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Borys Szyc

Acting

Born September 4, 1978 · Łódź, Poland

Also known as Borys Szyc-Michalak · Borys Michalak · Borys Michał Szyc-Michalak

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Biography

Borys Michał Szyc-Michalak is a Polish film and theatre actor and musician. In 2010, he received the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor. He achieved nationwide popularity by starring in such films as Vinci (2004), Testosteron (2007), Mole (2011), The Secret of Westerplatte (2013), Persona Non Grata (2015), Spoor (2017) and Cold War (2018). Apart from his film career he appeared in numerous popular TV series including For Better or Worse, Honey Years, Foster Family and Heweliusz.

Awards & recognition

  • Zbigniew Cybulski Award · 2005
  • European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2019 · nominated

Filmography17 titles

The Pianist

2002as Young Gestapo (uncredited)

Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder

1989as Pułkownik Kuczer

Cold War

2018as Lech Kaczmarek

Heweliusz

2025as Andrzej Ułasiewicz

Furia

2021as Ziminov

Into the Night

2020as Łom

The Green Dinosaur

2024as Hokus Pokus / Hokus Pokus' Father (voice)

The American

2023as Andrei Vadys

Legions

2019as Zbigniew Dunin Wąsowicz

Detective Forst

2024as Wiktor Forst

Spoor

2017as Wnetrzak

Kryptonim: Polska

2022as Roman

1939 Battle of Westerplatte

2013as Stefan Ludwik Grodecki

Snow White and Russian Red

2009as Silny

Autumn Girl

2021as Kazimierz Kutz

Battle of Warsaw 1920

2011as Jan Krynicki

Dark, Almost Night

2019Co-Producer