Polish Actors
by amandadada | created - 13 Nov 2020 | updated - 23 Sep 2021 | PublicList of Polish Actors 2020
1. Alicja Bachleda
Actress | Ondine
Polish actress Alicja Bachleda-Curus was born in Mexico, where her father was working at the time. She started performing on stage at a tender age of 6. She studied at the National Ballet Academy in Kraków from 1989-1998 and at the National Academy of Music's vocal department in Kraków. Her silver ...
2. Cezary Pazura
Actor | Kroll
Cezary Pazura was born on June 13, 1962 in Niewiadów, Lódzkie, Poland. He is an actor and producer, known for Kroll (1991), Psy (1992) and Three Colors: White (1994). He has been married to Edyta Pazura since May 1, 2009. They have two children. He was previously married to Weronika Marczuk-Pazura ...
3. Andrzej Bartkowiak
Director | Romeo Must Die
Esteemed cinematographer known for his long, durable association with Sidney Lumet. Trained at the Polish Film School in his native Lódz. After he immigrated to the U.S.A. he began working in commercials filming hundreds of memorable spots for IBM, Xerox, American Express, Pepsi ,Coca Cola, ...
4. Tadeusz Lomnicki
Actor | Pan Wolodyjowski
Tadeusz Lomnicki began his education in the theatre arts in 1945 when he enrolled in the Theatre Studio at the Stary Teatr in Krakow. In 1946 he spent a season at the Teatr Slaski in Katowice. He returned to Krakow in 1947, appearing on stage at both the Teatr im. Juliusza Slowackiego and the Stary...
5. Magdalena Boczarska
Actress | Sztuka kochania. Historia Michaliny Wislockiej
Magdalena Boczarska is a Polish film and television actress. She was born in Krakow on the 12th of December 1978. Her debut was at the New Theatre in Lodzi, she was playing the title role in the arts Moorhen directed by Lukasz Kos. Since 2003 she works on the boards of the National Theatre in ...
6. Boguslaw Linda
Actor | Psy
Boguslaw Linda was born on June 27, 1952 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is an actor and director, known for Psy (1992), Blind Chance (1987) and Pan Tadeusz (1999). He has been married to Lidia Popiel since July 23, 2000. They have one child.
7. Eugeniusz Bodo
Actor | Pietro wyzej
Eugeniusz Bodo was born on December 28, 1899 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was an actor and writer, known for Pietro wyzej (1937), Ghetto Queen (1937) and Piesniarz Warszawy (1934). He died on October 7, 1943 in Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].
8. Daniel Olbrychski
Actor | Salt
Daniel Olbrychski is a renowned Polish movie and theatre actor, considered one of the greatest of his generation. He has appeared in about 180 movies and TV productions. His career took off with his role in Janusz Nasfeter's movie Ranny w lesie (1964). He has worked with popular Polish directors ...
9. Jacek Borkowski
Actor | Na dobre i na zle
Jacek Borkowski was born on April 16, 1959 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Na dobre i na zle (1999), Blind Chance (1987) and Misja specjalna (1987).
10. Artur Zmijewski
Actor | Na dobre i na zle
Artur Zmijewski was born on April 10, 1966 in Radzymin, Mazowieckie, Poland. He is an actor and director, known for Na dobre i na zle (1999), Television Theater (1953) and Stan posiadania (1989).
11. Roman Polanski
Director | Chinatown
Roman Polanski is a Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few truly international filmmakers. Roman Polanski was born in Paris in 1933.
His parents returned to Poland from France in 1936, three years ...
12. Stanislawa Celinska
Actress | Fuks
Stanislawa Celinska was born on April 29, 1947 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Fluke (1999), Pieniadze to nie wszystko (2001) and Joanna (2010).
13. Magdalena Cielecka
Actress | Pokuszenie
Magdalena Cielecka was born on February 20, 1972 in Myszków, Slaskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Pokuszenie (1995), Zakochani (2000) and Venice (2010).
14. Lukas DiSparrow
Actor | Mobsters
Lukas DiSparrow is a 5'2 London-based British-Polish actor, filmmaker, and comedy creator. His first film experience was as a stand-in on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). After working behind the camera on several feature films and watching directors at work, Lukas was inspired ...
15. Dagmara Dominczyk
Actress | The Count of Monte Cristo
Dagmara Dominczyk is a Polish-American actress and author. She has appeared in the films Rock Star (2001), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), Kinsey (2004), Trust the Man (2005), Lonely Hearts (2006), Running with Scissors (2006), Higher Ground (2011), The Letter (2012), The Immigrant (2013), Big ...
16. Jerzy Stuhr
Actor | Historie milosne
Jerzy Stuhr was born on April 18, 1947 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland. He is an actor and director, known for Love Stories (1997), Tydzien z zycia mezczyzny (1999) and Camera Buff (1979). He is married to Barbara Stuhr. They have two children.
17. Katarzyna Figura
Actress | Zemsta
Katarzyna Figura was born on March 22, 1962 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She is an actress, known for The Revenge (2002), Ubu król (2003) and The Player (1992). She was previously married to Kai Schoenhals and Jan Chmielewski.
18. Malgorzata Foremniak
Actress | Avalon
Malgorzata Foremniak was born on January 8, 1967 in Radom, Mazowieckie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Avalon (2001), Na dobre i na zle (1999) and Zmruz oczy (2002).
19. Piotr Fronczewski
Actor | Lawa. Opowiesc o 'Dziadach' Adama Mickiewicza
Piotr Fronczewski graduated from PWST (Public Upper School of Theatre) in Warsaw and made himself one of the most popular and skilled actors in Poland. Born in Lodz in 1946, he started very early in Teatr Narodowy where he worked as an extra for one season. His career didn't take off fast but he ...
20. Janusz Gajos
Actor | Trois couleurs: Blanc
Janusz Gajos is a renowned Polish movie, television, and theatre actor, as well as a pedagogue and photographer. He is a Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz. Gajos has starred in numerous movies and theatrical plays, including...
21. Karolina Gruszka
Actress | Inland Empire
Karolina Gruszka was born on July 13, 1980 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Inland Empire (2006), Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge (2016) and Kochankowie z Marony (2005). She has been married to Ivan Vyrypaev since 2007. They have one child.
22. Arkadiusz Jakubik
Actor | Cicha noc
Arkadiusz Jakubik was born on January 14, 1969 in Strzelce Opolskie, Opolskie, Poland. He is an actor and director, known for Silent Night (2017), I'm a Killer (2016) and Prosta historia o milosci (2010). He is married to Agnieszka Matysiak. They have two children.
23. Krystyna Janda
Actress | Przesluchanie
Krystyna Janda was born on December 18, 1952 in Starachowice, Swietokrzyskie, Poland. She is an actress and director, known for Interrogation (1989), Pestka (1995) and A Few People, a Little Time (2005). She was previously married to Andrzej Seweryn and Edward Klosinski.
24. Mia Wasikowska
Actress | Alice in Wonderland
Mia is an Australian actress, born and raised in the country's capital, Canberra. She is the daughter of photographers Marzena Wasikowska and John Reid. Her mother is Polish and her father is an Australian of British ancestry. She has an older sister, Jess, and a younger brother, Kai. At age eight,...
25. Joanna Krupa
Actress | Planet of the Apes
Joanna Krupa was born on April 23, 1979 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She is an actress and producer, known for Planet of the Apes (2001), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) and The Underground Comedy Movie (1999). She has been married to Douglas Nunes since August 4, 2018. They have one child...
26. Joanna Kulig
Actress | Zimna wojna
Graduate of the Ludwik Solski State Drama School in Krakow, specialization in popular music vocals; actress of the Teatr Stary in Krakow.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION The Fryderyk Chopin State Primary Music School in Krynica-Zdroj - piano class, the Mieczyslaw Karlowicz State Secondary Music School in ...
27. Halina Kwiatkowska
Actress | Lalka
Halina Kwiatkowska was born on April 25, 1921 in Bochnia, Malopolskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Lalka (1968), Ashes and Diamonds (1958) and Am Ende kommen Touristen (2007). She was married to Tadeusz Kwiatkowski. She died on November 13, 2020 in Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland.
28. Andrzej Seweryn
Actor | Schindler's List
Andrzej Seweryn was born on April 25, 1946 in Heilbronn, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Schindler's List (1993), The Last Family (2016) and Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiaca (2000). He has been married to Katarzyna Kubacka since August 30, 2015. He was previously married to Mireille ...
29. Boguslaw Linda
Actor | Psy
Boguslaw Linda was born on June 27, 1952 in Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He is an actor and director, known for Psy (1992), Blind Chance (1987) and Pan Tadeusz (1999). He has been married to Lidia Popiel since July 23, 2000. They have one child.
30. Izabella Miko
Actress | Coyote Ugly
Born in Poland to accomplished thespian parents, Grazyna Dylag and Aleksander Mikolajczak, Izabella Miko could dance before she could walk. She began to pursue her dream career as a ballerina as soon as the opportunity was available to her at the age of 10. Izabella was accepted at the National ...
31. Daniel Olbrychski
Actor | Salt
Daniel Olbrychski is a renowned Polish movie and theatre actor, considered one of the greatest of his generation. He has appeared in about 180 movies and TV productions. His career took off with his role in Janusz Nasfeter's movie Ranny w lesie (1964). He has worked with popular Polish directors ...
32. Joanna Pacula
Actress | Tombstone
Joanna Pacula was born on December 30, 1957 in Tomaszów Lubelski, Lubelskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Tombstone (1993), Gorky Park (1983) and The Kiss (1988).
33. Ludwika Paleta
Actress | No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas
When her father, the famous musician Zbigniew Paleta was offered a job in Mexico, the Paleta family settled there permanently. Ludwika was taken by her sister, Dominika Paleta to an audition, and impressed the casting directors so much that soon after, she was offered her first television job in ...
34. Dominika Paleta
Actress | Triunfo del amor
Dominika Paleta was born on October 23, 1972 in Krakow, Poland. Dominika was named after the daughter of one of her father's friends from Poland. The name is common in Poland, and comes from Latin's "Dominica", which means "God's own". She moved to Mexico at a young age, along with her sister ...
35. Cezary Pazura
Actor | Kroll
Cezary Pazura was born on June 13, 1962 in Niewiadów, Lódzkie, Poland. He is an actor and producer, known for Kroll (1991), Psy (1992) and Three Colors: White (1994). He has been married to Edyta Pazura since May 1, 2009. They have two children. He was previously married to Weronika Marczuk-Pazura ...
36. Anna Przybylska
Actress | Rh+
Anna Przybylska was born on December 26, 1978 in Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Rh+ (2005), Day of the Wacko (2002) and Sezon na leszcza (2001). She was married to Dominik Zygra. She died on October 5, 2014 in Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland.
37. Wojciech Pszoniak
Actor | Danton
Wojciech Pszoniak was born on May 2, 1942 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and director, known for Danton (1983), The Promised Land (1975) and Korczak (1990). He was married to Barbara. He died on October 19, 2020 in Warsaw, Poland.
38. Magdalena Rózczka
Actress | 1800 gramów
Magdalena Rózczka was born on July 27, 1978 in Nowa Sól, Zielonogórskie [now Lubuskie], Poland. She is an actress and producer, known for 1800 gramów (2019), 25 Years of Innocence (2020) and The Mire (2018). She has been married to Michal Marzec since April 2007. They have one child.
39. Sonia Bohosiewicz
Actress | Rezerwat
Sonia Bohosiewicz was born on December 9, 1975 in Cieszyn, Slaskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Rezerwat (2007), 39 i pól (2008) and Oblawa (2012). She is married to Piotr Majewski. They have one child.
40. Izabella Scorupco
Actress | GoldenEye
Born in the northern Polish town of Bialystok, Izabella Scorupco moved to Sweden with her mother as a young child. She studied drama and music and, at 17, was discovered by a Swedish film director who cast her in the movie Ingen kan älska som vi (1988), which made her a local teen idol. She ...
41. Andrzej Seweryn
Actor | Schindler's List
Andrzej Seweryn was born on April 25, 1946 in Heilbronn, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Schindler's List (1993), The Last Family (2016) and Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiaca (2000). He has been married to Katarzyna Kubacka since August 30, 2015. He was previously married to Mireille ...
42. Jerzy Stuhr
Actor | Historie milosne
Jerzy Stuhr was born on April 18, 1947 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland. He is an actor and director, known for Love Stories (1997), Tydzien z zycia mezczyzny (1999) and Camera Buff (1979). He is married to Barbara Stuhr. They have two children.
43. Grazyna Szapolowska
Actress | Krótki film o milosci
Grazyna Szapolowska is a renowned Polish film and theatre actress. She graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. From 1977 until 1984, she was part of the National Theatre in Warsaw. She is best known for her role in A Short Film About Love (1988). She also portrayed Telimena ...
44. Borys Szyc
Actor | Zimna wojna
Borys Szyc, a multi-talented figure in the Polish entertainment scene, is best known for his work as a movie and theatre actor. After performing in a high school theatrical play based on Slawomir Mrozek's "Serenade", he decided to dedicate himself to acting. He graduated the National Academy of ...
45. Stanislaw Tym
Actor | Rozmowy kontrolowane
Stanislaw Tym was born on July 17, 1937 in Malkinia Górna, Mazowieckie, Poland. He is an actor and writer, known for Controlled Conversations (1991), Teddy Bear (1981) and Rys (2007).
46. Natasza Urbanska
Actress | 365 dni
Natasza Urbanska was born on August 17, 1977 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She is an actress and assistant director, known for 365 Days (2020), 365 Days: This Day (2022) and Sztos (1997). She has been married to Janusz Józefowicz since August 16, 2008. They have one child.
47. Michal Zebrowski
Actor | The Pianist
Michal Zebrowski was born on June 17, 1972 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He is an actor, known for The Pianist (2002), The Hexer (2001) and With Fire and Sword (1999). He has been married to Aleksandra Adamczyk since June 20, 2009.
48. Robert Wieckiewicz
Actor | Walesa. Czlowiek z nadziei
Robert Wieckiewicz was born on June 30, 1967 in Nowa Ruda, Dolnoslaskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Walesa: Man of Hope (2013), The Coldest Game (2019) and In Darkness (2011). He is married to Natalia Adaszynska.
49. Janusz Gajos
Actor | Trois couleurs: Blanc
Janusz Gajos is a renowned Polish movie, television, and theatre actor, as well as a pedagogue and photographer. He is a Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz. Gajos has starred in numerous movies and theatrical plays, including...
50. Zbigniew Cybulski
Actor | Popiól i diament
Won international fame with the leading role of Maciek Chelmicki in Andrzej Wajda's Ashes and Diamonds (1958). He created a character which was imitated not only in Poland; often compared with James Dean.
Graduated from the Higher State School of Acting in Cracow; also studied journalism. From 1953 ...
51. Piotr Adamczyk
Actor | For All Mankind
Piotr Adamczyk is a popular Polish film, television and stage actor. He garnered international acclaim for his portrayal of Pope John Paul II in the film "Karol, A Man Who Became Pope" which was seen by no less than eight hundred million people worldwide.
Known for his versatility, Adamczyk has ...
52. Krystyna Janda
Actress | Przesluchanie
Krystyna Janda was born on December 18, 1952 in Starachowice, Swietokrzyskie, Poland. She is an actress and director, known for Interrogation (1989), Pestka (1995) and A Few People, a Little Time (2005). She was previously married to Andrzej Seweryn and Edward Klosinski.
53. Gustaw Holoubek
Actor | Lawa. Opowiesc o 'Dziadach' Adama Mickiewicza
Gustaw Holoubek was born on April 21, 1923. He was a Polish actor, director, member of the Polish Sejm, and a senator. Holoubek participated in the September Campaign and was a prisoner of war during the Nazi German Occupation of Poland. His father was a Czech immigrant who settled in Poland after ...
54. Joanna Kulig
Actress | Zimna wojna
Graduate of the Ludwik Solski State Drama School in Krakow, specialization in popular music vocals; actress of the Teatr Stary in Krakow.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION The Fryderyk Chopin State Primary Music School in Krynica-Zdroj - piano class, the Mieczyslaw Karlowicz State Secondary Music School in ...
55. Izabella Miko
Actress | Coyote Ugly
Born in Poland to accomplished thespian parents, Grazyna Dylag and Aleksander Mikolajczak, Izabella Miko could dance before she could walk. She began to pursue her dream career as a ballerina as soon as the opportunity was available to her at the age of 10. Izabella was accepted at the National ...
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