Bartłomiej Filip Topa (born 26 May 1967) is a Polish actor.[1] He appeared in more than 100 films and television series since 1990.

Bartłomiej Topa
Topa in 2013
Born (1967-05-26) 26 May 1967 (age 56)
Nowy Targ, Poland
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present

Life and career edit

Topa was born in Nowy Targ. In 1991 he graduated from the Łódź Film School and later began appearing in theatre productions.[2] He made his screen debut appearing in the 1990 drama film, The Bet directed by Teresa Kotlarczyk, and later starred in the horror film November by Łukasz Karwowski.[2] Topa later appeared in films Three Colours: White (1993), Crows (1994) and Demons of War (1998). From 1999 to 2006, Topa starred in the TVP2 drama series, Złotopolscy. In 2004 he starred in the black comedy film, The Wedding directed by Wojciech Smarzowski.[2]

During the 2000s and 2010, Topa mostly played supporting roles on both film and television. For playing the leading role in the 2013 crime film, Traffic Department, he received Polish Film Award nomination for Best Actor.[2] He later appeared in films The Mighty Angel (2014), Karbala (2015) and Clergy (2018). From 2014 to 2017, Topa starred in the HBO Europe crime drama series, The Border. He also starred in Ultraviolet (2017–19), The King of Warsaw (2020), Hold Tight (2022) and The Convict (2021–23).

In 2023, Topa went to star in the Netflix comedy series, 1670.[3]

 
Topa on the set of Karbala

Selected filmography edit

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1990 The Bet
2004 The Wedding
2009 The Dark House
2009 The Dark House
2011 Wyjazd integracyjny Krzysztof Dąbal [4]
2015 Karbala Grzegorz Kaliciak (officer)
TV
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Usta usta Mateusz
2011 Układ Warszawski Zbigniew Sikorek
2014 Wataha Adam Grzywaczewski
2017–2019 Ultraviolet Waldemar Kraszewski 22 episodes
2021—2023 The Convict Piotr Serafin 17 episodes
2022 Hold Tight Tadeusz Lewicki
2023–present 1670 Jan Adamczewski

References edit

  1. ^ "Bartłomiej Topa: Syn umarł mi na rękach". 20 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bartłomiej Topa". Filmweb.
  3. ^ "1670 Review: Bartłomiej Topa Triumphs in This Office-Style Deadpan Mockumentary | Leisurebyte". www.leisurebyte.com. December 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Wyjazd integracyjny" (in Polish). Filmweb. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

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