Artur Barciś

Artur Barciś (; born 12 August 1956) is a Polish actor and film director. His television appearances include Krzysztof Kieślowski's anthology series ''Dekalog'' (1989), the soap opera '' Aby do świtu...'' (1992), and '' Kurierzy'' ("Couriers"). From 2006 to 2016 he played the lovably neurotic Arkadiusz Czerepach in the comedy series '' Ranczo'' ("The Ranch").

In 2011, he and '' The Ranch'' co-star Cezary Żak starred in ''Dziwna para'', a Polish adaptation of Neil Simon's Broadway theatre play '' The Odd Couple''.

Biography

Graduated from the High School in Rudniki and the PWSFTviT in Lodz in 1979. He was an actor at the Targówek Theater (1979–1981) and the National Theater (1982–1984). Since 1984 he has been an actor at the Ateneum Theater in Warsaw. He gained popularity for his performances in the show Pankracy's Window, intended for young audiences. In the late 1990s, he gained popularity among TV viewers thanks to one of the leading roles in the TV series Miodowe lata, where he played the role of Tadeusz Norek. He has gained recognition among viewers by playing both comedic and dramatic roles.

In 2010, he was a participant in the eleventh edition of the TVN entertainment program Dancing with the Stars. During the seventh episode, he withdrew from the competition due to a leg injury.

Private life

His wife is Beata Dorota Barciś (born August 8, 1962), a film editor. They have a son Franciszek (born 1989), who played the role of young Adasio Miauczyński in Marek Koterski's Nic śmieszny (1995) and a small role in the TV series Honey Years. In September 2021, he announced that he had apostasized.

He was a member of the honorary support committee of Bronisław Komorowski before the 2010 fast-track presidential election and before the 2015 Polish presidential election. He supports the Raków Częstochowa soccer club.

Selected filmography

Films

*1981: '' The Quack'' as Wasylko
*1981: ''Man of Iron'' as a student
*1982: ''Odlot'' as Rafał Michalski
*1982: "Znachor" as Wasylko
*1983: ''Wierna rzeka'' as an insurrectionist
*1984: ''Siedem życzeń'' as Bolesław Luba
*1984: ''Przemytnicy'' as "Szczur"
*1984: ''Pan na Żuławach'' as Stefan Leszczak
*1984: ''Lato leśnych ludzi'' as motorcycle rider „Piwko”
*1984: ''Bez końca'' as Dariusz Stach
*1985: ''Zaproszenie'' as Janek Górski
*1985: ''Sam pośród swoich'' as Pielarz
*1987: ''Opowiadanie wariackie'' as a sick man
*1987: '' A Short Film About Killing'' as a worker
*1987: ''Bez grzechu'' as the director of the post office
*1988: '' A Short Film About Love'' as a man with a suitcase
*1988: '' Dekalog: One'' as a man in the sheepskin
*1988: '' Dekalog: Two'' as a laboratory assistant
*1988: '' Dekalog: Three'' as a tram driver
*1988: '' Dekalog: Four'' as a canoeist
*1988: '' Dekalog: Five'' as a worker
*1988: '' Dekalog: Six'' as a man with a suitcase
*1988: '' Dekalog: Seven'' as a man at the railway station
*1988: '' Dekalog: Eight'' as a university student
*1988: '' Dekalog: Nine'' as bicycle rider
*1988: ''Chichot Pana Boga'' as sewerman
*1989: ''Virtuti'' as Jehorek
*1989: ''Urodzony po raz trzeci'' as volksdeutsch Józef Golonka
*1989: ''Szklany dom'' as MO lieutenant
*1989: ''Stan posiadania'' as Julia's neighbour
*1989: ''Rififi po sześćdziesiątce'' as patient Rydz
*1989: ''Ostatni prom'' as Rysiek
*1990: ''Życie za życie. Maksymilian Kolbe'' as brother Anzelm
*1990: '' Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema'' as Krzysio
*1990: ''Kramarz'' as Chruścik's assistant
*1990: ''Europa Europa'' as a Soviet soldier captured by the Germans
*1991: ''Rozmowy kontrolowane'' as a policeman trying to arrest Ryszard Ochódzki
*1991: ''Powodzenia, żołnierzyku'' as Renkel
*1992: ''Kawalerskie życie na obczyźnie'' as Stefan
*1993: ''Straszny sen Dzidziusia Górkiewicza'' as Stryjek
*1995: ''Wielki Tydzień'' as Zaleski
*1995: '' Colonel Kwiatkowski as Captain Malec
*1996: ''Dzień wielkiej ryby'' as railwayman
*1997: ''Kroniki domowe'' as Stanisław
*1997: ''Historie miłosne'' as lawyer
*2000: ''Sen o kanapce z żółtym serem''
*2001: ''Córa marnotrawna'' as Maciuś Cichy
*2002: ''Superprodukcja'' as "the metaphoric person"
*2007: ''Braciszek'' as Piotr Kosiba
*2009: ''Galerianki'' as Alicja's father
*2017: '' The Art of Loving: The Story of Michalina Wisłocka'' as Bolesław
*2017: ''Dwie korony'' as priest chancellor
*2019: ''Czadowy film'' as himself
*2023: '' Forgotten Love'' as butler Józef

TV series

*1986: ''Tulipan'' as Zbyszek (Episode 5 and 6)
*1991: ''Pogranicze w ogniu'' as "Kuna" (Episode 17 and 24)
*1992: ''Aby do świtu...'' as itchyologist Nowacki (Episode 13)
*1993: ''Żywot człowieka rozbrojonego'' (Episode 2 and 3)
*1998–2003: '' Miodowe lata'' as Tadeusz Norek
*1999: '' Świat według Kiepskich'' as Tadeusz Norek from '' Miodowe lata''
*2004: ''Całkiem nowe lata miodowe'' as Tadeusz Norek
*2004: ''Na dobre i na złe'' as Alfred Kwiatkowski (Episode 173)
*2004: '' Kryminalni'' as Mierzwa (Episode 10)
*2006–2009: '' The Ranch'' as Arkadiusz Czerepach
*2007: ''Halo Hans!'' as Mosze vel von Thorgelsund
*2008: Pitbull as Zenon Lebioda (Episode 20)
*2011–2016: '' The Ranch'' as Arkadiusz Czerepach
*2012–2018: ''M jak miłość'' as Jerzy Kolęda
*2017: '' The Chairman's Ear'' as former Health Minister Konstanty (Episode 27 and 33)
*2024: '' Forst''

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References

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1956 births
Living people
People from Częstochowa County
Male actors from Silesian Voivodeship
20th-century Polish male actors
21st-century Polish male actors
Polish male television actors
Polish male soap opera actors