Alin Szewczyk
Polish actor and model
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Alin Szewczyk (born 1999[1][2]) is a Polish film actor and fashion model.
- Actor
- model
Alin Szewczyk | |
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| Born | 1999 (age 26–27) Warsaw, Poland |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
Career
Szewczyk debuted on screen in the 2017 film Once Upon a Time in November, but is best known for starring in the 2023 film Fanfic, based on the novel by Natalia Osińska, as the first transgender actor portraying a transgender character in a Polish film.[3][4]
As a model, Szewczyk is known for being one of the first non-binary models walking in a Prada fashion show.[5][6] Szewczyk has also worked for such companies as Louis Vuitton, Loewe and Valentino.[7] In June 2023, they[a] were featured on the cover of the Polish edition of the Elle magazine.[4][7]
Personal life
Szewczyk is non-binary and uses they/them and he/him pronouns in English[8] and masculine grammatical forms in their native Polish.[7] They are a graduate of the University of Warsaw[6] and are also trained as a welder.[7][9] As of 2023, Szewczyk resides in Eindhoven in the Netherlands.[9][10]
Filmography
Notes
- Szewczyk is non-binary and uses the pronouns they/he.[8] This article uses they/them for consistency.