Marcin Dorociński

Marcin Grzegorz Dorociński (Polish: ; born 22 June 1973) is a Polish film, television and stage actor. He is known for playing roles in such films as Pitbull, Reverse (2009), Rose (2011), Jack Strong (2014), Hurricane (2018) and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) as well as internationally produced TV series Spies of Warsaw (2013) and The Queen's Gambit (2020).

Early life Dorociński was born in Milanówek near Warsaw and grew up in a small village Kłudzienko. His father is a blacksmith and his mother is a housewife. He has three brothers, all of whom are police officers. He dreamt of becoming a professional football player, but he was forced to give up the plan after sustaining a major leg injury. He attended the vocational school in Grodzisk Mazowiecki and obtained a machinist certificate. The first person to notice his talent for acting was his history teacher, who encouraged him to become an actor. In 1993, he enrolled at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy. He is a two-time Polish Film Festival award winner for his roles in Reverse (2009) and Rose (2011). The latter also earned him the IFFI Best Actor Award at the 43rd International Film Festival of India. In 2012, he received the Paszport Polityki award. In 2012, he appeared in Magdalena Łazarkiewicz's critically-acclaimed TV series The Deep End ("Głęboka woda") which earned him a nomination for Best Actor Award at the Monte Carlo Television Festival. Between 2012 and 2013, Dorociński appeared in a mini-series called Spies of Warsaw, co-produced by the BBC and Telewizja Polska.

In 2020, he joined the cast of the Netflix drama miniseries The Queen's Gambit starring Anya Taylor-Joy. Based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis of the same name, the show explores the life of an orphan chess prodigy named Beth Harmon from the age of eight to twenty-two, as she struggles with addiction in a quest to become a grandmaster in chess. Dorociński plays Soviet world chess champion and Beth's opponent Vasily Borgov.

Personal life He is married to scenic designer Monika Sudół. The couple has a son Stanisław (born 2006) and a daughter Janina (born 2008). They also brought up Sudół's son from a previous relationship, Jakub.

Filmography Dorociński with the cast of Mystery of the Codes Stronghold (2006).

The Shaman (Szamanka, 1996) Two Killers (Kilerów 2-óch, 1999) Krugerandy (1999) Torowisko (1999) Przedwiośnie (2001) Where Eskimos Live (Tam, gdzie żyją Eskimosi, 2002) Sfora: Bez litości (2002) Nienasycenie (2003) Show (2003) Vinci (2004) 1409. Afera na zamku Barnstein (2005) Pitbull (2005) Dzisiaj jest piątek (2006) Francuski numer (2006) Wstyd (2006) We're All Christs (Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami, 2006) Ogród Luizy (2007) Boisko bezdomnych (2008) Rozmowy nocą (2008) Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny (2009) Miłość na wybiegu (2009) Reverse (2009) Piątek trzynastego (2009) The Woman That Dreamed About a Man (Kvinden der drømte om en mand, 2010) Lęk wysokości (2011) Rose (2011) Jesteś Bogiem (2011) Obława (2012) Miłość (2012) Traffic Department (Drogówka, 2013) Spies of Warsaw (2013) The Mighty Angel (2014) Jack Strong (2014) as Jack Strong Pakt (2015-2016) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as Kylo Ren (Polish-dub) Cape Town (2016) Anthropoid (2016) as Ladislav Vaněk Dræberne fra Nibe (2017) Hurricane (2018) Playing Hard (2018) The Queen's Gambit (2020) as Vasily Borgov The In-Laws (2021) Vikings: Valhalla (2023) as Yaroslav the Wise Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) Ransomed (2023) as Hays Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) Mayday (2026) The Doll (2026)

Awards and honours 2005: Zbigniew Cybulski Award for Best Young Polish Actor 2009: Best Supporting Actor Award at the Gdynia Film Festival for Reverse 2011: Best Actor Award at the Gdynia Film Festival for Rose 2012: IFFI Best Actor Award at the 43rd International Film Festival of India for Rose 2012: Paszport Polityki in the film category awarded annually by the Polityka weekly magazine

2021: Wiktor Award for Best Actor