Tomasz Kot
Date of birth: 1977-04-21
Place of birth: Legnica, Poland
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
Leave No Traces
2021-09-24
In 1983, communist Poland is shaken by the case of high school student Grzegorz Przemyk, who is beat
Spoor
2017-02-24
A story about Janina Duszejko, an elderly woman, who lives alone in the Klodzko Valley where a serie
One More End of the World
2021-09-20
Sixteen years after an explosion on the Sun that made the Earth deteriorate, outcast soldier Stefan
Destined for Blues
2005-08-01
The life of Ryszard Riedel, former leader of cult Polish rock-blues band Dzem, including the history
Why Not!
2007-01-19
Maggie - comes from the province. Only come to Warsaw to begin studies at the Academy of Fine Arts.
Ladies
2008-02-01
Four friends are facing problems like infidelity, infertility and disease. But together, they can so
Superheroes
2010-01-08
When a policewoman is unfairly accused of selling drugs, her three deadbeat brothers come to the res
Testosteron
2007-03-02
The wedding of Kornel, a young, well known TV scientist, to the famous singer, Alicja, is to be the
Grand Hotel
2008-11-14
Handsome, wealthy neurosurgeon Philip Morawski decides to spend the weekend with a sinful young nurs
Battle of the Sexes
2011-02-25
The story of an unemployed journalist who fights overweight and account shortages more effectively t
Blind Date
2010-02-05
Majka is young, beautiful and intelligent. It is time for her to learn and work, she has wonderful f
The American
2023-11-02
American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy,
Breaking the Limits
2017-11-17
Based on true events. In 1980s Poland, Jerzy Górski is a young man who finds the determination to st
Wyjazd integracyjny
2011-11-04
Three guys and a beautiful girl. Their fate will combine the integration leaving the title that is o
Hans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake
2012-03-16
The cinema war-action movie takes place partly during WWII and partly in 1975 in Spain. The main cha
Yuma
2012-08-03
A story about the rise and fall of Zyga - a Polish kid in his early twenties, who wants to take char
Kulej. All That Glitters Isn’t Gold
2024-10-11
A biopic about Jerzy Kulej, a two-time Olympic champion and one of Poland's greatest fighters. The f
Gods
2014-10-10
Set in communist Poland of the 80s the movie depicts early career of cardio surgeon Zbigniew Religa.
Kleks Academy 2
2025-01-10
Ada returns to the magical Kleks Academy to solve the mystery of her robot friend's origins, while P
Kleks Academy
2024-01-05
A seemingly ordinary girl finds her way into the eponymous Academy to explore the world of fairy tal
Dangerous Men
2023-01-20
Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński, Witkacy, Joseph Conrad and Bronisław Malinowski, four leading figures among t
It Came from the Water
2022-10-07
Fed up with pandemics, quarantines and news about ecological disasters, worried about their own unce
In Hiding
2013-10-14
In the spring of 1944 in Poland, near the end of WWII, Janina faces a huge change in her life when h
Disco Polo
2015-02-27
Young wannabe musicians from the province decide to write hit song and gain the top of the charts in
The Photographer
2014-09-17
The Photographer is an elusive serial killer operating in modern-day Moscow. He leaves numbered tile
Breached
2023-03-17
A mysterious car accident changes Maciek's life completely. His wife Janina dies in the incident. Mo
Splinters
2009-02-13
Lives of three different people living in a small Silesian town intersect.
Life Must Go On
2015-08-28
When cancer-stricken alcoholic actor discovers he's only got 3 months to live, he decides to change
Wielka Warszawska
2026-01-23
A story about a young jockey dreaming of a sports career. The culmination of these dreams is partici
The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend
2009-01-30
When Kostek gets in the wrong taxicab and sees Luna, it is love at first sight. But Luna already has
How To Save Mom
2016-06-01
With help from a witch, two siblings journey to a medieval land to find the mystical Golden Drops th
Volta
2017-07-07
A woman stumbles upon a valuable artifact, the crown that belonged to Casimir the Great.
Cold War
2018-06-08
A man and a woman meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temper
Bikini Blue
2017-04-21
A historical drama set in 1950s Britain. Dora Szumski, 30, is an Englishwoman married to a Polish im
The Atlas
2017-06-19
A remote, and a bit crazy to be honest, psychiatric hospital receives a curious patient —one who he
The Day of Chocolate
2018-06-21
Through the window, Dawid watches a new neighbour move into a house next door. The girl is more or l
How to Get Rid of Cellulite
2011-02-04
Comedy about female friendship, subjected to an extreme test. Two girlfriends - Eva and Maya - are i
(Nie)znajomi
2019-09-27
A group of seven friends come together for dinner. What starts out as a normal evening, evolves into
A Perfect Enemy
2021-06-11
Famed architect Jeremy Angust is approached on his trip to the Paris Airport by a chatty girl named
Operation Dunaj
2009-07-21
Operation Danube was the cover name for the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact armies in Augu
Erratum
2010-09-16
Michał, a former musician who gave up his dreams and became an accountant, is asked by his boss to r
Warning
2021-10-22
Loneliness, death and the meaning of life, explored through vastly separate lives colliding in inter
Judas' Gospel
2025-08-11
An innovative approach in retelling the tale of Judas Iscariot, known for his biblical betrayal of J