Bartosz Opania

Bartosz Opania is a Polish film, television and theatre actor.

Life and career

He was born on 6 December 1970 in Puławy to father Marian Opania and mother Anna. He played his first roles in Jacek Bromski's political thriller 1969. Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku alongside Krzysztof Kolberger and Piotr Machalica and Magdalena Łazarkiewicz's 1992 film Białe małżeństwo starring Jan Englert and Jolanta Fraszyńska. In 1992, he also made his first TV appearance in Jacek Bromski's Kuchnia polska programme. In 1993, he graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw.
In 1993, he played a gay character in Piotr Łazarkiewicz's drama Pora na czarownice. In 1994, he made his theatre debut playing in Witold Gombrowicz's Ivona, Princess of Burgundia at the Warsaw's Ateneum Theatre.
In 1995, he starred in Krzysztof Zanussi's film Cwał and Kazimierz Kutz's political comedy Pułkownik Kwiatkowski. For his portrayal of Józef Andryszek in Jan Jakub Kolski's 1998 film Historia kina w Popielawach, he received his first nomination for the Polish Film Award for Best Actor.
His other notable roles include films like Barbara Sass's Jak narkotyk, Jan Jakub Kolski's Keep Away from the Window and Michał Rosa's Silence. He also played in TV series such as Teraz albo nigdy! and ''Na dobre i na złe.''