Jacek Koman

Jacek Koman (born 15 August 1956) is a Polish actor and singer.

Early life Koman was born in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, to actors Halina Koman (née Dobrowolska; born 3 January 1923 ) and Adam Koman (24 December 1922 – 1 December 2005

Koman attended the National Film School in Łódź, where he studied acting alongside Małgorzata Potocka, Andrzej Szczytko and Piotr Skiba (1974–78).

Career

Acting Koman's first professional stage appearance was as Lysander in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in Bielsko-Biała in 1978.

He has worked with partner Catherine McClements a number of times, including on films Redheads and Floodhouse, an episode of Rush in 2009, and in theatre productions Angels in America (1994), The Blind Giant Is Dancing (1995), Macbeth (2003) and Cruel and Tender (2005).

In 2011, Koman was nominated for an AACTA award for his guest performance in Spirited. In 2012, he appeared as 'The Great Hypno' in the Australian television series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.

In 2013, he returned to the stage after an eight-year absence, in Tom Holloway's translation of Durrenmatt's Dance of Death at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne.

Koman was announced as part of the cast for Disney Plus series Last Days of the Space Age.

In 2021 played Remy, a minor character in the third season of the Australian black-comedy Mr Inbetween.

In Conclave, he appears as Archbishop Woźniak, the Prefect of the Papal Household and the late pope's confidant.

Music

Koman is also the lead singer of VulgarGrad, a Melbourne band who play Russian-style music and who formed in 2004.

Personal life Koman met his partner, Australian actress Catherine McClements, in the late 1980s at the Anthill Theatre in Melbourne. They have two children together.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage credits Year Title Role Venue / Co. 2021 Death of a Salesman Willy Loman Roslyn Packer Theatre with STC 2013 The Dance of Death Edgar Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne 2005 Cruel and Tender The General Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 2004 A Midsummer Night's Dream Nick Bottom Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 2003 Endgame Hamm Wharf Theatre with STC for Sydney Festival 2003 Macbeth Macbeth Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 2001 Emma's Nose Wilhelm Fliess Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 2000 The Marriage of Figaro Figaro Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 1999 As You Like It Jacques Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 1999 Waiting for Godot Russell Street Theatre with MTC 1998 The Caucasian Chalk Circle Azdac Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 1997 Tartuffe Tartuffe Drama Theatre, Sydney with STC 1995 The Tempest Trinculo Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, with Company B, The Space, Adelaide 1995 Picasso at the Lapin Agile Pablo Picasso Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Directed by Neil Armfield 1995 The Blind Giant Is Dancing Ramon Gris Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 1995 Hamlet Claudius Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse, Melbourne 1995 The Splendids Jean Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, with Company B 1994 Angels in America Roy Cohn Playhouse, Melbourne 1994 Blue Murder Blue Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 1993 Faust Faust MTC 1993 The Master and Margarita The Master Five Dollar Theatre Company 1992 Gulliver’s Travels The General Playhouse, Melbourne, Ford Theatre, Geelong with MTC & Handspan Theatre 1991 Endgame Anthill Theatre for Melbourne International Comedy Festival 1991 The Taming of the Shrew Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC 1991 The Marriage of Figaro Figaro Playhouse, Melbourne, with MTC & Australian Nouveau Theatre 1991 The Woman in the Dunes La Mama 1990 The Emigrants Anthill Theatre, Melbourne 1990 Waiting for Godot Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, with Australian Nouveau Theatre & MTC 1990 Nothing Sacred Sitnikov Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC 1990 Peer Gynt Universal Theatre, Melbourne, with Australian Nouveau Theatre 1989–90 The Imaginary Invalid Cleante Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Armoury Lawns, Adelaide with Anthill Theatre & New Fortune Theatre 1989 The Maids Claire Anthill Theatre, Melbourne 1988 Princess Ivona Perth Festival 1988 Moliere (aka The Cabal of Hypocrites) Prompter / Just Shoemaker Key Studios, Melbourne with Australian Nouveau Theatre 1988 Somewhere in Here are Henry and Louisa Organ Factory, Melbourne with La Mama 1987 The Emigrants The New Dolphin Theatre for Perth Fringe Festival 1987 The Hope Boss Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse, Perth & Perth regional tour with Western Australian Theatre Company & Playbox Theatre Company 1978 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Lysander Bielsko-Biała, Poland