Jakub Gierszał
Polish actor (born 1988)
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Jakub Gierszał (born 20 March 1988) is a Polish actor. His screen debut was in 2009, playing the role of Kazik in the film All That I Love. He later starred in the thriller film Suicide Room (2011), in which he played the character of Dominik, a high school student from a wealthy family who developed a mental health problem. He is three-time Polish Film Awards nominee.[1]
Early life
Gierszał was born in Kraków. His father, Marek, is a theatre director working mainly in Germany. When Jakub was a few months old, his parents moved to Hamburg. After 11 years he returned to Poland and settled in Toruń. He studied at the Kraków Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 2012.[2]
Career
In 2012, he was a Polish Film Award nominee for Best Actor for his role in Suicide Room.[3] Gierszał also received a Shooting Stars Award that year.[4] He earned his second Polish Film Award nomination for Best Actor for Breaking the Limits (2017) and his third for Doppelgänger (2023).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | All That I Love | Kazik | |
| 2010 | Milion dolarów | Pawełek Leo | |
| 2011 | Suicide Room | Dominik Santorski | Shooting Stars Award Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actor |
| 2012 | Yuma | Zyga | |
| 2013 | Lasting | Michał | |
| 2013 | Finsterworld | Maximilian Sandberg | |
| 2013 | The Fold | Lukas | |
| 2014 | Hiszpanka | Krystian Ceglarski | |
| 2014 | Dracula Untold | Acemi | |
| 2015 | Performer | Collector | |
| 2015 | The Lure | the bass player | |
| 2016 | Morris from America | Per | |
| 2017 | Spoor | Dyzio | |
| 2017 | PolandJa | Artur | |
| 2017 | Zgoda | Erwin | |
| 2017 | Beyond Words | Michael | |
| 2017 | Breaking the Limits | Jerzy Górski | Gdynia Film Festival Golden Kangaroo Award Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actor |
| 2019 | Giraffe | Lucek | |
| 2019 | Powrót birbanta. Rekonstrukcja | Birbant | Short film |
| 2021 | The Getaway King | Antos | |
| 2023 | Zadra | Motyl | |
| 2023 | Vamos a la playa | Wanja | |
| 2023 | Doppelgänger | Hans Steiner | Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actor |
| 2023 | Ultima Thule | Bartek | |
| 2024 | White Courage | Wolfram von Kamitz | Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2024 | Colors of Evil: Red | Leopold Bilski | |
| 2024 | Simona Kossak | Lech Wilczek | |
| 2026 | Colors of Evil: Black | Leopold Bilski | |
| 2026 | The Duel | Grabowski | |
| 2026 | The Meltdown | Alexander |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs | Felix | Television film |
| 2015 | Der Liebling des Himmels | Leo Sorel | Television film |
| 2015 | Crossing Lines | Jovan Petric | Episode: "Enemy of the People" |
| 2016 | Emma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle | Maxim Ionow | Television film |
| 2018 | Das Boot | Schmidt | Episodes: "Verluste" and "Zweifel" |
| 2021 | Tatort | Nicolai Timofejew | Episode: "Macht der Familie" |
| 2018–2022 | The Defence | Piotr Langer Junior | Series regular, 25 episodes |