Marcin Grzegorz Dorociński (Polish: ; born 22 June 1973) is a Polish film, television and stage actor. He is known for playing roles in such films as Pitbull (2005), Reverse (2009), Rose (2011), Jack Strong (2014), Hurricane (2018), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) and Mayday (2026) as well as internationally produced TV series Spies of Warsaw (2013) and The Queen's Gambit (2020).
Early life Dorociński was born in Milanówek near Warsaw and grew up in Kłudzienko. His father is a blacksmith and his mother is a housewife.Marcindorocinski.pl He has three brothers, all of whom are police officers.Gala.pl He dreamt of becoming a professional football player, but he was forced to give up the plan after sustaining a major leg injury. He attended the vocational school in Grodzisk Mazowiecki and obtained a machinist certificate.E-teatr.pl The first person to notice his talent for acting was his history teacher, who encouraged him to become an actor. In 1993, he enrolled at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy.
Career In his second-year at the State Theatre Academy, he was cast as Don Rodrigue in a television adaptation of Le Cid directed by Krystyna Janda. After graduating from the Academy in 1997, he struggled to find acting jobs at first. He worked as a waiter, a bouncer and took other casual jobs until he was offered a post at the Dramatic Theatre in Warsaw. He has also appeared in several plays in the Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw, in which he is currently employed.
He played minor roles in multiple television series, before his breakthrough came with the role in Patryk Vega's 2005 film Pitbull, which brought him the Zbyszek Cybulski Award. He is a two-time Polish Film Festival award winner for his roles in Reverse (2009) and Rose (2011).Filmpolski.pl The latter also earned him the IFFI Best Actor Award at the 43rd International Film Festival of India. In 2012, he received the Paszport Polityki award. In 2012, he appeared in Magdalena Łazarkiewicz's critically-acclaimed TV series The Deep End ("Głęboka woda") which earned him a nomination for Best Actor Award at the Monte Carlo Television Festival. Between 2012 and 2013, Dorociński appeared in a mini-series called Spies of Warsaw, co-produced by the BBC and Telewizja Polska.
In 2020, he joined the cast of the Netflix drama miniseries The Queen's Gambit starring Anya Taylor-Joy.Why The Queen's Gambit Cast Seems So Familiar Based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis of the same name, the show explores the life of an orphan chess prodigy named Beth Harmon from the age of eight to twenty-two, as she struggles with addiction in a quest to become a grandmaster in chess. Dorociński plays Soviet world chess champion and Beth's opponent Vasily Borgov.Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit' is a Cold War drama with a hopeful takeawayWhat the Cast of The Queen's Gambit Looks Like In Real Life
Personal life He is married to scenic designer Monika Sudół. The couple has a son Stanisław (born 2006) and a daughter Janina (born 2008). They also brought up Sudół's son from a previous relationship, Jakub.
Filmography
Year Title Original title Role Notes 1996 The Shaman Szamanka Student in the street 1999 Two Killers Kilerów 2-óch "Young wolf” Mirosław 1999 Krugerandy Krugerandy Arek Bliski 1999 Torowisko Torowisko Zbyszek 2001 Przedwiośnie Przedwiośnie Antoni Lulek 2002 Where Eskimos Live Tam, gdzie żyją Eskimosi Musician at the baptism 2002 Sfora: Bez litości Sfora: Bez litości Office of State Protection officer 2003 Nienasycenie Nienasycenie General Niehyd-Ochluj 2003 Show Show Roman, show participant 2004 Vinci Vinci Lieutenant Łukasz Wilk 2005 1409. Afera na zamku Barnstein 1409. Afera na zamku Barnstein White knight (Witcher) 2005 Pitbull Pitbull 2nd Lieutenant Sławomir "Despero" Desperski 2006 Dzisiaj jest piątek Dzisiaj jest piątek Maniek 2006 Francuski numer Francuski numer Mateusz 2006 Wstyd Wstyd Teacher Jan 2006 We're All Christs Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami Angel of Evil 2007 Ogród Luizy Ogród Luizy Fabian "Fabio" Sawicki 2008 Boisko bezdomnych Boisko bezdomnych Jacek Mróz 2008 Rozmowy nocą Rozmowy nocą Bartek 2009 Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny Kostek Chmurski 2009 Miłość na wybieгу Miłość na wybiegu Photographer Kacper 2009 Reverse Rewers Bronisław / son of Sabina 2009 Piotrek trzynastego Piotrek trzynastego "Terrarium" 2010 The Woman That Dreamed About a Man Kvinden der drømte om en mand Maciej Kockhański 2011 Lęk wysokości Lęk wysokości Tomek 2011 Rose Róża Tadeusz 2011 Jesteś Bogiem Jesteś Bogiem Concert organiser 2012 Obława Obława Corporal "Wydra" 2012 Miłość Miłość Tomek 2013 Traffic Department Drogówka St. Sgt. Krzysztof Lisowski 2013 Spies of Warsaw Spies of Warsaw Colonel Antoni Pakulski TV series 2014 The Mighty Angel Pod Mocnym Aniołem Borys 2014 Jack Strong Jack Strong Colonel Ryszard Kukliński (Jack Strong) 2015–2016 Pakt Pakt Mirek Milewski TV series 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars: The Force Awakens Kylo Ren Polish dubbing 2016 Cape Town Cape Town Christian Coolidge TV series 2016 Anthropoid Anthropoid Ladislav Vaněk 2017 Dræberne fra Nibe Dræberne fra Nibe Igor Ladpolny 2018 Hurricane 303. Bitwa o Anglię Witold Urbanowicz Released in the US as Mission of Honor 2018 Playing Hard Zabawa, zabawa Jerzy 2020 The Queen's Gambit The Queen's Gambit Vasily Borgov Miniseries 2021 The In-Laws Teściowie Andrzej 2023 Vikings: Valhalla Vikings: Valhalla Yaroslav the Wise TV series (Season 2) 2023 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Submarine Captain 2023 Ransomed 비공식작전 (Bigongsikjakjeon) Hays South Korean film 2025 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Submarine Captain Post-production 2026 Mayday Mayday Alexander Volkov 2026 The Doll The Doll Stanisław Wokulski
Awards and honours 2005: Zbigniew Cybulski Award for Best Young Polish Actor 2009: Best Supporting Actor Award at the Gdynia Film Festival for Reverse 2011: Best Actor Award at the Gdynia Film Festival for Rose 2012: IFFI Best Actor Award at the 43rd International Film Festival of India for Rose 2012: Paszport Polityki in the film category awarded annually by the Polityka weekly magazine 2014: Silver Medal Gloria Artis, conferred by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland 2021: Wiktor Award for Best Actor
See also Cinema of Poland List of Polish actors
References
External links Marcin Dorociński, bio on Culture.pl
www.marcindorocinski.pl - English version Official website