Maciej Jerzy Stuhr (born 23 June 1975) is a Polish actor,

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and occasional

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...

Life and career

In 1999, he majored in psychology from the

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University ( Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

before moving on to study acting at Kraków's National Academy of Theatre Arts, which he finished in 2003. He became known for his impressions of Polish actors and performers, such as

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and he established the cabaret ''Po Żarcie'', where he wrote most of the material. In 2013, he received the Polish Film Award for Best Actor for his role in

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's drama film '' Aftermath''. Among others, he is known for his role of Kuba Brenner in ''

Chłopaki nie płaczą ''Boys Don't Cry'' ( pl, Chłopaki nie płaczą) is a Polish movie directed by Olaf Lubaszenko. It was shot between June 9, 1999 and July 14, 1999 on location in Warszawa and Jelenia Góra. The film premiered on February 25, 2000, and has receiv ...

'' (Boys Don't Cry) and Piotr in

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 '' Decalogue X''. In 2006, he was a co-host, alongside

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, of the 19th European Film Awards held in

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. Since 2008, he's been a member of Nowy Teatr, led by artistic director

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. The same year, 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.

Personal life

He is the son of actor

Jerzy Stuhr Jerzy Oskar Stuhr (; born 18 April 1947) is a Polish film and theatre actor. He is one of the most popular, influential and versatile Polish actors. He also works as a screenwriter, film director and drama professor. He served as the Rector of ...

and violinist Barbara Kóska. He has a younger sister named Marianna (born 1982). His ancestors came to Kraków from

Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...

in 1879. In 2015, he married Katarzyna Błażejewska. He is also notable for his support of the

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in Poland, working with

Campaign Against Homophobia Campaign Against Homophobia (actual name: ''Kampania Przeciw Homofobii'', abbreviation: ''KPH'') is a Polish gay rights organisation, which aims to promote legal and social equality for people outside the heteronorm. It was founded in Warsaw in Se ...

Selected filmography

References

External links

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Maciej Stuhr at filmpolski.pl
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Maciej Stuhr at filmweb.pl
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Maciej Stuhr at stopklatka.pl
Living people 1975 births Male actors from Kraków Polish male film actors Polish people of Austrian descent Polish male stage actors 20th-century Polish male actors 21st-century Polish male actors Jagiellonian University alumni {{poland-actor-stub