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Tomasz Kot

Acting
48 years oldLegnica, Poland

Biography

Tomasz Kot (born 21 April 1977) is a Polish actor. He gained great popularity by portraying singer Ryszard Riedel in Jan Kidawa Błoński's 2005 film "Destined for Blues" as well as for his role as Zbigniew Religa in Łukasz Palkowski's 2014 film "Gods". In 2015, he was awarded the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis. Most recently, Kot has received award-season buzz for his starring role as Wiktor in Paweł Pawlikowski’s feature "Cold War". The project has earned him a nomination for best actor by the European Film Awards and the movie has been recognized by the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, New York Film Critics Circle, and the National Board of Review in the best foreign language film category. In 2018 Kot appeared in Agnieszka Holland’s "Spoor" and had a starring role in Jaroslaw Marszewski’s “Bikini Blue,” the latter earning him the award for best lead actor at the Milan Film Festival. In 2019 Kot starred in BBC One series "World on Fire" opposite Brian J. Smith, Julia Brown, and Helen Hunt.

Personal Details

Born
April 21, 1977
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Legnica, Poland
Known For
Acting

Movies (43)

The Great Warsaw Race

The Great Warsaw Race

as Lewandowski

2026

Judas' Gospel
5.5

Judas' Gospel

as Simone

2025

Kleks Academy 2
5.2

Kleks Academy 2

as Ambroży Kleks

2025

Kulej. All That Glitters Isn’t Gold
6.3

Kulej. All That Glitters Isn’t Gold

as Colonel Sikorski

2024

Kleks Academy
6.0

Kleks Academy

as Ambroży Kleks

2024

The American
6.8

The American

as Vitaliy Ivanov

2023

Breached
5.4

Breached

as Maciej Tomski

2023

Dangerous Men
6.0

Dangerous Men

as Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński

2023

It Came from the Water
5.2

It Came from the Water

as Zbigniew Wilk

2022

Warning
4.8

Warning

as Brian

2021

Leave No Traces
6.9

Leave No Traces

as Kowalczyk

2021

One More End of the World

One More End of the World

as Herman

2021

A Perfect Enemy
6.4

A Perfect Enemy

as Jeremiasz 'Jeremy' Angust

2021

(Nie)znajomi
6.3

(Nie)znajomi

as Tomek

2019

The Day of Chocolate
5.1

The Day of Chocolate

as Policjant

2018

Cold War
7.4

Cold War

as Wiktor Warski

2018

Breaking the Limits
7.6

Breaking the Limits

as Okoń

2017

Volta
5.2

Volta

as Jan Krone

2017

The Atlas

The Atlas

as 'Atlas'

2017

Bikini Blue
3.0

Bikini Blue

as Eryk Szumski

2017

Spoor
6.2

Spoor

as Prokurator Świerszczyński

2017

How To Save Mom
6.8

How To Save Mom

as Majordomus (voice)

2016

Life Must Go On
6.2

Life Must Go On

as Bartosz Kolano

2015

Disco Polo
5.1

Disco Polo

as Daniel Polak

2015

Gods
7.7

Gods

as Zbigniew Religa

2014

The Photographer
6.3

The Photographer

as Bauman

2014

In Hiding
3.7

In Hiding

as Dawid

2013

Yuma
6.4

Yuma

as 'Opat'

2012

Hans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake
3.9

Hans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake

as Hans Kloss

2012

Wyjazd integracyjny
3.9

Wyjazd integracyjny

as Marek Stasiak

2011

Battle of the Sexes
2.8

Battle of the Sexes

as Bartek

2011

How to Get Rid of Cellulite
3.8

How to Get Rid of Cellulite

as Maciej Zgirski

2011

Erratum
6.4

Erratum

as Michał Bogusz

2010

Blind Date
4.5

Blind Date

as TV Star

2010

Superheroes
3.9

Superheroes

as Jan

2010

Operation Dunaj
5.0

Operation Dunaj

as por. Jakubczak

2009

Splinters
4.9

Splinters

as Elegant Man

2009

The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend
4.2

The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend

as Porno Actor

2009

Grand Hotel
4.3

Grand Hotel

as Boguś

2008

Ladies
5.0

Ladies

as Istvan, eurodeputowany z Węgier

2008

Testosteron
5.4

Testosteron

as Robal

2007

Why Not!
5.0

Why Not!

as Dawid

2007

Destined for Blues
7.4

Destined for Blues

as Ryszard Riedel

2005

TV Shows (7)