Zbigniew Zamachowski

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

Lead Children 2026 ★ 7.8
Treasure 2024 ★ 6.5
The Green Glove Gang 2022 ★ 7.2
Sexify 2021 ★ 7.2
Układ 2021 ★ 5.7
Echo serca 2019 ★ 4.0
The Resistance Fighter 2019 ★ 6.2
Politics 2019 ★ 2.8
Dark Crimes 2016 ★ 4.6
The Pact 2015 ★ 6.6
Run Boy Run 2014 ★ 7.1
Dublerzy 2006 ★ 4.8
Surfers’ Time 2005 ★ 6.3
The Pianist 2002 ★ 8.4
The Witcher 2002 ★ 5.6
Weiser 2001 ★ 5.5
Proof of Life 2000 ★ 6.2
Colonel Kwiatkowski 1996 ★ 6.8
Three Colors: White 1994 ★ 7.4
Three Colors: Red 1994 ★ 7.9
Three Colors: Blue 1993 ★ 7.6
Yes, Yes 1993 ★ 4.2
Dekalog 1989 ★ 8.5
The Possessed 1988 ★ 5.6