Zbigniew Zamachowski (; born 17 July 1961) is a Polish actor.

Life and career

He was born on 17 July 1961 in

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near

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. Zamachowski graduated from the actor's faculty of the

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. 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 Krzysztof Kieślowski (; 27 June 1941 – 13 March 1996) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is known internationally for ''Dekalog'' (1989), ''The Double Life of Veronique'' (1991), and the ''Three Colours'' trilogy (1993 –1994) ...

's film series, ''

Dekalog ''Dekalog'' (, also known as ''Dekalog: The Ten Commandments'' and ''The Decalogue'') is a 1988 Polish drama television miniseries directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and co-written by Kieślowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbigniew P ...

''. 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 Polish Film Award, or Eagle ( pl, Polska Nagroda Filmowa, „Orzeł”) is a film awards ceremony given annually since 1999, with the first event held on 21 June, by the National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers (KIPA). Since 2003 they are given ...

for his roles in

Robert Gliński Robert Ignacy Gliński (born 17 April 1952 in Warsaw) is a Polish film director and screenwriter. A graduate of the National Film School in Łódź. He won the Golden Lions at the Gdynia Film Festival in 1992 with his film '' Wszystko, co najw ...

's film ''Hi, Tereska'' (2001) and

Andrzej Jakimowski Andrzej Jakimowski (born 17 August 1963) is a Polish film director, writer and producer, best known for directing the films ''Squint Your Eyes ( pl, Zmruż oczy)'' and ''Tricks (2007 film), Tricks ( pl, Sztuczki)''. He is an alumnus of Krzysztof ...

's film drama ''Zmróż oczy'' (2004). His other notable roles are featured in

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's film '' Colonel Kwiatkowski'' (1996),

Jerzy Hoffman Jerzy Julian Hoffman (; born 15 March 1932) is a Polish director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award in February 2006. Hoffman is best known for his works in '' The Deluge'' (1974) and ''With Fire a ...

's historical film ''

With Fire and Sword ''With Fire and Sword'' ( pl, Ogniem i mieczem, links=no) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1884. It is the first volume of a series known to Poles as The Trilogy, followed by '' The Deluge'' (''Potop'' ...

'' (1999) and

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's biopic '' Walesa: Man of Hope'' (2013). Between 1985 and 1997, he performed at The Studio Theater, and since 1997 he has been an actor at the National Theater in

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Filmography

* ''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. * ''

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'' (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 ''Reverted'' ( pl, Zawrócony) is a 1994 Polish drama film directed by Kazimierz Kutz. It was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Zbigniew Zamachowski as Tomek Siwek * Henryk Bista as Director Biernacki * Marek Kond ...

'' (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 ''Szczęśliwego Nowego Jorku'' (lit. ''Happy New York,'' also titled as ''Merry Christmas and a Happy New York''

'' (1997) a.k.a. ''Happy New York'' as Potejto * ''

Pulapka ''A Trap'' ( pl, Pułapka) is a 1997 Polish comedy film directed by Adek Drabiński. It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Marek Kondrat as Maciek Adamski * Joanna Benda as Ewka * Bogusław Linda as Aleksande ...

'' (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 ''With Fire and Sword'' ( pl, Ogniem i mieczem, links=no) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1884. It is the first volume of a series known to Poles as The Trilogy, followed by ''The Deluge'' (''Potop ...

'' (1999) a.k.a. ''

'' 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 * ''

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'' (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:

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* ''La Petite prairie aux bouleaux'' (2003) a.k.a. ''The Birch-Tree Meadow'' as Gutek * '' Cialo'' (2003) a.k.a. ''Corpus'' as Dizel * (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 ''Destined for Blues'' ( pl, Skazany na bluesa) is a 2005 Polish film directed by Jan Kidawa-Błoński. It tells the story of Ryszard "Rysiek" Riedel, leader of Polish blues rock band Dżem. The movie concentrates on his family relationships wit ...

'' (2005) a.k.a. ''Destined for Blues'' as Mr. Henio * ''

Diabel ''Diabeł'' (English: ''The Devil'') is a 1972 Polish historical film with elements of horror written and directed by Andrzej Żuławski. Released in 1972, it was banned by the Communist government in Poland. Plot The movie opens in the midst o ...

'' (2005) a.k.a. ''Devil, The'' as Frank's friend * ''Czas Surferów'' (2005) a.k.a. ''Surfer's time'' as Klama * ''

Hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...

'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2012) * ''

Walesa. Man of Hope ''Walesa: Man of Hope'' ( pl, Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei ()) is a 2013 Poland, Polish biographical film, biopic film directed by Andrzej Wajda, starring Robert Więckiewicz as Lech Wałęsa. Wajda stated at Krakow, Kraków's Off Plus Camera F ...

'' (2013) as Nawislak * '' Run Boy Run'' (2013) as Hersch Fridman * ''

Jack Strong (film) ''Jack Strong'' is a 2014 Polish political thriller film directed by Władysław Pasikowski, starring Marcin Dorociński, Maja Ostaszewska, Dagmara Dominczyk and Patrick Wilson. The film is based on the true story of Ryszard Kukliński, a Pol ...

'' (2014) * ''True Crimes'' (2016) as Lukasz * ''Alzur's Legacy'' (2020) as Jaskier Dandelion * ''

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'' (2020) as Fryderyk * '' Sexify'' (2021) as dean Krzysztof Maślak

References

External links

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