Andrzej Seweryn
Biography
Andrzej Teodor Seweryn was born on April 25, 1946, in Heilbronn, Germany. He is a Polish actor and director who also holds French citizenship. Regarded as one of the most successful Polish theatre actors, he has starred in over fifty films, primarily in Poland, France, and Germany. He is notably one of only three non-French actors hired by the Paris-based Comédie-Française and currently serves as the director general of the Polski Theatre in Warsaw. His career includes a debut at Warsaw's Ateneum Theatre, where he acted until 1980. In 2005, he received the Légion d'honneur for his contributions to French culture. He has three children: a daughter, Maria Seweryn, born in 1975 with his first wife, Polish actress Krystyna Janda, and two sons, Yann-Baptiste and Maximilien.
Career overview
Andrzej Teodor Seweryn was born on April 25, 1946, in Heilbronn, Germany. He is a Polish actor and director who also holds French citizenship. Regarded as one of the most successful Polish theatre actors, Seweryn made his debut at Warsaw's Ateneum Theatre, where he acted until 1980. He is also recognized as one of only three non-French actors to be hired by the Paris-based Comédie-Française.
Throughout his screen career, Seweryn has starred in over fifty films, working primarily in Poland, France, and Germany. His professional contributions have extended beyond performance into institutional leadership, and he has served as the director general of the Polski Theatre in Warsaw. In recognition of his contribution to French culture, he was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 2005.
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116 titles- The Doll (2026) as Tomasz Łęcki
- Picasso's Mermaid (2026) as Radomski
- Redress (2025) as Bogdan
- 33 Photos from the Ghetto (2025) as Hilary Laks (voice)
- Unpredictable (2024) as Stefan Poznański
- Doppelganger. The Double (2024) as Roman Wieczorek
- Drag Me Out Poland (2024) as Self - Judge
- Irena's Vow (2024) as Schultz
- The Property (2024)
- The Seasons (2024) as Theatre Director
- Teatropolis. Sztuka aktorska (2024) as Self
- Scarborn (2024) as Duchnowski, Stanisław and Ignac's Father
- I Am the Creation of Fiction (2024) as Self
- LOL: Last One Laughing Poland (2023) as Self
- House Under the Two Eagles (2023) as Johannes Weber
- Dangerous Men (2023) as Joseph Conrad
- The Hidden Web (2023) as Henryk Wójcicki
- Doppelgänger (2023) as Roman Wieczorek
- Queen (2022) as Sylwester Borkowski vel Bork
- My Agent (2022)
- The Perfect Number (2022) as Joachim
- Everyone Knows Better (2022) as Jurek Dobrowolski
- Backwards (2022) as Feliks Mazur
- Laila in Haifa (2021)
- Prince in a Pastry Shop (2021) as Prince (voice)
- Escape to the Silver Globe (2021) as Self
- Talking Heads 2021 (2021) as Self
- The King of Warsaw (2020) as Jerzy Ziembiński
- Bez skrupułów (2020) as Tadeusz Kawecki
- Truth Makes Free (2020) as Jan Zieja
- Black Mercedes (2019) as Count Leon Przewiedzki
- Solid Gold (2019) as Tadeusz Kawecki
- The Mire (2018) as Witold Wanycz
- Illegals (2018) as Hans Jorgensen
- The Chairman's Ear (2017) as Jarosław, deputy prime minister
- The Chechen Diary of Polina Zerebova (2017)
- The Last Family (2016) as Zdzisław Beksiński
- The Last Family (2016) Camera Operator
- Anatomy of Evil (2015) as Roman Szerepeta
- Close-Ups (2014) as Andrzej Milewski
- The Vulture (2013) as Reatorski
- The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 (2012) as Jan Andrzej Morsztyn
- You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012) as Marcellin
- Entanglement (2011) as Witold
- Little Rose (2010) as Adam Warczewski
- Possibility of an Island (2008) as Slotan
- Fanny (2008) as Panisse
- Ekipa (2007)
- Ekipa (2007) as prezydent Julian Szczęsny
- Nightwatching (2007) as Piers Hasselburg
- L'âge de l'amour (2007) as André
- Cyrano de Bergerac (2007) as Le comte de Guiche
- Who Never Lived (2006) as ordynator
- Who Never Lived (2006) Director
- In Your Image (2004) as Professor Cardoze
- The Revenge (2002) as Rejent Milczek
- With Fire and Sword (2001) as Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki
- Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiąca (2000) as Stefan Wyszyński / Molenda
- With Fire and Sword (1999) as Jeremi Wiśniowecki
- The Last Days (1999) as Judge Soplica
- Bigda is Coming! (1999) as Speaker Stachowski
- Billboard (1998) as Dyrektor agencji reklamowej
- Lucie Aubrac (1997) as Lieutenant Schlöndorff
- Genealogies of a Crime (1997) as Christian
- Podróż na wschód (1997) as Jakub
- La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué (1996) as Self
- Total Eclipse (1995) as Mr. Maute De Fleurville
- Ohnivé jaro (1995) as Stanislav Havlícek
- Le Fils du cordonnier (1994) as Célestin
- Schindler's List (1993) as Julian Scherner
- Amok (1993) as Steiner
- Indochine (1992) as Hebrard
- Napoleon (1991) as Tsar Alexandre
- The Conviction (1991) as Giovanni
- The Mahabharata (1990) as Yudhishthira
- The Mahabharata (1990) as Yudhishthira
- On the Silver Globe (1989) as Marek
- The French Revolution (1989) as Maximilien-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre
- The French Revolution (1989) as Robespierre
- The Malady of Love (1986) as Pedlar
- The Woman of My Life (1986) as Bernard
- Qui trop embrasse... (1986) as Marc
- Danton (1983) as François-Louis Bourdon
- Najdłuższa wojna nowoczesnej Europy (1982) as Hipolit Cegielski
- Roza (1982)
- Peer Gynt (1981) as Le cuisinier / le père de la mariée / le plus vieux troll / huhu / le maître d'équipage
- Childish Questions (1981) as Bogdan
- Man of Iron (1981) as kapitan Wirski
- Peer Gynt (1981) as Le cuisinier / Le propriétaire d'Haegstad / Le père de la mariée
- Kung-fu (1980) as Marek Kamiński
- Golem (1980) as Doctor Creating Pernat
- The Conductor (1980) as Adam Pietryk
- Rodzina Połanieckich (1979) as Edward Bukacki
- Roman and Magda (1979) as Roman Barwiński
- Nights and Days (1978) as Anzelm Ostrzeński
- Ziemia obiecana (1978) as Maks Baum
- Without Anesthesia (1978) as Jacek Rościszewski
- The Border (1978) as Zenon Ziembiewicz
- Polskie drogi (1977) as Sturmbahnführer Kliefhorn
- Man of Marble (1977) as Record Beating Announcer (voice)
- Sein letzter Fall (1976)
- Pictures from Life (1976) as Writer
- Dyrektorzy (1975) as inżynier Krzysztof Szymczak
- The Promised Land (1975) as Maks Baum
- Nights and Days (1975) as Anzelm Ostrzeński
- Hotel Pacific (1975) as Henek (voice)
- The Leaves Have Fallen (1975) as Smukły
- Pedestrian Subway (1974) as Michał
- A Girl and the Pigeons (1974) as Stach
- Niemcy (1974) as Willi
- Stawiam na Tolka Banana (1973) as Tolek Banan (voice) (uncredited)
- Culling (1972) as adiunkt Wojtek
- Album polski (1970) as Tomek
- Beata (1965) as Beata's Classmate (uncredited)
- Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre as Dom Juan
- Nie palcie komitetów as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Andrzej Seweryn best known for?
Andrzej Seweryn is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer (2012), Scrubs (2001), Total Eclipse (1995), Schindler's List (1993).
When and where was Andrzej Seweryn born?
Andrzej Seweryn was born on April 25, 1946 in Heilbronn, Germany.
How many credits does Andrzej Seweryn have?
Andrzej Seweryn has accumulated over 116 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1965 to 2026.
What is Andrzej Seweryn's background in cinema and television?
Andrzej Teodor Seweryn was born on April 25, 1946, in Heilbronn, Germany. He is a Polish actor and director who also holds French citizenship. Regarded as one of the most successful Polish theatre actors, he has starred in over fifty films, primarily in Poland, France, and Germany. He is notably one of only three non-F...
Andrzej Seweryn by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- The French Revolution (1989) as Maximilien-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre — aged about 43
- Schindler's List (1993) as Julian Scherner — aged about 47
- Childish Questions (1981) as Bogdan — aged about 35
- Ziemia obiecana (1978) as Maks Baum — aged about 32
- On the Silver Globe (1989) as Marek — aged about 43
- The French Revolution (1989) as Robespierre — aged about 43
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