Maciej Gracjan Zakościelny (born 7 May 1980, in

Stalowa Wola Stalowa Wola () is the largest city and capital of Stalowa Wola County with a population of 58,545 inhabitants, as at 31 December 2021. It is located in southeastern Poland in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. The city lies in historic Lesser Poland ...

) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor.

Life and career

He was born on 7 May 1980 in

. In 2004, he began his studies at the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw but didn't complete them. He began his acting career by appearing on TV series such as '' Plebania'', , , and '' Na dobre i na złe''. He played his first major film role in Jerzy Hoffman's 2003 film '' An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God''. In 2004, he started performing at the Współczesny Theatre in Warsaw and joined the cast of the popular TV

crime drama Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

'' Kryminalni'' playing the character of Marek Brodecki. He appeared in Ryszard Zatorski's 2005

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

(Just Love Me). Between 2008 and 2014, he starred in the historical television series '' Czas honoru'' playing the role of Bronek Woyciechowski, one of the Silent Unseens. Between 2017 and 2019, he played a role in the (Diagnosis) TV show, which earned him a nomination for the Telekamera Award for Best Actor.

Personal life

He received an education in music and plays the violin. In 2009, he performed at the Jazz Jamboree Festival alongside singer Marianna Wróblewska and jazz pianist Beata Przybytek. Since 2014, he has been in a relationship with model Paulina Wyka with whom he has two sons.

Filmography

Film

Television

TV Theater

* 2002: ''Sesja Kastingowa'' * 2004: ''Książę nocy'' – Marek * 2007: ''Pierwszy września'' – Eugeniusz * 2007: ''Rodzinne show'' – Dusty * 2010: ''Operacja Reszka'' – Kazimierz * 2010: ''Komedia romantyczna'' – Marcin Ciamciara * 2011: ''Getsemani'' – Geoff Benzine * 2017: ''Marszałek'' – adjutant Piłsudski

Theater

; Teatr Scena Prezentacje (Warsaw) * 2004: ''Czas odnaleziony'' – Morel ; Teatr Współczesny (Warsaw) * 2005: ''Porucznik z Inishmore'' – Joey * 2006: ''Udając ofiarę'' – Wierchuszkin * 2008: ''To idzie młodość'' – Kandydat na... ; Scena na Woli im. Tadeusza Łomnickiego (Warsaw) * 2011: ''Amazonia'' – Krzysztof

Dubbing in Polish

* 2000: '' Bob Budowniczy i niezapomniane święta'' - Bożego Narodzenia * 2003:

Cheaper by the Dozen ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bes ...

(''Fałszywa dwunastka'') – Charlie Baker * 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (''Harry Potter i więzień Azkabanu'') – Stan Shunpike * 2006: 6teen (''6 w pracy'') – Jonesy * 2006: ''

Eragon ''Eragon'' is the first book in ''The Inheritance Cycle'' by American fantasy writer Christopher Paolini. Paolini, born in 1983, began writing the novel after graduating from home school at the age of fifteen. After writing the first draft for ...

'' – Eragon * 2006: Shark Bait (''Sposób na rekina'') – Pi (Pyś) * 2008: ''

Prince of Persia ''Prince of Persia'' is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner. It is centered around a series of action-adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous Prince, set in ancient and medieval Persia. The first two ga ...

'' (videogame) – Prince * 2016: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (''Fantastyczne zwierzęta i jak je znaleźć'') – Newt Scamander

References

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