Bartosz Opania | |
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 Bartosz Opania, 2021 | |
| Born | 6 December 1970 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | Agnieszka Opania |
Bartosz Opania (born 12 December 1970, Puławy) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor.
He was born on 12 December 1970 in Puławy to father Marian Opania and mother Anna.[1] He played his first roles in Jacek Bromski's political thriller 1969. Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku (1969. Happy New Year) alongside Krzysztof Kolberger and Piotr Machalica and Magdalena Łazarkiewicz's 1992 film Białe małżeństwo (White Marriage) starring Jan Englert and Jolanta Fraszyńska. In 1992, he also made his first TV appearance in Jacek Bromski's Kuchnia polska programme. In 1993, he graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw.[2]
In 1993, he played a gay character in Piotr Łazarkiewicz's drama Pora na czarownice (The Time of the Witches). In 1994, he made his theatre debut playing in Witold Gombrowicz's Ivona, Princess of Burgundia at the Warsaw's Ateneum Theatre.
In 1995, he starred in Krzysztof Zanussi's film Cwał and Kazimierz Kutz's political comedy Pułkownik Kwiatkowski (Colonel Kwiatkowski). For his portrayal of Józef Andryszek in Jan Jakub Kolski's 1998 film Historia kina w Popielawach (History of the Cinema in Popielawy), he received his first nomination for the Polish Film Award for Best Actor.[3]
His other notable roles include films like Barbara Sass's Jak narkotyk (1999), Jan Jakub Kolski's Keep Away from the Window (2000) and Michał Rosa's Silence (2001). He also played in TV series such as Teraz albo nigdy! (2008) and Na dobre i na złe.[4]
