Rafał Zawierucha (born 12 October 1986) is a Polish film and theatre actor, best known for his role of Roman Polanski in the 2019 Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Life and career Zawierucha was born in Kraków. He grew up in Kielce where he has finished high school. In 2012, Zawierucha graduated Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw.

He has appeared in Polish movies, including Gods (Bogowie), Jack Strong and Warsaw 44 (Miasto 44), and in TV series like Recipe For Life and Siła wyższa. In 2012, he received a Golden Duck nomination for his role in Andrzej Barański's Księstwo.

In 2019, Zawierucha played director Roman Polanski in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a film by Quentin Tarantino that takes place at the time of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.

Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 2011Recipe for LifeKubaTV seriesKsięstwoZbyszek PasternakSiła wyższaFranekTV series 2012Ostatnie piętro 2014GodsRomuald CichońWarsaw 44InsurgentJack StrongTank soldierObywatel DelegateWkręceni Cameraman 2019Once Upon a Time in HollywoodRoman Polanski The Soviet Sleep Experiment Dr. Leo Antonoff 2020Letters to Santa 4 StefanThe Champion Klimko2021Bartkowiak Steppy DThe Getaway KingUjma2022The BehavioristSebastian BielakTV seriesBelow the Surfacecadet Klops2024InheritanceOfficer Trzeciak

See also Cinema of Poland

References

External links

Rafał Zawierucha at Filmweb.pl