Bartosz Bielenia (born 15 May 1992) is a Polish film and stage actor.
Education
In 2016, Bielenia graduated from
AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków
AST National Academy of Theatre Arts (Polish: ''Akademia Sztuk Teatralnych w Krakowie'', often shortened to AST), is a drama school based in Kraków and Wrocław, Poland. It was founded in 1946 by actor Juliusz Osterwa, who took the initial steps ...
.
Career
He made his debut in 1999 at the Aleksander Wegierko Dramatic Theater in Białystok as the title character in the play ''The Little Prince''.
From 2013 he played in
Bagatela Theatre
The Bagatela Theatre in Kraków is situated at the junction of Karmelicka Street and Krupniczej Street. The theatre's intimate "new stage" is located on Sarego Józefa Street.
History
The theatre's history dates back to 1918, when Marian Dąbrows ...
in
Krakow, where he debuted with the role of the consumptive seventeen-year-old Ippolit Terentyev in
Dostoyevsky's ''
The Idiot
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The title is an ...
''. In the years 2014–2017 he performed at the
Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theater in Kraków. Since 2018 he has been performing in the New Theater in Warsaw.
In 2019, Bielenia took on the starring role in ''
Corpus Christi'', earning wide acclaim for his performance. He received a
Polish Academy Award for Best Actor
The Polish Academy Award for Best Actor is an award given out at the annual Polish Film Awards to honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in the Polish film industry. The award is presented by the Polish Film Academ ...
as well as Best Actor awards at festivals including the
El Gouna Film Festival The El Gouna Film Festival (GFF; ar, مهرجان الجونة السينمائي) is an annual film festival established in 2017, held in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna, Egypt. The inaugural festival started September 22, 2017. The psychologi ...
, the
Chicago International Film Festival
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and the
Stockholm International Film Festival
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The w ...
. In December, he was awarded the
Zbigniew Cybulski Award
The Zbigniew Cybulski Award (Polish: ''Nagroda im. Zbyszka Cybulskiego'') is a Polish annual film award given to best young Polish actors. It was established in 1969 on the initiative of Wiesława Czapińska and named to commemorate Zbigniew Cybul ...
. In 2020, he received the
Shooting Star Award for best young European actor, and the European Film Award for best actor.
In 2021, he played Sebastian in the
Netflix
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crime-thriller ''
Prime Time
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''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards
* 2016: Międzynarodowy Festiwal Kina Niezależnego „Off Camera” in Krakowie – Special Mention for an actor in the Polish Feature Film Competition for the film ''Na granicy''
* 2016: Koszaliński Festiwal Debiutów Filmowych „Młodzi i Film” – nagroda za odkrycie aktorskie za „wyjątkową obecność w filmie, bogate środki wyrazu. Za moc i wiarygodność” za film ''Na granicy''
* 2019:
Zbigniew Cybulski Award
The Zbigniew Cybulski Award (Polish: ''Nagroda im. Zbyszka Cybulskiego'') is a Polish annual film award given to best young Polish actors. It was established in 1969 on the initiative of Wiesława Czapińska and named to commemorate Zbigniew Cybul ...
* 2020: Forbes 30 under 30 recognition
* 2020:
Shooting Star Award
References
External links
Biography @ Culture.PLBiography - European Film PromotionCorpus Christi actor Bartosz Bielenia joins thespian A-list after being awarded European Shooting Stars 2020Biography - Nowy TeatrDAS IMPERIUM TALENT AGENCY‘Corpus Christi’s Mateusz Pacewicz And Bartosz Bielenia Talk How A Polish Film About Fake Priesthood Became A Universal Story Bartosz Bielenia Bartosz Bielenia named European Shooting Star 2020Bartosz Bielenia - Polish Film festival LABartosz Bielenia - Actor "When you scratch a bit under the surface of the Oscars you find something else…" cineuropaBartosz Bielenia e-TALENTAAFI Fest ’19 Interview: Bartosz Bielenia and Jan Komasa on Finding the Faith Within Themselves to Make “Corpus Christi”
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1992 births
Living people
Polish male film actors
Polish male stage actors
21st-century Polish male actors
Actors from Białystok
Artists from Białystok