Rafał Królikowski (born 27 December 1966,

Zduńska Wola Zduńska Wola is a city in central Poland with 40,730 inhabitants (2021). It is the seat of Zduńska Wola County in the Łódź Voivodeship. The city was once one of the largest cloth, linen and cotton weaving centres in Poland and is the birthp ...

) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor.

Life and career

He was born on 27 December 1966 in

. In 1992, he graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. He made his film debut in

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...

's 1992 film ''Pierścionek z orłem w koronie'' (The Crowned-Eagle Ring) for which 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 ...

for best young actor. Other notable films that he appeared in include Paweł Komorowski's 2000 film '' Syzyfowe prace'' (The Labors of Sisyphus), a film adaptation of

Stefan Żeromski Stefan Żeromski ( ; 14 October 1864 – 20 November 1925) was a Polish novelist and dramatist belonging to the Young Poland movement at the turn of the 20th century. He was called the "conscience of Polish literature". He also wrote under ...

's novel of the same name; Andrzej Wajda's 2002 film '' The Revenge'' which is a film adaptation of

Aleksander Fredro Aleksander Fredro (20 June 1793 – 15 July 1876) was a Polish poet, playwright and author active during Polish Romanticism in the period of partitions by neighboring empires. His works including plays written in the octosyllabic verse (''Zemst ...

's drama '' Zemsta''; and Władysław Pasikowski's 2019 film ''Kurier'', which tells the story of journalist and resistance fighter

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. Apart from his film roles, he also appeared in numerous TV series such as ''

M jak miłość ''M jak miłość'' (lit. ''L for Love'') is a Polish soap opera, revolving around the multiple generations of the Mostowiak family. The series premiered on 4 November 2000 on TVP2, primarily as a weekly drama, and after one season shifted into ...

'', ''Hotel 52'', ''

Na dobre i na złe ''Na dobre i na złe'' (, ''For better and for worse'') is a Polish television medical drama series, broadcast on TVP2 since 7 November 1999. It is the longest-running weekly primetime drama on Polish television and one of the longest-running m ...

'', '' Prawo Agaty'' and ''

Ojciec Mateusz ''Ojciec Mateusz'' (English: ''Father Matthew'') is a Polish television drama series, which has aired on TVP1 since November 11, 2008. It is a Polish version of the Italian detective series ''Don Matteo'' broadcast in Italy by Rai Uno. ...

.'' His career in theatre involves collaborating with such theatres as Zygmunt Hubner Theatre, the Polish Theatre and the

Warsaw Chamber Opera The Warsaw Chamber Opera ( pl, Warszawska Opera Kameralna, WOK) is a Polish opera company founded in 1961 by Stefan Sutkowski, its managing and artistic director from its inception until his retirement in 2012. On 15 October 1986, the Warsaw Cham ...

Personal life

In 1995 he married Dorota Mirska with whom he has two sons: Piotr (born 1998) and Michał (born 2002).

Filmography

*1992: ''Pierścionek z orłem w koronie'' as Marcin and Andrzej *1993: ''20 lat później'' as Wolf Hauser (Karl Klepacz) *1993: ''Pożegnanie z Marią'' as Skrzypek *1994: ''Legenda Tatr'' as Andrzej *1995: ''Dzieje mistrza Twardowskiego'' as Balan devil *1997: '' Klan'' as Janusz Sowiński (cameo) *1997: ''Przystań'' as Jan *1998: ''Syzyfowe prace'' as Albert (episode 3) *1999: '' Miodowe lata'' as the boss (episode 18) *1999: ''Palce lizać'' as Rysio Wiatr *2000: '' Syzyfowe prace'' as Albert, friend of the Płoniewicz family *2000: ''

'' as Tadeusz Świderski, Michał's father (episode 38) *2001: ''Przeprowadzki'' as Franciszek Flatau (episode 9) *2001: ''Garderoba damska'' as Wiesiek (episode 9) *2001: '' The Hexer as King Niedamir *2001-2002: ''

'' as Konrad Badecki *2003: ''Superprodukcja'' as Yanek Drzazga *2002: '' The Revenge'' as Wacław *2002: '' The Hexer'' as King Niedamir (episode 4) *2003: ''Ciało'' as Wolter *2003: ''Psie serce'' as Tomek, Anna's boyfriend (episode 10) *2004: ''Trzeci'' as the Toyota guy *2004: ''Talki z resztą'' as Kazik *2004: ''Nigdy w życiu!'' as editor-in-chief *2005-2006: ''Tango z aniołem'' as Mikołaj Brzozowski *2005-2008: ''Egzamin z życia'' as Radek Drawski *2006-2007: ''Pogoda na piątek'' as Artur Kaliski *2007: ''Ryś'' as Garnitur *2007-2008: ''Niania'' as Maks's brother *2008: ''Hotel pod żyrafą i nosorożcem'' as Miłobędzki, Ola's father *2008: ''Lejdis'' as Tomek *2008: ''Teraz albo nigdy!'' as Michał *2008: ''Kochaj i tańcz'' as a journalist *2010-2013: ''Hotel 52'' as concierge Michał Horwat *2011: ''Usta usta'' as Marek *2012: '' Prawo Agaty'' as Marcin Kos (episode 17) *2012: ''Być jak Kazimierz Deyna'' as editor-in-chief *2013: ''Komisarz Alex'' as professor Marek Antoniewicz (episode 39) *2013: ''Podejrzani zakochani'' as Stanisław Tarkowski vel Alex Braun and Oleg Kaługin *2014: ''Sama słodycz'' as Dziubek, partner Marty (episodes 3 and 13) *2014: ''Czas honoru. Powstanie'' as Ernst von Hackel, Obergruppenführer Waffen-SS *2014: ''O mnie się nie martw'' as Artur Ostrowski (episodes 7-9) *2015: ''

'' as professor Bartosz Feldrecht (episode 174) *2016: ''Druga szansa'' as Jakub Zeit *2017: ''Marszałek'' as Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski *2019: ''Kurier'' as General Stanisław Tatar

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Królikowski, Rafał 1966 births Living people Polish male actors Polish male television actors People from Zduńska Wola Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni

Life and career

Personal life

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