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Zbigniew Zamachowski

Born 1961-07-17

Zbigniew Zamachowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛv zamaˈxɔfskʲi]; born 17 July 1961) is a Polish actor. Zamachowski graduated from the actor's faculty of the National Film School in Łódź. He began his acting career in 1981 and in 1989 had a co-starring role in Part Ten of director Krzysztof Kieślowski's film series, Dekalog. 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 Polish Film Awards 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), Jerzy Hoffman's historical film With Fire and Sword (1999) and Andrzej Wajda'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 Warsaw.

Known for

Three Colors: White 1994 · 7.6 Dark Crimes 2016 · 4.5 Bogowie 2014 · 7.6 23 1998 · 7.2 With Fire and Sword 1999 · 7.0 Jack Strong 2014 · 7.0 Aftermath 2012 · 7.3 Sweat 2021 · 6.6 Run Boy Run 2014 · 7.2 The Hexer 2001 · 3.8 Treasure 2024 · 6.3 Pitbull. Ostatni Pies 2018 · 6.2 Korczak 1990 · 7.4 Politics 2019 · 3.7 Bad Boy 2020 · 3.8 A Night at the Kindergarten 2022 · 5.7 Taxing Love 2018 · 5.7 No Panic, With a Hint of Hysteria 2016 · 5.0 1800 gramów 2019 · 5.7 Killing Love 2014 · 5.3 Gabriel 2014 · 6.4