Zbigniew Zamachowski

Zbigniew Zamachowski (; born 17 July 1961) is a Polish actor. He is a two-time recipient of the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor.

Life and career He was born on 17 July 1961 in Brzeziny near Łódź. 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 (Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods) 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.

Filmography Wielka majówka (1981) a.k.a. The Big Picnic Matka Królów (1983) a.k.a. Mother of Kings Ucieczka (1986) a.k.a. Escape, The Pierscien i róza (1987) a.k.a. The Ring and the Rose as Prince Bulbo Prywatne sledztwo (1987) a.k.a. Private Investigation as Truck passenger Possédés, Les (1988) a.k.a. The Possessed as Liamchine Zabij mnie, glino (1989) a.k.a. Kill Me, Cop as Seweryn Sztuka kochania (1989) a.k.a. Art of Loving as Ziobro Dekalog, dziesiec (1989) (TV) a.k.a. Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods as Artur Korczak (1990) as Ichak Szulc Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' (1991) a.k.a. Escape From the 'Liberty' Cinema as Pomocnik cenzora Seszele (1991) a.k.a. Seychelles as Stefek Ferdydurke (1991) a.k.a. Tom Tak, tak (1992) a.k.a. Yes, Yes Naprawde krótki film o milosci, zabijaniu i jeszcze jednym przykazaniu (1992) a.k.a. Really short movie about love, killing and one more commandment. Sauna (1992) (TV) as Jussi Straszny sen dzidziusia Górkiewicza (1993) a.k.a. The Terrible Dream of Babyface Gorkiewicz Trois couleurs: Blanc (1993) a.k.a. Three Colours: White as Karol Karol Zawrócony (1994) (TV) a.k.a. Reverted as Tomek Siwek Clandestin, Le (1994) (TV) as Yatsek Pulkownik Kwiatkowski (1995) a.k.a. Colonel Kwiatkowski as Dudek Pestka a.k.a. The Pip (1996) Slawa i chwala (1997) (TV) a.k.a. Fame and Glory as Franciszek Golabek Darmozjad polski (1997) a.k.a. Polish Freeloader, The as Swede Odwiedz mnie we snie (1997) a.k.a. Visit Me in My Dream Szczęśliwego Nowego Jorku (1997) a.k.a. Happy New York as Potejto Pulapka (1997) a.k.a. Trap, The Demony wojny wedlug Goi (1998) a.k.a. Demons of War as Cpl. 'Houdini' Moraczewski Kochaj i rób co chcesz (1998) a.k.a. Love, and Do Whatever You Want as Lech Ryszka 23 (1998) as Sergej Ogniem i mieczem (1999) a.k.a. With Fire and Sword as Michal Wolodyjowski Pierwszy milion (2000) as Policeman a.k.a. First million Prymas - trzy lata z tysiaca (2000) a.k.a. The Primate as Priest Stanislaw Skorodecki Når nettene blir lange (2000) a.k.a. Cabin Fever as Brother-in-law Proof of Life (2000) as Terry's Driver Weiser (2001) as Kolota Lightmaker (2001) as Rumo Ranieri Sto minut wakacji (2001) (TV) a.k.a. One houndred minutes of holydays Czesc Tereska (2001) a.k.a. Hi, Tereska as Edek Stacja (2001) a.k.a. Station as Dymecki, owner of petrol station Wiedzmin (2001) a.k.a. The Witcher/The Hexer as Jaskier/Dandelion Wiedzmin (2002) a.k.a. The Witcher/The Hexer as Jaskier/Dandelion The Pianist (2002) as Customer with Coins Zmruz oczy (2002) a.k.a. Squint Your Eyes as Jasiek Distant Lights (2003) original title Lichter as Antoni. Director: Hans-Christian Schmid La Petite prairie aux bouleaux (2003) a.k.a. The Birch-Tree Meadow as Gutek Cialo (2003) a.k.a. Corpus as Dizel (2003) as Matuszek Zróbmy sobie wnuka (2003) a.k.a. Let's make ourselves a grandson as Gustaw Mytnik Wrózby kumaka (2005) (post-production) a.k.a. The Call of the Toad Skazany na bluesa (2005) a.k.a. Destined for Blues as Mr. Henio Diabel (2005) a.k.a. Devil, The as Frank's friend Czas Surferów (2005) a.k.a. Surfer's time as Klama Hope (2007) Aftermath (2012) Walesa. Man of Hope (2013) as Nawislak Run Boy Run (2013) as Hersch Fridman Jack Strong (film) (2014) True Crimes (2016) as Lukasz Alzur's Legacy (2020) as Jaskier/Dandelion Sweat (2020) as Fryderyk Sexify (2021) as dean Krzysztof Maślak Treasure (2024) as Stefan Lead Children (2026) as Zdzisław Grudzień