Artur Barciś

Artur Barciś (; born 12 August 1956) is a Polish actor and film director. His television appearances include Krzysztof Kieślowski's anthology series Dekalog, the soap opera Aby do świtu... (1992), and Kurierzy ("Couriers"). From 2006 to 2016 he played the lovably neurotic Arkadiusz Czerepach in the comedy series Ranczo ("The Ranch").

In 2011, he and The Ranch co-star Cezary Żak starred in Dziwna para, a Polish adaptation of Neil Simon's Broadway theatre play The Odd Couple.

Biography Graduated from the High School in Rudniki and the PWSFTviT in Lodz in 1979. He was an actor at the Targówek Theater (1979–1981) and the National Theater (1982–1984). Since 1984 he has been an actor at the Ateneum Theater in Warsaw. He gained popularity for his performances in the show Pankracy's Window, intended for young audiences. In the late 1990s, he gained popularity among TV viewers thanks to one of the leading roles in the TV series Miodowe lata, where he played the role of Tadeusz Norek. He has gained recognition among viewers by playing both comedic and dramatic roles.

In 2010, he was a participant in the eleventh edition of the TVN entertainment program Dancing with the Stars. During the seventh episode, he withdrew from the competition due to a leg injury.

Personal life His wife is Beata Dorota Barciś (born August 8, 1962), a film editor. They have a son Franciszek (born 1989 ), who played the role of young Adasio Miauczyński in Marek Koterski's Nic śmieszny (1995) and a small role in the TV series Honey Years. In September 2021, he announced that he had apostasized.

He was a member of the honorary support committee of Bronisław Komorowski before the 2010 fast-track presidential election and before the 2015 Polish presidential election. He supports the Raków Częstochowa soccer club.

Selected filmography Films 1981: The Quack as Wasylko 1981: Man of Iron as a student 1982: Odlot as Rafał Michalski 1982: "Znachor" as Wasylko 1983: Wierna rzeka as an insurrectionist 1984: Siedem życzeń as Bolesław Luba 1984: Przemytnicy as "Szczur" 1984: Pan na Żuławach as Stefan Leszczak 1984: Lato leśnych ludzi as motorcycle rider „Piwko” 1984: Bez końca as Dariusz Stach 1985: Zaproszenie as Janek Górski 1985: Sam pośród swoich as Pielarz 1987: Opowiadanie wariackie as a sick man 1987: A Short Film About Killing as a worker 1987: Bez grzechu as the director of the post office 1988: A Short Film About Love as a man with a suitcase 1988: Dekalog: One as a man in the sheepskin 1988: Dekalog: Two as a laboratory assistant 1988: Dekalog: Three as a tram driver 1988: Dekalog: Four as a canoeist 1988: Dekalog: Five as a worker 1988: Dekalog: Six as a man with a suitcase 1988: Dekalog: Seven as a man at the railway station 1988: Dekalog: Eight as a university student 1988: Dekalog: Nine as bicycle rider 1988: Chichot Pana Boga as sewerman 1989: Virtuti as Jehorek 1989: Urodzony po raz trzeci as volksdeutsch Józef Golonka 1989: Szklany dom as MO lieutenant 1989: Stan posiadania as Julia's neighbour 1989: Rififi po sześćdziesiątce as patient Rydz 1989: Ostatni prom as Rysiek 1990: Życie za życie. Maksymilian Kolbe as brother Anzelm 1990: Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema as Krzysio 1990: Kramarz as Chruścik's assistant 1990: Europa Europa as a Soviet soldier captured by the Germans 1991: Rozmowy kontrolowane as a policeman trying to arrest Ryszard Ochódzki 1991: Powodzenia, żołnierzyku as Renkel 1992: Kawalerskie życie na obczyźnie as Stefan 1993: Straszny sen Dzidziusia Górkiewicza as Stryjek 1995: Wielki Tydzień as Zaleski 1995: Colonel Kwiatkowski as Captain Malec 1996: Dzień wielkiej ryby as railwayman 1997: Kroniki domowe as Stanisław 1997: Historie miłosne as lawyer 2000: Sen o kanapce z żółtym serem 2001: Córa marnotrawna as Maciuś Cichy 2002: Superprodukcja as "the metaphoric person" 2007: Braciszek as Piotr Kosiba 2009: Galerianki as Alicja's father 2017: The Art of Loving: The Story of Michalina Wisłocka as Bolesław 2017: Dwie korony as priest chancellor 2019: Czadowy film as himself 2023: Forgotten Love as butler Józef

TV series 1986: Tulipan as Zbyszek (Episode 5 and 6) 1991: Pogranicze w ogniu as "Kuna" (Episode 17 and 24) 1992: Aby do świtu... as itchyologist Nowacki (Episode 13) 1993: Żywot człowieka rozbrojonego (Episode 2 and 3) 1998–2003: Miodowe lata as Tadeusz Norek 1999: Świat według Kiepskich as Tadeusz Norek from Miodowe lata 2004: Całkiem nowe lata miodowe as Tadeusz Norek 2004: Na dobre i na złe as Alfred Kwiatkowski (Episode 173) 2004: Kryminalni as Mierzwa (Episode 10) 2006–2009: The Ranch as Arkadiusz Czerepach 2007: Halo Hans! as Mosze vel von Thorgelsund 2008: Pitbull as Zenon Lebioda (Episode 20) 2011–2016: The Ranch as Arkadiusz Czerepach 2012–2018: M jak miłość as Jerzy Kolęda 2017: The Chairman's Ear as former Health Minister Konstanty (Episode 27 and 33) 2024: Forst