001) and Andrzej Jakimowski 's film drama Zmróż oczy (2004).[2] His other notable roles are featured in Kazimierz Kutz 's film Colonel Kwiatkowski (1996), Jerzy Hoffman 's historical film With Fire and Sword (1999) and Andrzej Wajda 's biopic Walesa: Man of Hope (2013).[3]
Between 1985 and 1997, he performed at The Studio Theater, and since 1997 he has been an actor at the National Theater in Warsaw .[4]
Wielka majówka (1981) a.k.a. The Big Picnic
Matka Królów (1983) a.k.a. Mother of Kings
Ucieczka (1986) a.k.a. Escape, The
Pierscien i róza (1987) a.k.a. The Ring and the Rose as Prince Bulbo
Prywatne sledztwo (1987) a.k.a. Private Investigation as Truck passenger
Possédés, Les (1988) a.k.a. The Possessed as Liamchine
Zabij mnie, glino (1989) a.k.a. Kill Me, Cop as Seweryn
Sztuka kochania (1989) a.k.a. Art of Loving as Ziobro
Dekalog, dziesiec (1989) (TV) a.k.a. Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods as Artur
Korczak (1990) as Ichak Szulc
Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' (1991) a.k.a. Escape From the 'Liberty' Cinema as Pomocnik cenzora
Seszele (1991) a.k.a. Seychelles as Stefek
Ferdydurke (1991) a.k.a. Tom
Tak, tak (1992) a.k.a. Yes, Yes
Naprawde krótki film o milosci, zabijaniu i jeszcze jednym przykazaniu (1992) a.k.a. Really short movie about love, killing and one more commandment.
Sauna (1992) (TV) as Jussi
Straszny sen dzidziusia Górkiewicza (1993) a.k.a. The Terrible Dream of Babyface Gorkiewicz
Trois couleurs: Blanc (1993) a.k.a. Three Colours: White as Karol Karol
Zawrócony (1994) (TV) a.k.a. Reverted as Tomek Siwek
Clandestin, Le (1994) (TV) as Yatsek
Pulkownik Kwiatkowski (1995) a.k.a. Colonel Kwiatkowski as Dudek
Pestka a.k.a. The Pip (1996)
Slawa i chwala (1997) (TV) a.k.a. Fame and Glory as Franciszek Golabek
Darmozjad polski (1997) a.k.a. Polish Freeloader, The as Swede
Odwiedz mnie we snie (1997) a.k.a. Visit Me in My Dream
Szczęśliwego Nowego Jorku (1997) a.k.a. Happy New York as Potejto
Pulapka (1997) a.k.a. Trap, The
Demony wojny wedlug Goi (1998) a.k.a. Demons of War as Cpl. 'Houdini' Moraczewski
Kochaj i rób co chcesz (1998) a.k.a. Love, and Do Whatever You Want as Lech Ryszka
23 (1998) as Sergej
Ogniem i mieczem (1999) a.k.a. With Fire and Sword as Michal Wolodyjowski
Pierwszy milion (2000) as Policeman a.k.a. First million
Prymas - trzy lata z tysiaca (2000) a.k.a. The Primate as Priest Stanislaw Skorodecki
Når nettene blir lange (2000) a.k.a. Cabin Fever as Brother-in-law
Proof of Life (2000) as Terry's Driver
Weiser (2001) as Kolota
Lightmaker (2001) as Rumo Ranieri
Sto minut wakacji (2001) (TV) a.k.a. One houndred minutes of holydays
Czesc Tereska (2001) a.k.a. Hi, Tereska as Edek
Stacja (2001) a.k.a. Station as Dymecki, owner of petrol station
Wiedzmin (2001) a.k.a. The Witcher /The Hexer as Jaskier Dandelion
The Pianist (2002) as Customer with Coins
Zmruz oczy (2002) a.k.a. Squint Your Eyes as Jasiek
Distant Lights (2003) original title Lichter as Antoni. Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
La Petite prairie aux bouleaux (2003) a.k.a. The Birch-Tree Meadow as Gutek
Cialo (2003) a.k.a. Corpus as Dizel
Żurek [ pl ] (2003) as Matuszek
Zróbmy sobie wnuka (2003) a.k.a. Let's make ourselves a grandson as Gustaw Mytnik
Wrózby kumaka (2005) (post-production) a.k.a. The Call of the Toad
Skazany na bluesa (2005) a.k.a. Destined for Blues as Mr. Henio
Diabel (2005) a.k.a. Devil, The as Frank's friend
Czas Surferów (2005) a.k.a. Surfer's time as Klama
Hope (2007)
Aftermath (2012)
Walesa. Man of Hope (2013) as Nawislak
Run Boy Run (2013) as Hersch Fridman
Jack Strong (film) (2014)
True Crimes (2016) as Lukasz
Alzur's Legacy (2020) as Jaskier Dandelion[5]
Sweat (2020) as Fryderyk
Sexify (2021) as dean Krzysztof Maślak
Treasure (2024) as Stefan