Andrzej Seweryn (born 25 April 1946) is a Polish actor and director . One of the most successful Polish theatre actors, he starred in over 50 films, mostly in Poland, France and Germany . He is also one of only three non-French actors to be hired by the Paris -based Comédie-Française . He is currently serving as director general of the Polski Theatre in Warsaw . He has three children with three different wives: daughter Maria Seweryn (born 1975) with his first wife, Polish actress Krystyna Janda, and two sons, Yann-Baptiste and Maximilien.
Life and career Andrzej Seweryn was born on 25 April 1946 in Heilbronn , Germany. His parents, Zdzisław and Zofia, were captured and forced into slave labor in Germany during World War II . After the birth of Andrzej, they returned to Poland. In 1968 he graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Warsaw and worked at Teatr Ateneum where he continued to act until 1980.
Already in the 1970s he gained much fame following his appearance in numerous films directed by Andrzej Wajda, notably Without Anesthesia The Promised Land Man of Iron Dyrygent Seweryn received the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival . In 1980 Seweryn also made his stage debut in France following the staging of Wajda's interpretation of plays by Stanisław Witkiewicz at the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers .
The imposition of the Martial law in Poland in 1981 found Seweryn in France. A sympathiser of the outlawed Solidarity , he decided to stay abroad and settle in France. With time he also applied for French citizenship. During his stay in France he collaborated with some of the most renowned theatre directors. Among them were Claude Régy (La Trilogie du revoir and Grand et Petit by Botho Strauss), Patrice Chéreau (Peer Gynt Peter Brook (Mahabhharata ), Bernard Sobel (Nathan the Wise Gotthold Ephraim Lessing , The Good Person of Szechwan Tartuffe Molière ), Deborah Warner (A Doll's House Henrik Ibsen ), Antoine Vitez (L'Échange by Paul Claudel ), Jacques Rosner (The Cherry Orchard Anton Chekhov and Breakfast with Wittgenstein based on a novel by Thomas Bernhard ), and Jacques Lassalle (Jedermann by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and The Misanthrope
Since 1993 he has performed in Comédie Française in Paris (receiving full membership in 1995, as the third non-French in the history of that theatre) and taught at the Paris Conservatoire. For his contribution to French culture in 2005 was awarded with Légion d'honneur, in addition to Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Ordre national du Mérite.
Andrzej Seweryn appeared in over fifty motion pictures, most them Polish, French and German productions. He is best known in the United States for his portrayal as Julian Scherner in the film Schindler's List . Seweryn was allegedly chosen for the role of Scherner since he bore a striking physical resemblance to the actual Julian Scherner , based upon photographic evidence from World War II . He has also portrayed the French Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre , in the film and mini-series La Révolution française (1989) a.k.a. (The French Revolution).
His 2006 film Who Never Lived 28th Moscow International Film Festival .
In 2016, he won the Best Actor Award at the Locarno International Film Festival for the film The Last Family .
Actor
2023
Kos (filming) as
Duchnowski
2023
Doppelgänger. Sobowtór (filming)
2023
Irena's Vow (completed) as
Shulz
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U Pana Boga w Królowym Moscie as
Butrymowicz
2023
Ukryta siec as
Henryk Wójcicki
2023
Mój agent (TV Series) as
Andrzej Seweryn
- Episode #2.2 (2023) - Andrzej Seweryn
2023
Dom pod Dwoma Orlami (TV Series) as
Johannes Weber
- Episode #1.3 (2023) - Johannes Weber
2022
Good Friday (Short) as
Grandpa Pawel
2022
Niebezpieczni dzentelmeni as
Joseph Conrad
2022
Liczba doskonala as
Joachim
2022
Kazdy wie lepiej as
Jurek
2022
Queen (TV Mini Series) as
Sylvestre Bork vel Sylwester Borkowski / Loretta
- Episode #1.2 (2022) - Sylvestre Bork vel Sylwester Borkowski / Loretta
- Episode #1.3 (2022) - Sylvestre Bork vel Sylwester Borkowski / Loretta
- Episode #1.4 (2022) - Sylvestre Bork vel Sylwester Borkowski / Loretta
- Episode #1.1 (2022) - Sylvestre Bork vel Sylwester Borkowski / Loretta
2021
Kayko and Kokosh (TV Series) as
Great Priest
- Wielki Kaplan (2021) - Great Priest (voice)
2012
Teatr Polskiego Radia (Podcast Series) as
Poet / Phantom
- Dziady, czesc I (2021) - (voice)
- Rosmersholm (2021) - (voice)
- Dziady, czesc II (2021) - Phantom (voice)
- Wesele, czesc II & III (2012) - Poet (voice)
- Wesele, czesc I (2012) - Poet (voice)
2021
Robin Hood i Szmaragdowy Król (Audioplay) (Video) as
Narrator (voice)
2018
The Mire (TV Series) as
Witold Wanycz
- Prolog (2018) - Witold Wanycz
2020
Król (TV Series) as
Jerzy Ziembinski
- Episode #1.7 (2020) - Jerzy Ziembinski
- Episode #1.6 (2020) - Jerzy Ziembinski
- Episode #1.5 (2020) - Jerzy Ziembinski
- Episode #1.4 (2020) - Jerzy Ziembinski
- Episode #1.3 (2020) - Jerzy Ziembinski
- Episode #1.2 (2020) - Jerzy Ziembinski
2020
Bez skrupulów (TV Series) as
Tadeusz Kawecki
- Episode #1.5 (2020) - Tadeusz Kawecki
- Episode #1.4 (2020) - Tadeusz Kawecki
- Episode #1.3 (2020) - Tadeusz Kawecki
- Episode #1.2 (2020) - Tadeusz Kawecki
- Episode #1.1 (2020) - Tadeusz Kawecki
2020
Zieja as
Priest Jan Zieja
2019
Solid Gold as
Tadeusz Kawecki
2019
Black Mercedes as
Count Leon Przewiedzki
1971
Television Theater (TV Series) as
Various Shakespearean characters / Producer / Arnolf / ...
- Szekspir Forever! (2019) - Various Shakespearean characters
- Dziennik czeczenski Poliny Zerebcowej (2017)
- Bezdech (2013) - Producer
- Szkola zon (2012) - Arnolf
- Tartuffe, czyli obludnik (2002) - Guardian
- Bigda idzie! (1999) - Speaker Stachowski
- Spór (1999) - Prince
- Krawiec (1997) - Tailor
- Ryszard III (1989)
- Swietoszek (1971) - Damis
2018
Filary Ziemi (Podcast Series) as
Count Bartholomew / Count Shiring
- Part III (2019) - Count Bartholomew / Count Shiring (voice)
- Part II (2019) - Count Bartholomew / Count Shiring (voice)
- Part I (2018) - Count Bartholomew / Count Shiring (voice)
2018
Nielegalni (TV Series) as
Hans Jorgensen
- Episode #1.10 (2018) - Hans Jorgensen
- Episode #1.9 (2018) - Hans Jorgensen
- Episode #1.8 (2018) - Hans Jorgensen
- Episode #1.7 (2018) - Hans Jorgensen
- Episode #1.6 (2018) - Hans Jorgensen
- Episode #1.5 (2018) - Hans Jorgensen
- Episode #1.3 (2018) - Hans Jorgensen
- Episode #1.2 (2018) - Hans Jorgensen
2017
The Chairman's Ear (TV Series) as
Jaroslaw, Minister of Higher Education
- Twarze, maski, mordy (2017) - Jaroslaw, Minister of Higher Education
2016
Artysci (TV Series) as
Klimek
- Episode #1.6 (2016) - Klimek
2016
The Last Family as
Zdzislaw Beksinski
2015
Ostatni dzien w Ameryce (Short) as
George Washington (voice)
2015
Anatomia zla as
Roman Szerepeta
2014
Close-ups as
Andrzej Milewski
2012
Vous n'avez encore rien vu as
Marcellin (as Andrzej Seweryn de la Comédie Française)
2010
Little Rose as
Adam Warczewski
2009
39 i pól (TV Series) as
Theathre's manager
- Wymiar sprawiedliwosci (2009) - Theathre's manager
2009
Les précieuses ridicules (TV Movie) as
Mascarille / La Grange
2008
Fanny (TV Movie) as
Panisse
2008
La possibilité d'une île as
Slotan
2007
L'âge de l'amour (TV Movie) as
André
2007
Ekipa (TV Series) as
Julian Szczesny
- Episode #1.13 (2007) - Julian Szczesny
- Episode #1.11 (2007) - Julian Szczesny
- Episode #1.9 (2007) - Julian Szczesny
- Wiem, ze nic nie wiem (2007) - Julian Szczesny
- Najwyzszy nakaz (2007) - Julian Szczesny
2007
Nightwatching as
Piers Hasselburg
2007
Cyrano de Bergerac (TV Movie) as
Le comte de Guiche
2006
Kto nigdy nie zyl as
Ordynator
2004
À ton image as
Professeur Cardoze
2003
Dom Juan (TV Movie) as
Dom Juan
2003
Par amour (TV Movie) as
François
2002
The Revenge as
Rejent Milczek
2001
Ogniem i mieczem (TV Mini Series) as
Prince Jeremi Michal Wisniowiecki
- Episode #1.4 (2001) - Prince Jeremi Michal Wisniowiecki
- Episode #1.3 (2001) - Prince Jeremi Michal Wisniowiecki
- Episode #1.2 (2001) - Prince Jeremi Michal Wisniowiecki
- Episode #1.1 (2001) - Prince Jeremi Michal Wisniowiecki
2000
Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiaca as
Stefan Wyszynski
1999
Pan Tadeusz as
Sedzia Soplica
1999
Gaszcz (TV Movie) as
Andrzej
1999
With Fire and Sword as
Prince Jeremi Michal Wisniowiecki
1998
Billboard as
Agency Manager
1997
Lucie Aubrac as
Lt. Schlondorff
1997
Genealogies of a Crime as
Christian
1995
Total Eclipse as
Mr. Maute De Fleurville
1994
Ohnivé jaro as
Stanislav Havlícek
1994
Printemps de feu (TV Movie) as
Stanislas Havlick
1994
Le fils du cordonnier (TV Mini Series) as
Célestin
1994
Podróz na wschód (TV Movie) as
Jakub
1993
Schindler's List as
Julian Scherner
1991
The Conviction as
Giovanni
1991
Napoléon et l'Europe (TV Series) as
Tsar Alexandre
- Moscou (1991) - Tsar Alexandre
- Marie Walewska (1991) - Tsar Alexandre
- Berlin, ou le réveil de l'Allemagne (1991) - Tsar Alexandre
1990
La bonne âme du Setchouan (TV Movie) as
Wang
1990
The Mahabharata (TV Mini Series) as
Yudhishthira
- War (1990) - Yudhishthira
- Game of Dice (1990) - Yudhishthira
- Exile in the Forest (1990) - Yudhishthira
1989
The French Revolution as
Maximilien-Marie-Isidore De Robespierre
1988
On the Silver Globe as
Marek
1986
La coda del diavolo as
The Pedlar
1986
La femme de ma vie as
Bernard
1986
Qui trop embrasse... as
Marc
1984
Marynia as
Edward Bukacki
1982
Najdluzsza wojna nowoczesnej Europy (TV Series) as
Hipolit Cegielski
- Powolanie (1982) - Hipolit Cegielski
- Juz tylko nadzieja (1982) - Hipolit Cegielski
- Filolog i gwozdzie (1982) - Hipolit Cegielski
- Bazar czy rewolucja (1982) - Hipolit Cegielski
1981
Peer Gynt (TV Movie) as
Le cuisinier / Le propriétaire d'Haegstad / Le père de la mariée
1981
Dziecinne pytania as
Bogdan
1981
Man of Iron as
Kapt. Wirski
1980
Golem as
Doctor Creating Pernat
1980
The Conductor as
Adam Pietrzyk
1979
Manchmal besucht der Neffe die Tante (TV Movie)
1979
Kung-fu as
Marek Kaminski
1979
Rodzina Polanieckich (TV Series) as
Edward Bukacki
- Spelnienie (1979) - Edward Bukacki
- Narzeczeni (1979) - Edward Bukacki
- Pojednanie (1979) - Edward Bukacki
- Miedzy nienawiscia a miloscia (1979) - Edward Bukacki
- Panna Marynia (1979) - Edward Bukacki
1979
Roman i Magda as
Roman Barwinski
1978
Noce i dnie (TV Series) as
Anzelm Ostrzenski
- A potem nastapi noc (1978) - Anzelm Ostrzenski
- Rodzimy sie, umieramy, a zycia wciaz wystarcza- (1978) - Anzelm Ostrzenski
- Wiatr w oczy (1978) - Anzelm Ostrzenski (as A. Seweryn)
- Usmiechy losu (1978) - Anzelm Ostrzenski
1978
Without Anesthesia as
Jerzy Rosciszewski
1978
Granica as
Zenon Ziembiewicz
1977
Polskie drogi (TV Series) as
Sturmbannführer Kliefhorn
- W obronie wlasnej (1977) - Sturmbannführer Kliefhorn
- Rocznica (1977) - Sturmbannführer Kliefhorn
- Obywatele GG (1977) - Sturmbannführer Kliefhorn
- Na tropie (1977) - Sturmbannführer Kliefhorn
- Lekcja poloneza (1977) - Sturmbannführer Kliefhorn
- Lekcja geografii (1977) - Sturmbannführer Kliefhorn
- Do broni (1977) - Sturmbannführer Kliefhorn
- Bez przydzialu (1977) - Sturmbannführer Kliefhorn
1977
Dluga noc poslubna (TV Movie)(credit only)
1977
Man of Marble as
Reader (voice)
1976
Sein letzter Fall (TV Movie) as
Don
1976
Obrazki z zycia as
Writer
1975
Dyrektorzy (TV Series) as
Engineer Krzysztof Szymczak
- Wieczny zastepca (1975) - Engineer Krzysztof Szymczak
1975
Zaklete rewiry as
Henek (voice)
1975
Opadly liscie z drzew as
Smukly
1975
Noce i dnie as
Anzelm Ostrzenski
1975
The Promised Land as
Maks Baum
1974
Dziewczyna i golebie (TV Movie) as
Stach
1974
Przejscie podziemne (TV Movie) as
Michal
1973
Wielka milosc Balzaka (TV Mini Series) as
Friend of Balzac
- Komedia ludzka (1973) - Friend of Balzac
- Contessa (1973) - Friend of Balzac
- Cudzoziemka (1973) - Friend of Balzac
- Nadzieje i upokorzenia (1973) - Friend of Balzac
1972
Pozwolenie na odstrzal (TV Movie) as
Adiunkt Wojtek
1972
Chlopi (TV Series) as
Michal
- Zemsta (1972) - Michal (uncredited)
- Scheda (1972) - Michal (uncredited)
- Powroty (1972) - Michal (uncredited)
- Bor (1972) - Michal (uncredited)
1965
Beata as
Schoolboy (uncredited)
Director
2012
Teatr Polskiego Radia (Podcast Series) (4 episodes) - Dziady, czesc I (2021) - (directed by)
- Dziady, czesc II (2021) - (directed by)
- Wesele, czesc II & III (2012)
- Wesele, czesc I (2012)
2002
Television Theater (TV Series) (3 episodes) - Szekspir Forever! (2019) - (directed by)
- Antygona (2005) - (directed by)
- Tartuffe, czyli obludnik (2002) - (directed by)
2006
Kto nigdy nie zyl (directed by)
Writer
-
Television Theater (TV Series) (teleplay - 3 episodes, 2002 - 2012) (adaptation - 1 episode, 2019) - Szekspir Forever! (2019) - (adaptation)
- Szkola zon (2012) - (teleplay)
- Antygona (2005) - (teleplay)
- Tartuffe, czyli obludnik (2002) - (teleplay)
Production Manager
1977
Czerwone ciernie (production associate)
1976
Skazany (assistant production manager)
Miscellaneous
1999
Le mariage forcé (TV Movie) (directed for stage)
Music Department
2019
Television Theater (TV Series) (music supervisor - 1 episode) - Szekspir Forever! (2019) - (music supervisor)
Self
2021
Escape to the Silver Globe (Documentary)
2017
Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo (TV Series) as
Self - Special Guest ENG
- Episode #7.1 (2017) - Self - Special Guest ENG
2010
Kuba Wojewódzki (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #21.3 (2016) - Self
- Episode #8.3 (2010) - Self
2009
Negli occhi (Documentary) as
Self - Host
2008
Swiadectwo (TV Movie documentary) as
Lector (voice)
2005
Le conservatoire, corps et âme (Documentary)
2003
Double je (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode dated 23 October 2003 (2003) - Self
2000
Witold Gombrowicz 1904-1939 (TV Movie documentary) as
Lector - reads Gombrowicz texts (voice)
1996
La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué (Documentary) as
Dom Juan, from 'Dom Juan'
1990
Du côté de chez Fred (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 23 January 1990 (1990) - Self
1983
Plaisir du théâtre (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode dated 14 November 1983 (1983) - Self
1967
The Singing Lesson (Documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2021
D'après une histoire vraie (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Lucie Aubrac, une vie de résistance (2021) - Self
