Acting
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Born 1961-07-17
Brzeziny, Poland
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Zbigniew Zamachowski
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The Pianist
2002
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Three Colors: Blue
1993
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Three Colors: Red
1994
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Three Colors: White
1994
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Proof of Life
2000
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Dark Crimes
2016
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Sexify
2021
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23
1998
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Run Boy Run
2014
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Gods
2014
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (124 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podróż sentymentalna | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 | |
 | Lead Children | Zdzisław Grudzień | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Jan Englert. Spróbuję jeszcze raz pofrunąć | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | Operation Pope | Commander in Gurówka | Movie | 2025 |
 | Pasikowski & Linda - W Czerwonym Kręgu | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Clowns | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Treasure | Stefan | Movie | 2024 |
| Teatropolis. Sztuka aktorska | Self | Movie | 2024 | |
 | Our Folks: The Beginning | Kacper Pawlak | Movie | 2024 |
 | If I Were You | Neighbour | Movie | 2023 |
 | A Night at the Kindergarten | Tadeusz | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Green Glove Gang | Commander Mirek (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
| The Green Glove Gang | Commander Mirek | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Miłość na pierwszą stronę | Doctor | Movie | 2022 |
 | 8 Things | Ryszard 'Ricky' Poprawa | Movie | 2022 |
| Talking Heads 2021 | Self | Movie | 2021 | |
 | Da kommt noch was | Ryszard | Movie | 2021 |
 | Sexify | Dziekan | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Układ | Stasiak | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Triple Trouble | Rafalski | Movie | 2020 |
 | Sweat | Fryderyk | Movie | 2020 |
 | Truth Makes Free | Adam Grosicki | Movie | 2020 |
 | Bad Boy | Bogdański | Movie | 2020 |
 | Politics | Ojciec Dyrektor | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Half a Century of Poetry Later | Jaskier | Movie | 2019 |
 | 1800 Grams | Vice-President | Movie | 2019 |
 | Politics | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Resistance Fighter | Generał Antoni Chruściel - Monter | Movie | 2019 |
 | Jaś i Małgosia - rodzeństwo, które przeżyło | Narrator | Movie | 2019 |
 | Echo serca | priest Paweł | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Be Prepared | Inspektor | Movie | 2018 |
 | Pitbull. Last Dog | "Gawełek" | Movie | 2018 |
 | Taxing Love | Wacław Matysiak | Movie | 2018 |
 | Kolekcja sukienek | Sokrates | Movie | 2016 |
 | Dark Crimes | Lukasz | Movie | 2016 |
 | No Panic with a Hint of Hysteria | Gunder | Movie | 2016 |
 | 7 Things You Don't Know About Men | Ryszard 'Ricky' Poprawa | Movie | 2016 |
 | Persona Non Grata | Ganor | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Pact | Roman Hanus | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Gods | Stanisław Pasyk | Movie | 2014 |
 | Killing Love | Jan Pokojski | Movie | 2014 |
 | Gabriel | Father | Movie | 2014 |
 | Warsaw Station | Dariusz | Movie | 2014 |
 | Jack Strong | Gendera | Movie | 2014 |
 | Run Boy Run | Hersch Fridman | Movie | 2014 |
 | Wałesa: Man of Hope | Nawiślak | Movie | 2013 |
 | Aftermath | Sierżant Włodzimierz Nowak | Movie | 2012 |
 | Father, Son & Holy Cow | Bogdan | Movie | 2011 |
 | Projekt dziecko, czyli ojciec potrzebny od zaraz | Piotr | Movie | 2010 |
| Esterhazy | ojciec polskiej rodziny (głos) | Movie | 2010 | |
 | Blind Date | TV Cameraman | Movie | 2010 |
 | Within the Whirlwind | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | Operation Dunaj | Cpt. Czesław Grążel | Movie | 2009 |
 | Popieluszko: Freedom Is Within Us | Ireneusz | Movie | 2009 |
 | Luxury | Popers | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Offsiders | Dziennikarz | Movie | 2008 |
 | Hope | Sopel | Movie | 2007 |
| Fundacja Kultura | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 | |
 | Came the Uhlans | Marian | Movie | 2006 |
 | Dublerzy | Stanisław Góraj | Movie | 2006 |
| Dublerzy | Stanislaw Goraj | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Call of the Toad | Priest Bieroński | Movie | 2005 |
 | Devil | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Surfers’ Time | Klama | Movie | 2005 |
 | Destined for Blues | Henio | Movie | 2005 |
 | Inferno Below | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Squint Your Eyes | Jasiek | Movie | 2003 |
 | Let's Make a Grandson | Gustaw Mytnik | Movie | 2003 |
 | White Soup | Matuszek | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Body | Dizel | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Birch-Tree Meadow | Gutek | Movie | 2003 |
 | Distant Lights | Antoni | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Witcher | Jaskier | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Pianist | Customer with Coins | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Hexer | Jaskier | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Station | Dymecki | Movie | 2001 |
 | Hi, Tereska | Edek | Movie | 2001 |
 | Weiser | Kołota, kierownik szkoły | Movie | 2001 |
 | With Fire and Sword | Jerzy Michał Wołodyjowski | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Proof of Life | Terry's Driver | Movie | 2000 |
 | Cabin Fever | Stanislaw | Movie | 2000 |
 | Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiąca | Ksiądz Stanisław Skorodecki | Movie | 2000 |
| Wiech moja miłość | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 | |
 | With Fire and Sword | Michał Wołodyjowski | Movie | 1999 |
 | 23 | Sergej | Movie | 1998 |
| Darmozjad polski | Swede | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Demons of War | 'Houdini' Moraczewski | Movie | 1998 |
 | Pułapka | Robert "Bobek" Burski, menager Maćka | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Sundial Clock | (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Happy New York | Ignacy "Potejto" | Movie | 1997 |
 | Love Me and Do Whatever You Want | Lech Ryszka | Movie | 1997 |
 | Odwiedź mnie we śnie | Janusz | Movie | 1997 |
 | Colonel Kwiatkowski | sierżant Dudek | Movie | 1996 |
 | Emigranci | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1995 |
 | Three Colors: Red | Karol Karol | Movie | 1994 |
 | Reverted | Tomasz Siwek | Movie | 1994 |
 | Three Colors: White | Karol Karol | Movie | 1994 |
 | Taranthriller | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | Three Colors: Blue | Karol Karol | Movie | 1993 |
 | Yes, Yes | Marek | Movie | 1993 |
 | Sauna | Jussi | Movie | 1992 |
 | Kanalia | Wert (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1992 |
 | 30 Door Key | parobek | Movie | 1991 |
 | Seychelles | Stefek | Movie | 1991 |
 | Zad wielkiego wieloryba | Wiciu | Movie | 1990 |
 | Escape from the Liberty Cinema | Censor's Assistant | Movie | 1990 |
 | Korczak | Ichak Szulc | Movie | 1990 |
 | Bal na dworcu w Koluszkach | Andrzej Roszak | Movie | 1990 |
 | Mistrz i Małgorzata | Behemot | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Master and Margarita | Behemot / Riuchin | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Dekalog | Artur | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Art of Loving | Doctor Żebro | Movie | 1989 |
 | Decalogue X | Artur Janicki | Movie | 1989 |
 | Dotknięci | Piotr | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober | Mathias | Movie | 1988 |
 | Boczny tor | Marek | Movie | 1988 |
 | Kill Me, Cop | Seweryn | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Possessed | Liamchine | Movie | 1988 |
 | Escape | Boy | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Ring and the Rose | książę Bulbo | Movie | 1987 |
| Ludożerca | King | Movie | 1987 | |
 | Gucia | Music | Movie | 1985 |
| Domokrążca | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 | |
 | The Big Picnic | Rysiek | Movie | 1981 |