Bogdan Koca is a
Polish
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-born
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actor, director and writer.
Biography
Koca was born in Poland where he first took up acting, earning Best Actor awards from audience votes in
Wrocław
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and from the Minister of Culture. He left Poland in 1981 and arrived in Australia in 1983.
His screen roles include ''
Alexandra's Project
''Alexandra's Project'' is a 2003 Australian drama thriller film written and directed by Rolf de Heer and starring Gary Sweet and Helen Buday.
Plot
Upon returning home from work on his birthday, Steve, a middle class husband and father of two, ...
'' and ''
The Proposition'',
Koca's Australian theatre career includes writing ''My Name is Such and Such'', ''Conrad Knowles'' and ''Sparring Partner''
Accolades
For his performance in ''
Ghosts… of the Civil Dead
''Ghosts... of the Civil Dead'' is a 1988 Australian drama-suspense film directed by John Hillcoat. It was written by Hillcoat, Evan English, Gene Conkie, Nick Cave, and Hugo Race. It is partly based on the true story of Jack Henry Abbott.
Syn ...
'' he was nominated for the 1989 Australian Film Institute Award for
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* Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a ...
.
References
External links
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Biographical cuttings on Koca Bogdan, theatre director, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journalsat the National Library of Australia
Living people
Australian stage actors
Australian film actors
Australian television actors
21st-century Australian male actors
Year of birth missing (living people)
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