Jakub Gierszał (born 20 March 1988) is a Polish actor. His screen debut was in 2009, playing the role of Kazik in the film All That I Love. He later starred in the thriller film Suicide Room (2011), in which he played the character of Dominik, a high school student from a wealthy family who developed a mental health problem. He is three-time Polish Film Awards nominee.
Early life Gierszał was born in Kraków. His father, Marek, is a theatre director working mainly in Germany. When Jakub was a few months old, his parents moved to Hamburg. After 11 years he returned to Poland and settled in Toruń. He studied at the Kraków Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 2012.Jakub Gierszał profile, filmpolski.pl; accessed 25 March 2015.
Career In 2012, he was a Polish Film Award nominee for Best Actor for his role in Suicide Room. Gierszał also received a Shooting Stars Award that year. He earned his second Polish Film Award nomination for Best Actor for Breaking the Limits (2017) and his third for Doppelgänger (2023).
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2009All That I Love Kazik2010Milion dolarów Pawełek Leo2011Suicide Room Dominik SantorskiShooting Stars AwardNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actor2012Yuma Zyga2013Lasting Michał2013Finsterworld Maximilian Sandberg2013The Fold Lukas2014Hiszpanka Krystian Ceglarski2014Dracula Untold Acemi2015Performer Collector2015The Lure the bass player2016Morris from America Per2017Spoor Dyzio2017PolandJa Artur2017Zgoda Erwin2017Beyond Words Michael2017Breaking the Limits Jerzy GórskiGdynia Film Festival Golden Kangaroo AwardNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actor2019Giraffe Lucek2019Powrót birbanta. Rekonstrukcja BirbantShort film2021The Getaway King Antos2023Zadra Motyl2023Vamos a la playa Wanja2023Doppelgänger Hans SteinerNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actor2023Ultima Thule Bartek2024White CourageWolfram von KamitzNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor2024 Colors of Evil: Red Leopold Bilski2024Simona Kossak Lech Wilczek2026 Colors of Evil: Black Leopold Bilski2026The Duel Grabowski2026The Meltdown Alexander
Television Year Title Role Notes2013The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs FelixTelevision film2015Der Liebling des Himmels Leo SorelTelevision film2015Crossing LinesJovan PetricEpisode: "Enemy of the People"2016Emma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle Maxim IonowTelevision film2018Das Boot SchmidtEpisodes: "Verluste" and "Zweifel"2021Tatort Nicolai TimofejewEpisode: "Macht der Familie"2018–2022The DefencePiotr Langer JuniorSeries regular, 25 episodes
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