Zbigniew Zamachowski
Acting
Biography
Zbigniew Zamachowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛv zamaˈxɔfskʲi]; born 17 July 1961) is a Polish actor. 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 (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.
Born: July 17, 1961
Place of Birth: Brzeziny, Poland
Known For
Emigranci
Dekalog
Dekalog (pronounced [dɛˈkalɔk]) is a 1989 Polish drama television miniseries directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and co-written by Kieślowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbigniew Preisner. It consists of ten one-hour films, inspired by the decalogue of the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, grapple deftly with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth, and the passage of time. Each installment explores characters facing one or several moral or ethical dilemmas as they reside in an austere housing project in 1980s Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human.
The Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
Decalogue X
Jerzy and Artur’s father dies, leaving behind a valuable stamp collection, which, they discover, is coveted by dealers of varying degrees of shadiness. The more involved the brothers get in their father’s world, the more dire and comical their situation becomes.
Three Colors: Red
Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it. But the two form a bond when she returns to his house and catches him listening to his neighbors’ phone calls.
Gods
Set in communist Poland of the 80s the movie depicts early career of cardio surgeon Zbigniew Religa.
Three Colors: Blue
The wife of a famous composer survives a car accident that kills her husband and daughter. Now alone, she shakes off her old identity and explores her newfound freedom but finds that she is unbreakably bound to other humans, including her husband’s mistress, whose existence she never suspected.
Three Colors: White
Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists fellow Polish expatriate Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland.
Distant Lights
Lichter is an episodic tale from Hans-Christian Schmid about the life on the border between Germany and Poland. The film sheds light on the everyday stories of escape and desperateness.
Destined for Blues
The life of Ryszard Riedel, former leader of cult Polish rock-blues band Dzem, including the history of his family relationships, music career and addiction to alcohol and drugs.
Filmography
as Zdzisław Grudzień
as Commander in Gurówka
as Stefan
as Kacper Pawlak
as Neighbour
as Tadeusz
as Commander Mirek (voice)
as Commander Mirek
as Doctor
as Ryszard 'Ricky' Poprawa
as Self
as Ryszard
as Dziekan
as Fryderyk
as Stasiak
as Rafalski
as Adam Grosicki
as Bogdański, prezes "Unii"
as Ojciec Dyrektor
as Jaskier
as Vice-President
as Generał Antoni Chruściel - Monter
as Narrator
as priest Paweł
as Inspektor
as "Gawełek"
as Wacław Matysiak
as Sokrates
as Lukasz
as Gunder
as Ryszard 'Ricky' Poprawa
as Ganor
as Roman Hanus
as Stanisław Pasyk
as Jan Pokojski
as Father
as Dariusz
as Gendera
as Hersch Fridman
as Nawiślak
as Sierżant Włodzimierz Nowak
as Bogdan
as TV Cameraman
as Cpt. Czesław Grążel
as Ireneusz
as Popers
as Dziennikarz
as Sopel
as Pan Marek
as Marian
as Stanisław Góraj
as Stanislaw Goraj
as Klama
as Henio
as Jasiek
as Gustaw Mytnik
as Matuszek
as Dizel
as Gutek
as Antoni
as Jaskier
as Customer with Coins
as Jaskier
as Dymecki
as Edek
as Kołota, kierownik szkoły
as Jerzy Michał Wołodyjowski
as Terry's Driver
as Stanislaw
as Ksiądz Stanisław Skorodecki
as Michał Wołodyjowski
as Sergej
as Sergej
as 'Houdini' Moraczewski
as Robert "Bobek" Burski, menager Maćka
as (voice)
as Ignacy "Potejto"
as Lech Ryszka
as Janusz
as sierżant Dudek
as Karol Karol
as Tomasz Siwek
as Karol Karol
as Karol Karol
as Marek
as Jussi
as Wert (voice) (uncredited)
as parobek
as Stefek
as Wiciu
as Censor's Assistant
as Ichak Szulc
as Andrzej Roszak
as Behemot
as Artur
as Doctor Żebro
as Artur Janicki
as Piotr
as Mathias
as Marek
as Seweryn
as Liamchine
as Boy
as książę Bulbo
as Rysiek