Piotr Polak

Piotr Polak (; born 24 December 1980) is a Polish film, television, stage, and voice actor. He is best known for portraying Michał Holc in the mockumentary sitcom series The Office PL (2021–2025), and Piotr "Sanczo" in the comedy drama series Still Here. Polak starred as Adam Nowak, the main character in the 2017 science fiction romance film The Man with the Magic Box, as Dirk in the 2020 drama film Hurrah, We Are Still Alive!, as Tadeusz in the 2024 fantasy film Diplodocus The Green Dinosaur, and as Karol, husband of Karol, in the 2024 black comedy film Inheritance. He also portrayed Orest Jakimow, a recurring character in the drama series Miłość nad rozlewiskiem (2010), and its continuations, Życie nad rozlewiskiem (2011), Nad rozlewiskiem (2012), and Cisza nad rozlewiskiem (2013–2014).

Biography Piotr Polak was born on 24 December 1980 in Kraków, Poland, and grew up in Nowy Targ. He is a son of rally driver Wiktor Polak, and a brother of actress Jaśmina Polak. In 1986, his family moved to Chicago, Illinois, United States, where he attended kindergarten, due to fears of radiation from the Chernobyl disaster, later moving back to Poland. Polak had several secondary roles in the television series, such as Bernaś in True Law (2013), Aleksander "Penguin" in Deep Water (2013), Józef Kurowski in L for Love (2014–2015), Joshua in 1983 (2018), Kamil Ostasz in Drogi wolności (2018), and Henryk Murawski in Erinyes (2022). He portrayed Michał Holc, one of the main characters in the mockumentary sitcom series The Office PL (2021–2025), and Piotr "Sanczo", one of the main characters in the comedy drama series Still Here (2022). He starred as Adam Nowak, the main character in the 2017 science fiction romance film The Man with the Magic Box, as Dirk in the 2020 drama film Hurrah, We Are Still Alive!, as Tadeusz in the 2024 fantasy film Diplodocus The Green Dinosaur, and as Karol, husband of Karol, in the 2024 black comedy film Inheritance. He also had secondary roles such as Piotr in Plan B (2018), Ciemno, prawie noc (2019), Erotica 2022 (2021), Other People (2021), Anxiety (2023), and Woman Of... (2023).

In 2021, Polak received an award for the best short film actor at the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival in San Diego, United States, for his role in the 2019 drama film The Tumble.

Personal life In 2008, Piotr Polak married actress Joanna Drozda, with whom he has a son, born in 2012. The couple has since separated.

Filmography Films

Television series

Polish-language dubbing

Audio plays Year Title Role 2015 Stasinada (według Komedii rodzinnych) 2020 Biały ląd Karol2022 Kieszonkowy pancernik Mindowe Trojnat Sen o wolnym świecie Usterka na skraju galaktyki Wichrowe Wzgórza Edgar Linton 2023 Upadek narodu Camara 2025 Last night Alek

Accolades + Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2021 Horrible Imaginings Film Festival Awards Best short film actor The Tumble 2024 Telecameras Best male actor The Office PL