Zbigniew Zamachowski


Zbigniew Zamachowski 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 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 and Andrzej Jakimowski's film drama Zmróż oczy. His other notable roles are featured in Kazimierz Kutz's film Colonel Kwiatkowski, Jerzy Hoffman's historical film With Fire and Sword and Andrzej Wajda's biopic Walesa: Man of Hope.
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 a.k.a. The Big PicnicMatka Królów a.k.a. Mother of KingsUcieczka a.k.a. Escape, ThePierscien i róza a.k.a. The Ring and the Rose as Prince BulboPrywatne sledztwo a.k.a. Private Investigation as Truck passengerPossédés, Les a.k.a. The Possessed as LiamchineZabij mnie, glino a.k.a. Kill Me, Cop as SewerynSztuka kochania a.k.a. Art of Loving as ZiobroDekalog, dziesiec a.k.a. Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods as ArturKorczak as Ichak SzulcUcieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' a.k.a. Escape From the 'Liberty' Cinema as Pomocnik cenzoraSeszele a.k.a. Seychelles as StefekFerdydurke a.k.a. TomTak, tak a.k.a. Yes, YesNaprawde krótki film o milosci, zabijaniu i jeszcze jednym przykazaniu a.k.a. Really short movie about love, killing and one more commandment.Sauna as JussiStraszny sen dzidziusia Górkiewicza a.k.a. The Terrible Dream of Babyface GorkiewiczTrois couleurs: Blanc a.k.a. Three Colours: White as Karol KarolZawrócony a.k.a. Reverted as Tomek SiwekClandestin, Le as YatsekPulkownik Kwiatkowski a.k.a. Colonel Kwiatkowski as DudekPestka a.k.a. The Pip Slawa i chwala a.k.a. Fame and Glory as Franciszek GolabekDarmozjad polski a.k.a. Polish Freeloader, The as SwedeOdwiedz mnie we snie a.k.a. Visit Me in My DreamSzczęśliwego Nowego Jorku a.k.a. Happy New York as PotejtoPulapka a.k.a. Trap, TheDemony wojny wedlug Goi a.k.a. Demons of War as Cpl. 'Houdini' MoraczewskiKochaj i rób co chcesz a.k.a. Love, and Do Whatever You Want as Lech Ryszka23 as SergejOgniem i mieczem a.k.a. With Fire and Sword as Michal WolodyjowskiPierwszy milion as Policeman a.k.a. First millionPrymas - trzy lata z tysiaca a.k.a. The Primate as Priest Stanislaw SkorodeckiNår nettene blir lange a.k.a. Cabin Fever as Brother-in-lawProof of Life as Terry's DriverWeiser as KolotaLightmaker as Rumo RanieriSto minut wakacji a.k.a. One houndred minutes of holydaysCzesc Tereska a.k.a. Hi, Tereska as EdekStacja a.k.a. Station as Dymecki, owner of petrol stationWiedzmin a.k.a. The Witcher/''The Hexer as Jaskier/DandelionWiedzmin a.k.a. The Witcher/The Hexer as Jaskier/DandelionThe Pianist as Customer with CoinsZmruz oczy a.k.a. Squint Your Eyes as JasiekDistant Lights original title Lichter as Antoni. Director: Hans-Christian SchmidLa Petite prairie aux bouleaux a.k.a. The Birch-Tree Meadow as GutekCialo a.k.a. Corpus as Dizel