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Tomasz Kot

Acting Born Apr 21, 1977 Legnica, Poland 24 credits

Biography

Tomasz Kot (born 21 April 1977) is a Polish actor. He gained great popularity by portraying singer Ryszard Riedel in Jan Kidawa Błoński's 2005 film "Destined for Blues" as well as for his role as Zbigniew Religa in Łukasz Palkowski's 2014 film "Gods". In 2015, he was awarded the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis. Most recently, Kot has received award-season buzz for his starring role as Wiktor in Paweł Pawlikowski’s feature "Cold War". The project has earned him a nomination for best actor by the European Film Awards and the movie has been recognized by the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, New York Film Critics Circle, and the National Board of Review in the best foreign language film category. In 2018 Kot appeared in Agnieszka Holland’s "Spoor" and had a starring role in Jaroslaw Marszewski’s “Bikini Blue,” the latter earning him the award for best lead actor at the Milan Film Festival. In 2019 Kot starred in BBC One series "World on Fire" opposite Brian J. Smith, Julia Brown, and Helen Hunt.

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Known for

Kryminalni

as komisarz Andrzej Grudziński
Film

Cold War

as Wiktor Warski
Film

The American

as Vitaliy Ivanov

Full filmography

  • Kryminalni (2004) as komisarz Andrzej Grudziński
  • World on Fire (2019) as Stefan Tomaszeski
  • Niania (2005) as Maksymilian Skalski
  • LOL: Last One Laughing Poland (2023) as Self - Artist
  • The Chairman's Ear (2017) as Roman
  • Cold War (2018) as Wiktor Warski
  • Heaven (2025) as Piotr
  • Camera Cafe (2004) as Jacek
  • Kleks Academy: Extended Version (2024) as Ambroży Kleks
  • Kleks Academy 2 (2025) as Ambroży Kleks
  • The American (2023) as Vitaliy Ivanov
  • Kleks Academy (2024) as Ambroży Kleks
  • Judas' Gospel (2025) as Simone
  • A Perfect Enemy (2021) as Jeremiasz 'Jeremy' Angust
  • Warning (2021) as Brian
  • Gorky Resort (2026) as Lavrentiy Beria
  • Spoor (2017) as Prokurator Świerszczyński
  • Gąska (2024) as Włodek
  • Breaking the Limits (2017) as Okoń
  • Operation Dunaj (2009) as por. Jakubczak
  • The Great Warsaw Race (2026) as Lewandowski
  • Leave No Traces (2021) as Kowalczyk
  • Gods (2014) as Zbigniew Religa
  • Disco Polo (2015) as Daniel Polak