Borys Szyc
Borys Michał Szyc-Michalak is a Polish film and theatre actor and musician. In 2010, he received the Polish [Academy Award for Best Actor].
Life and career
He was born in Łódź, Poland. He graduated from High School No. 26 in Łódź. In 2001, he graduated from Warsaw-based Aleksander Zelwerowicz [State Theatre Academy] and started a successful film and theatre career. Since 2001, he has performed at Teatr Współczesny in Warsaw. In 2007, he was awarded the Wiktor, the prize of the public Polish Television, for the best Polish TV actor.
He achieved nationwide popularity by starring in such films as Vinci, Testosteron, Mole (film)|Mole], The Secret of Westerplatte, Persona Non Grata, Spoor and Cold War. Apart from his film career he appeared in numerous popular TV series including For Better or Worse, Honey Years, Foster Family, Kasia i Tomek and Niania.
In 2008 he recorded a single "Choć wieje, pada, grzmi" with Justyna Steczkowska. In November the same year he recorded his debut studio album Feelin' Good released by EMI Music Poland with guest appearances by Ewa Bem, Kasia Cerekwicka, Marysia Starosta and Justyna Steczkowska.
In 2011, he recorded a song "Śpiewka" together with Natasza Urbańska which was used in the film Battle of Warsaw 1920 directed by Jerzy Hoffman.
Personal life
He was in a relationship with Anna Bareja with whom he has a daughter Sonia. In 2008 he was banned from driving for two years by a court ruling for drunk driving. In 2019, he married Justyna Szyc-Nagłowska with whom he has a son Henryk born in 2020.
Filmography
Actor
Enduro bojz as MotorcyclistStacja as TomekThe Spring to Come as Wojciech BuławnikE=mc² as StudentMagiczne drzewo Symmetry as AlbertVinci as JulianThe Welts as BartoszOficer as Tomasz ‘Kruszon’ KruszyńskiChaos as ŁysyJanek Droga wewnętrzna Oficerowie as Tomasz ‘Kruszon’ KruszonJob, czyli ostatnia szara komórka as ChemistSouth by North as JakubHyena as Kid's father, Iceman, Bryndza's sonRyś as PolicemanTajemnica twierdzy szyfrów as Untersturmführer Matheas BeerTestosterone as TytusLejdis Grom And a Warm Heart Snow White and Russian Red as JobboTrzeci oficer as Tomasz ‘Kruszon’ KruszyńskiThe Mole Battle of Warsaw 1920 as Jan KrynickiCriminal Empire for Dummy's as SkinheadTajemnica Westerplatte as Lieut. Stefan GrodeckiPersona Non Grata as PeshSpoor Kamerdyner as Fryderyk von KraussCold War as Lech KaczmarekMowa Ptaków Piłsudski as Józef PiłsudskiWorld on Fire as KonradMagnesium as Zbroja Lewenfisz Into [the Night (TV series)|Into the Night] as a Polish soldierOperation: Nation as RomanWarszawianka as Franek "Czuly" CzułkowskiJoika as Andrei VadysFuria as ZiminovForst as Detective Wiktor ForstSimona Kossak as Batura
Polish dubbing
Gnomeo & Juliet as TybaltGeorge the Hedgehog as George the HedgehogContact High as SchorschEsterhazy as Ewa's fatherThe [True Story of Puss'N Boots] as Puss in BootsAssassin's Creed as Malik Al-SaifBolt as BoltAsterix at the Olympic Games as BrutusGo West: A Lucky Luke Adventure as Joe DaltonDonkey Xote as RocinanteTMNT as RaphaelBroken Sword: [The Angel of Death] as George StobbartHome on the Range The Bard's Tale as BardSpy Kids 3-D: Game Over as RazChicago 1930 as Edward Nash8 Mile as Jimmy 'Rabbit' Smith JrDragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn as VegetaDragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon as Vegeta
Theatrical roles
Bambini di Praga Wniebowstąpienie – Tadeusz Konwicki Stracone zachody miłości – William Shakespeare Pułkownik Ptak – Hristo Boychev Dobry wieczór kawalerski – Dorota Truskolaska Porucznik z Inishmore – Martin McDonagh Nieznajome z Sekwany – Ödön von Horváth Transfer Udając ofiarę – Oleg and Vadimir Presnyakov Proces – Franz Kafka