Kristof "Chris" Piechocki (born 14 August 1979, in

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, Poland), is an Australian actor.

Personal

At the age of 9 months, Piechocki moved from communist Poland to

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with his family. At the age of 19, he joined a Polish youth theatre group in Perth.

Career

Piechocki attended the

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition. WAAPA (commonly pronounced "whopp-a") operates as a part of ECU, located at the ECU campus in ...

in 2002 to study acting. He is also a graduate in commerce and holds a Master of Philosophy from the

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.Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
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In 2007, he returned to Poland to perform the role of an Australian in a television series ''Tylko Milosc''. He also taught English pronunciation to contestants in the Polish edition of

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. In 2011, he was cast for a minor role in a new Channel Ten TV series, ''

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'', filmed on the

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, and another small part in the

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TV series ''

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'', filmed in

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Filmography

*''

'' TV series (2012) *''

'' TV series (2012) *''Klub Szalonych Dziewic'' TV series (2010) *'' Londynczycy'' TV series (2009) *''Tylko Milosc'' TV series (2007–2009) *''Egzamin z Zycia'' (2008)

Other appearances

*''Orzel czy reszta'' (2008) *Staff member of Polish TV ''

'', (''Fabryka Gwiazd'') (2008),

References

External links

* 1979 births Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Polish emigrants to Australia Living people Male actors from Perth, Western Australia {{Australia-screen-actor-stub