Adam Woronowicz (; born 25 December 1973) is a Polish character actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1995. He received seven Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations, winning once for the 2010 drama film, The Christening.
Life and career Woronowicz was born in Białystok and in 1997 graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. He performed in a various Warsaw theatres since 1990s. He plays on stage in TR Warszawa. His first notable film role was in the 2002 romantic period drama Chopin: Desire for Love. In 2009 he played Jerzy Popiełuszko in the drama film Popieluszko: Freedom is Within Us. The following years he played many supporting roles in films include Reverse (2009), The Christening (2010), Walesa: Man of Hope (2013), Body (2015), Demon (2015), Breaking the Limits (2017), Cold War (2018), All My Friends Are Dead (2020), and The In-Laws (2021).
On television, Woronowicz was a regular cast member in a number of series, such as Days of Honor (2012), Blood from the Blood (2015) and Pakt (2015–16). From 2017 to 2019 he starred alongside Maja Ostaszewska in the medical drama series, Diagnosis. From 2021 to 2023 he played Sylwester Hepner in the crime drama series The Convict opposite Agata Kulesza, and later in 2021 began starring in the sitcom The Office PL.
Selected filmography
1999: Skok as Kosa 2002: Chopin: Desire for Love as Maurice Dudevant 2009: Popieluszko: Freedom Is Within Us as Father Jerzy Popiełuszko 2009: Generał Nil as Igor Andrejew 2009: Reverse as Mr Józef 2010: The Christening as Gruby 2011: Man, Chicks Are Just Different as Adaś Miauczyński 2012: Czas honoru as Col. UB Leon Wasilewski 2013: Traffic Department as prosecutor Czech 2013: Walesa: Man of Hope 2014: The Mighty Angel 2014: All About My Parents 2015: The Red Spider as vet Lucjan Staniak 2015: Pakt as Dariusz Skalski, Minister of the Economy 2015: Demon 2017: Breaking the Limits 2018: Cold War as Consul 2020: All My Friends Are Dead as Inspector Kwaśniewski 2021: The In-Laws 2021: My Wonderful Life 2021–present: The Office PL 2021–2023: The Convict as Sylwester Hepner 2022: Below the Surface as bosun Henryk Kotecki 2023: The In-Laws 2 2024: Boxer
References
External links
Adam Woronowicz's profile at filmpolski.pl Adam Woronowicz's profile at e-teatr.pl Adam Woronowicz at filmweb.pl