Borys Szyc
Polish actor and musician
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- Borys Michał Szyc-Michalak ( Polish: [bɔrɨs ʂɨt͡s] ; born Borys Michalak ; 4 September 1978) is a Polish film and theatre actor and musician.
- Life and career He was born in Łódź, Poland.
- In 2001, he graduated from Warsaw-based Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy and started a successful film and theatre career.
- In 2007, he was awarded the Wiktor, the prize of the public Polish Television (TVP), for the best Polish TV actor.
- Apart from his film career he appeared in numerous popular TV series including For Better or Worse , Honey Years , Foster Family , Kasia i Tomek and Niania .
Borys Michał Szyc-Michalak (Polish: [bɔrɨs ʂɨt͡s]; born Borys Michalak; 4 September 1978) is a Polish film and theatre actor and musician. In 2010, he received the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor.
Life and career
He was born in Łódź, Poland. He graduated from High School No. 26 in Łódź. In 2001, he graduated from Warsaw-based Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy and started a successful film and theatre career. Since 2001, he has performed at Teatr Współczesny in Warsaw. In 2007, he was awarded the Wiktor, the prize of the public Polish Television (TVP), for the best Polish TV actor.
He achieved nationwide popularity by starring in such films as Vinci (2004), Testosteron (2007), Mole (2011), The Secret of Westerplatte (2013), Persona Non Grata (2015), Spoor (2017) and Cold War (2018). Apart from his film career he appeared in numerous popular TV series including For Better or Worse, Honey Years, Foster Family, Kasia i Tomek and Niania.
In 2008 he recorded a single "Choć wieje, pada, grzmi" with Justyna Steczkowska. In November the same year he recorded his debut studio album Feelin' Good released by EMI Music Poland with guest appearances by Ewa Bem, Kasia Cerekwicka, Marysia Starosta and Justyna Steczkowska.
In 2011, he recorded a song "Śpiewka" (composed by Krzesimir Dębski) together with Natasza Urbańska which was used in the film Battle of Warsaw 1920 directed by Jerzy Hoffman.
Personal life
He was in a relationship with Anna Bareja with whom he has a daughter Sonia. In 2008 he was banned from driving for two years by a court ruling for drunk driving. In 2019, he married Justyna Szyc-Nagłowska with whom he has a son Henryk born in 2020.
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