Zbigniew Zamachowski (; born 17 July 1961) is a Polish actor. He is a two-time recipient of the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor.

Life and career

He was born on 17 July 1961 in Brzeziny near

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. Zamachowski graduated from the actor's faculty of the

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. He began his acting career in 1981 and in 1989 had a co-starring role in Part Ten ''(Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods)'' of director

Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski (, 27 June 1941 – 14 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, ''Three Colours'' ...

's film series, ''

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''. Four years later, Kieślowski cast him as the lead character, "Karol Karol", in '' Three Colors: White'', the second of his acclaimed Three Colors trilogy. He is a two-time winner of

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for his roles in Robert Gliński's film ''Hi, Tereska'' (2001) and Andrzej Jakimowski's film drama ''Zmróż oczy'' (2004). His other notable roles are featured in Kazimierz Kutz's film '' Colonel Kwiatkowski'' (1996),

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's historical film '' With Fire and Sword'' (1999) and

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "P ...

's biopic '' Walesa: Man of Hope'' (2013). Between 1985 and 1997, he performed at The Studio Theater, and since 1997 he has been an actor at the National Theater in

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Filmography

* ''Wielka majówka'' (1981) a.k.a. ''The Big Picnic'' * ''Matka Królów'' (1983) a.k.a. ''Mother of Kings'' * '' Ucieczka'' (1986) a.k.a. ''Escape, The'' * ''Pierscien i róza'' (1987) a.k.a. ''The Ring and the Rose'' as Prince Bulbo * ''Prywatne sledztwo'' (1987) a.k.a. ''Private Investigation'' as Truck passenger * '' Possédés, Les'' (1988) a.k.a. ''The Possessed'' as Liamchine * ''Zabij mnie, glino'' (1989) a.k.a. ''Kill Me, Cop'' as Seweryn * '' Sztuka kochania'' (1989) a.k.a. ''Art of Loving'' as Ziobro * '' Dekalog, dziesiec'' (1989) (TV) a.k.a. ''Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods'' as Artur * '' Korczak'' (1990) as Ichak Szulc * '' Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc''' (1991) a.k.a. ''Escape From the 'Liberty' Cinema'' as Pomocnik cenzora * ''Seszele'' (1991) a.k.a. ''Seychelles'' as Stefek * '' Ferdydurke'' (1991) a.k.a. Tom * ''Tak, tak'' (1992) a.k.a. ''Yes, Yes'' * ''Naprawde krótki film o milosci, zabijaniu i jeszcze jednym przykazaniu'' (1992) a.k.a. ''Really short movie about love, killing and one more commandment. * ''

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'' (1992) (TV) as Jussi * ''Straszny sen dzidziusia Górkiewicza'' (1993) a.k.a. ''The Terrible Dream of Babyface Gorkiewicz'' * '' Trois couleurs: Blanc'' (1993) a.k.a. ''Three Colours: White'' as Karol Karol * '' Zawrócony'' (1994) (TV) a.k.a. ''Reverted'' as Tomek Siwek * ''Clandestin, Le'' (1994) (TV) as Yatsek * '' Pulkownik Kwiatkowski'' (1995) a.k.a. ''Colonel Kwiatkowski'' as Dudek * '' Pestka'' a.k.a. ''The Pip'' (1996) * ''Slawa i chwala'' (1997) (TV) a.k.a. ''Fame and Glory'' as Franciszek Golabek * ''Darmozjad polski'' (1997) a.k.a. ''Polish Freeloader, The'' as Swede * ''Odwiedz mnie we snie'' (1997) a.k.a. ''Visit Me in My Dream'' * '' Szczęśliwego Nowego Jorku'' (1997) a.k.a. ''Happy New York'' as Potejto * '' Pulapka'' (1997) a.k.a. ''Trap, The'' * '' Demony wojny wedlug Goi'' (1998) a.k.a. ''Demons of War'' as Cpl. 'Houdini' Moraczewski * ''Kochaj i rób co chcesz'' (1998) a.k.a. ''Love, and Do Whatever You Want'' as Lech Ryszka * '' 23'' (1998) as Sergej * '' Ogniem i mieczem'' (1999) a.k.a. '' With Fire and Sword'' as Michal Wolodyjowski * ''Pierwszy milion'' (2000) as Policeman a.k.a. ''First million'' * ''Prymas - trzy lata z tysiaca'' (2000) a.k.a. ''The Primate'' as Priest Stanislaw Skorodecki * '' Når nettene blir lange'' (2000) a.k.a. ''Cabin Fever'' as Brother-in-law * '' Proof of Life'' (2000) as Terry's Driver * ''Weiser'' (2001) as Kolota * ''Lightmaker'' (2001) as Rumo Ranieri * ''Sto minut wakacji'' (2001) (TV) a.k.a. ''One houndred minutes of holydays'' * ''Czesc Tereska'' (2001) a.k.a. ''Hi, Tereska'' as Edek * ''Stacja'' (2001) a.k.a. ''Station'' as Dymecki, owner of petrol station * '' Wiedzmin'' (2001) a.k.a. ''The Witcher''/''The Hexer'' as Jaskier Dandelion * '' The Pianist'' (2002) as Customer with Coins * ''Zmruz oczy'' (2002) a.k.a. ''Squint Your Eyes'' as Jasiek * '' Distant Lights'' (2003) original title ''Lichter'' as Antoni. Director: Hans-Christian Schmid * ''La Petite prairie aux bouleaux'' (2003) a.k.a. ''The Birch-Tree Meadow'' as Gutek * '' Cialo'' (2003) a.k.a. ''Corpus'' as Dizel * (2003) as Matuszek * ''Zróbmy sobie wnuka'' (2003) a.k.a. ''Let's make ourselves a grandson'' as Gustaw Mytnik * ''Wrózby kumaka'' (2005) (post-production) a.k.a. ''The Call of the Toad'' * '' Skazany na bluesa'' (2005) a.k.a. ''Destined for Blues'' as Mr. Henio * '' Diabel'' (2005) a.k.a. ''Devil, The'' as Frank's friend * ''Czas Surferów'' (2005) a.k.a. ''Surfer's time'' as Klama * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Aftermath'' (2012) * '' Walesa. Man of Hope'' (2013) as Nawislak * '' Run Boy Run'' (2013) as Hersch Fridman * '' Jack Strong (film)'' (2014) * ''True Crimes'' (2016) as Lukasz * ''Alzur's Legacy'' (2020) as Jaskier Dandelion * ''

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'' (2020) as Fryderyk * '' Sexify'' (2021) as dean Krzysztof Maślak * ''

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'' (2024) as Stefan

References

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