Andrzej Chyra
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| Born | 27 August 1964 |
| Alma mater | National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
Andrzej Chyra(Polish:[ˈandʐɛjˈxɨra],born 27 August 1964) is a Polishactorandtheatre director.He is a member of thePolish Film Academyand theEuropean Film Academy.[1]In 2006, he received thePolish Academy Award for Best Actorfor his performance inFeliks Falk's drama filmThe Collector.
Life and career
[edit]He graduated from high school and in 1987 he graduated from the Acting Theater School inWarsaw.In 1994, he majored at the same university in directing.[2]
He made his film debut in 1993, with the role of Benvollo in the filmOrder of Affection,directed byRadosław Piwowarski.The largest role so far that brought him recognition was as Gerard Nowak in the 1999 filmThe Debt(Dług) byKrzysztof Krauze,for which he was awarded the Best Actor award at thePolish Film FestivalinGdynia.The success of this was continued in 2005 when he received thePolish Academy Award for Best Actorfor his role inKomornik.In 2007, he starred inAndrzej Wajda'sAcademy Award-nominated historical drama filmKatyń.
He was also nominated forPolish Film Awardshis roles in the filmsWe're All Christs(2006),[3]Never Gonna Snow Again(2021) andAll Our Fears(2021).
In 2015, he was awarded theKonrad SwinarskiPrize for directingPaweł Mykietyn's operaCzarodziejska górabased onThomas Mann's novelThe Magic Mountain.[4]In 2019, he received theZbigniew Cybulski Awardfor Lifetime Achievement.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- 1988 –Decalogue IV(TV Mini-Series) - Theatre Student (uncredited)
- 1993 –Kolejność uczuć- Actor playing Benvoll
- 1994 –Zawrócony(TV Movie) - Priest
- 1999 –Dług- Gerard Nowak
- 1999 –Kallafiorr
- 2000 –Gra
- 2000 –Wyrok na Franciszka Kłosa
- 2001 –Pieniądze to nie wszystko
- 2001 –Przedwiośnie
- 2001 –Where Eskimos Live
- 2001 –Wiedźmin
- 2003 –Pogoda na jutro
- 2003 –Powiedz to, Gabi
- 2003 –Siedem przystanków na drodze do raju
- 2003 –Symetria
- 2003 –Zmruż oczy
- 2004 –Ono
- 2004 –Tulipany
- 2005 –Komornik
- 2005 –Persona Non Grata
- 2006 –Palimpsest
- 2006 –S@motność w sieci
- 2006 –Strike
- 2006 –We're All Christs
- 2007 –Katyń
- 2008 –Magiczne drzewo
- 2008 –Nieruchomy poruszyciel
- 2009 –Wszystko co kocham
- 2009 –Zdjęcie
- 2010 –Mistyfikacja
- 2012 -Land of Oblivion
- 2013 -In the Name Of
- 2013 -Lasting
- 2016 -United States of Love
- 2017 -Frost
- 2017 -Beyond Words
- 2018 -One Nation, One King
- 2019 -Listen to the Universe
- 2020 -Doctor Lisa
- 2020 -Never Gonna Snow Again
- 2020 —Magnesium
- 2020 -Kill It and Leave This Town(voice only)
- 2021 -All Our Fears
- 2021 -The Wedding
Television
[edit]- 1996 –Bar "Atlantic"
- 1996 –Honor dla niezaawansowanych
- 1997 –Boża podszewka
- 1997 –Zaklęta
- 1998 –Miodowe lata
- 2000–2001 –Miasteczko
- 2000 –Twarze i maski
- 2002 –Przedwiośnie
- 2002 –Wiedźmin
- 2003–2005 –Defekt
- 2003 –Zaginiona
- 2004–2005 –Oficer
- 2006 –Oficerowie
- 2006 –S@motność w sieci
- 2007 –Cztery poziomo
- 2022 –Cracow Monsters
- 2023 –A Girl and an Astronaut[6]
Theatre direction
[edit]- Z dziejów alkoholizmu w Polsce,Stara Prochownia Theatre, Warsaw (1994)
- Przegryźć dżdżownicę,Piętro Theatre, Poznań (1997)
- Kochanek,Centrum Kultury Theatre (1998)
- Gracze,Baltic State Opera,Gdańsk (2013)
- Carmen,Grand Theatre,Warsaw (2018)
References
[edit]- ^"Andrzej Chyra".Retrieved14 April2020.
- ^"Andrzej Chyra".Retrieved14 April2020.
- ^"Wszyscy jestesmy Chrystusami (2006)".
- ^"Nagrody teatru".teatr-pismo.pl(in Polish).Retrieved6 October2024.
- ^Maciej Nycz (3 December 2019)."Bartosz Bielenia zdobywcą Nagrody im. Zbyszka Cybulskiego!".interia.pl(in Polish).Retrieved6 October2024.
- ^"A Girl and an Astronaut at IMDB".
External links
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- Andrzej ChyraatIMDb
- Andrzej Chyraat the Film Polski
- Andrzej Chyraat culture.pl
