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Borys Szyc

Acting Born Sep 4, 1978 Łódź, Poland 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

The Pianist

as Young Gestapo (uncredited)
Film

The Green Dinosaur

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

Cold War

as Lech Kaczmarek
Film

The American

as Andrei Vadys

Full filmography

  • The Pianist (2002) as Young Gestapo (uncredited)
  • Furia (2021) as Ziminov
  • Into the Night (2020) as Łom
  • Rodzina zastępcza (1999)
  • The Green Dinosaur (2024) as Hokus Pokus / Hokus Pokus' Father (voice)
  • Ekipa (2007) as neonazista Ludwik Bodry-Barański
  • Still Here (2023) as Franciszek 'Czuły' Czułkowski
  • Women's Hell (2026) as Wiktor Denar
  • The Pact (2015) as Łukasz Seidler
  • The King of Warsaw (2020) as Janusz Radziwiłek
  • Detective Forst (2024) as Wiktor Forst
  • The Border (2014) as Pułkownik Kuczer
  • Recipe for Life (2011) as cook Jerzy Knape
  • Oficerowie (2006) as podkomisarz Tomasz Kruszyński "Kruszon"
  • Officer (2005) as podkomisarz Tomasz Kruszyński "Kruszon"
  • Trzeci oficer (2008) as komisarz Tomasz Kruszyński "Kruszon"
  • Sfora (2002) as "Glut", złodziej samochodów
  • The Butler (2022) as Fryderyk von Krauss
  • Cold War (2018) as Lech Kaczmarek
  • Heweliusz (2025) as Andrzej Ułasiewicz
  • The American (2023) as Andrei Vadys
  • Days of Honor - Powstanie (2014) as major Heinrich Pabst
  • Too Old for Fairy Tales 3 (2026)
  • Tajemnica Twierdzy Szyfrów (2007) as Untersturmführer Matheas Beer