Jacek Poniedziałek

Key professional and background information:

• Szkice z Człowieka bez właściwości (Scenes from The Man Without Qualities) (1990)

  By Robert Musil
  Directed by Krystian Lupa
  Premiere: January 1990, PWST Kraków
  Version adapted for television: 2, 9, 16 December 1993

• Burza (The Tempest) (1990)

  By William Shakespeare
  Directed by Jerzy Goliński
  Premiere: 27 October 1990 at the Słowacki Theatre, Kraków

• Apokryf wigilijny (Christmas Eve Apocrypha) (1990)

  Directed by Marek Fiedor
  Premiere: 29 December 1990 at the Słowacki Theatre, Kraków

• Obóz wszystkich świętych (All Saints’ Camp) (1991)

  By Tadeusz Nowakowski
  Directed by Mikołaj Grabowski
  Premiere: 15 March 1991 at the Słowacki Theatre, Kraków

• Burza (The Tempest) (1991)

  By William Shakespeare
  Directed by Jerzy Goliński
  Premiere: 1 April 1991 at the Słowacki Theatre, Kraków

• Bungo 622 (1992)

  By Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
  Directed by Marek Fiedor
  Premiere: 18 May 1992

• Białe Noce (White Nights) (1992)

  By Fyodor Dostoevsky
  Adapted and directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Premiere: June 1992 at PWST, Kraków

• Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie (The Manuscript Found in Saragossa) (1992)

  By Jan Potocki
  Directed by Tadeusz Bradecki
  Premiere: 12 December 1992 at the Stary Teatr, Kraków
  Awarded Opole – XVIII OKT prize for acting

• Markiza O (The Marquise of O) (1993)

  By Heinrich von Kleist
  Translated, adapted, and directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Assistant Director: Jacek Poniedziałek
  Premiere: 20 February 1993 at the Stary Teatr, Kraków

• Sen srebrny Salomei (The Silver Dream of Salome) (1993)

  By Juliusz Słowacki
  Directed by Jerzy Jarocki
  Premiere: 29 June 1993 at the Stary Teatr, Kraków

• Jak wam się podoba (As You Like It) (1993)

  By William Shakespeare
  Directed by Tadeusz Bradecki
  Premiere: 12 December 1993 at the Stary Teatr, Kraków

• Reformator (The Reformer) (1995)

  By Kulisz Mykola
  Directed by Rudolf Zioło
  Premiere: 7 January 1995 at the Stary Teatr, Kraków

• Dziady - dwanaście improwizacji (Forefathers’ Eve: 12 Improvisations) (1995)

  Adapted from Adam Mickiewicz
  Directed by Jerzy Grzegorzewski
  Premiere: 24 June 1995 at the Stary Teatr, Kraków

• Koriolan (Coriolanus) (1995)

  By William Shakespeare
  Directed by Mirosław Bork
  Premiere: 27 November 1995, televised theatre production

• Ocaleni (Saved) (1996)

  By Edward Bond
  Directed by Gadi Roll
  Premiere: 1 March 1996 at the Stary Teatr, Kraków

• Peer Gynt (1996)

  By Henrik Ibsen
  Directed by Marek Fiedor
  Premiere: 15 December 1996 at the Stary Teatr, Kraków

• Sklep z zabawkami (Magazinul cu jucării) (1996)

  By Alexandru Popescu
  Directed by Jacek Gąsiorowski
  Premiere: 15 December 1996, televised theatre production

• Teatr wewnętrzny (Inner Theatre) (1997)

  Selected plays by Samuel Beckett
  Directed by Walter D. Asmus, Marek Kędzierski, and Oliver Sturm
  Premiere: 19 February 1997 at the Teatr Buckleina, Kraków

• Iwona, księżniczka Burgunda (Ivona, Princess of Burgundia) (1997)

  By Witold Gombrowicz
  Directed by Ewa Bułhak
  Premiere: 31 May 1997 at the Teatr Studio, Warsaw

• Tancerz mecenasa Kraykowskiego (Lawyer Kraykowski’s Dancer) (1997)

  By Witold Gombrowicz
  Adapted and directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Premiere: 11 June 1997 at the Teatr Powszechny, Radom

• Noc listopadowa. Sceny dramatyczne (November Night: Dramatic Scenes) (1997)

  By Stanisław Wyspiański
  Directed by Jerzy Grzegorzewski
  Premiere: 19 November 1997 at the Teatr Narodowy, Warsaw

• Saragossa (1998)

  By Jan Potocki
  Directed by Tadeusz Bradecki
  Premiere: 28 February 1998 at the Teatr Narodowy, Warsaw

• Ślub (The Marriage) (1998)

  By Witold Gombrowicz
  Directed by Jerzy Grzegorzewski
  Premiere: 27 March 1998 at the Teatr Narodowy, Warsaw

• Zachodnie wybrzeże (Quay West) (1998)

  By Bernard-Marie Koltès
  Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Premiere: 10 October 1998 at the Teatr Studio, Warsaw

• Historia (History) (1999)

  By Witold Gombrowicz
  Directed by Horst Leszczuk
  Premiere: 21 January 1999, televised theatre production

• Talk Radio (1999)

  By Eric Bogosian
  Directed by Jacek Orłowski
  Premiere: 11 April 1999 at the Teatr Studio, Warsaw

• Pies ogrodnika (Dog in the Manger) (1999)

  By Lope de Vega
  Directed by Jacek Gąsiorowski
  Premiere: 12 April 1999, televised theatre production

• Hamlet (1999)

  By William Shakespeare
  Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Premiere: 22 October 1999 at TR Warszawa

• Moja Angelika (My Angelica) (1999)

  Played Alek in the film directed by Stanisław Kuźnik

• Skowronek (The Lark) (2000)

  By Jean Anouilh
  Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
  Premiere: 3 April 2000, televised theatre production

• Książę Myszkin (Prince Myshkin) (2000)

  By Fyodor Dostoevsky
  Directed by Grzegorz Jarzyna
  Assistant Director: Jacek Poniedziałek
  Premiere: 23 May 2000 at TR Warszawa

• Bachantki (The Bacchae) (2001)

  By Euripides
  Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Premiere: 9 February 2001 at TR Warszawa

• Beztlenowce (Anaerobes) (2001)

  Written and directed by Ingmar Villqist
  Premiere: 12 March 2001 at TR Warszawa

• Uroczystość (Festen) (2001)

  By Thomas Vinterberg and Mogens Rukov
  Directed by H7 (Grzegorz Jarzyna)
  Assistant Director: Jacek Poniedziałek
  Premiere: 5 June 2001 at TR Warszawa

• Oczyszczeni (Cleansed) (2001)

  By Sarah Kane
  Translated by Krzysztof Warlikowski and Jacek Poniedziałek, directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Premiere: 15 December 2001; co-produced by the Teatr Współczesny (Wrocław), Teatr Polski (Poznań), and TR Warszawa

• Marzenia do spełnienia (Dreams To Be Fulfilled) (2001-2002)

  Recurring role in TV series

• Burza (The Tempest) (2003)

  By William Shakespeare
  Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Premiere: 4 January 2003 at TR Warszawa
  Live televised premiere: 19 October 2008

• Sesja kastingowa (The Casting Session) (2003)

  Written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
  Premiere: 24 February 2003, televised theatre production

• Stosunki Klary (Klara’s Relations) (2003)

  By Dea Loher
  Directed by Krystian Lupa
  Premiere: 5 April 2003 at TR Warszawa

• Dybuk. Między dwoma światami (The Dybbuk: Between Two Worlds) (2003)

  By Shimon Ansky/Hanna Krall
  Adapted and directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Premiere: 6 October 2003 at TR Warszawa

• Przemiany (Changes) (2003)

  Played Adrian Snaut in the film directed by Łukasz Barczyk

• M jak miłość (L for Love) (2003-2008)

  Recurring role of Rafał Lubomski in TV series

• Na Wspólnej (On the Common) (2003-2011)

  Recurring role of Tadeusz Nowicki in TV series

• Zima (Winter) (2004)

  By Jon Fosse
  Directed by Grażyna Kania
  Premiere: 29 March 2004 at TR Warszawa

• Hamlet (2004)

  By William Shakespeare
  Directed by Łukasz Barczyk
  Premiere: 29 March 2004, televised theatre production

• Trzeci (The Third) (2004)

  Played Paweł in the film directed by Jan Hryniak

• Krum (2005)

  By Hanoch Levin
  Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Translated by Jacek Poniedziałek
  Premiere: 3 March 2005; co-produced by TR Warszawa and the Stary Teatr, Kraków
  Live televised premiere: 30 December 2007

• Award (2005)

  Won popular vote for acting in Poland, awarded by Elle

• Ameryka (America, Part 2) (2006)

  By Biljana Srbljanović
  Directed by Agnieszka Lipiec-Wróblewska
  Premiere: 19 March 2006, televised theatre production

• Mrok (Darkness) (2006)

  Role of Sławek in TV series

• Magda M. (2006-2007)

  Recurring role of Rafał Żywiecki in TV series

• 2007: Macbeth (2007)

  By William Shakespeare
  Directed by Grzegorz Jarzyna
  Premiere: 19 May 2005 at TR Warszawa

• Anioły w Ameryce (Angels in America) (2007)

  By Tony Kushner
  Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Translated by Jacek Poniedziałek
  Premiere: 17 February 2007 at TR Warszawa

• Ekipa (The Team) (2007)

  Played Wojciech Wandurski in TV series

• Izolator (Warsaw Dark) (2008)

  Played Remik in film directed by Christopher Doyle

• Founding of the Nowy Teatr (2008)

  Co-founding member of the Nowy Teatr, Warsaw

• Willa szczęścia (Villa of Happiness) (2008)

  Written and directed by Jacek Gąsiorowski
  Premiere: 21 April 2008, televised theatre production

• Blogi.pl (2008)

  Wrote the script for Niebieska sukienka within the Blogi.pl series
  Directed by Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik
  Premiere: 26 September 2008 at the Narodowy Stary Teatr, Kraków

• Hela w opałach (Hela in Trouble) (2008)

  Played recurring role of Eryk Krzyżanowski in TV series

• Boisko bezdomnych (The Offsiders) (2008)

  Played Jarek in film directed by Katarzyna Adamik

• 39 i pół (39 ½) (2008-9)

  Played Kundel in TV series

• Lot nad kukułczym gniazdem (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) (2009)

  By Dale Wasserman
  Directed by Jan Buchwald
  Text adaptation by Jacek Poniedziałek
  Premiere: 6 February 2009 at the Teatr Powszechny, Warsaw

• O prawo głosu (The Right to Vote) (2009)

  By Robert Miękus and Janusz Petelski
  Directed by Janusz Petelski
  Premiere: 23 March 2009, televised theatre production

• (A)pollonia (2009)

  Based on texts by Aeschylus, J. M. Coetzee, Euripides, Hanna Krall, Jonathan Littell, and others
  Adapted by Krzysztof Warlikowski, Piotr Gruszczyński, and Jacek Poniedziałek
  Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Premiere: 16 May 2009 at the Nowy Teatr, Warsaw
  TV premiere: 28 September 2014

• Nigdy nie zakocham się (I Never Fall in Love) (2009)

  By Cezary Harasimowicz
  Directed by Grzegorz Chrapkiewicz
  Premiere: 23 May 2009 at the Teatr Capitol, Warsaw

• Niania (The Nanny) (2009)

  Played Robert Wroński in TV series

• Rewers (The Reverse) (2009)

  Played Dostojnik in film directed by Borys Lankosz

• Na dobre i na złe (For Better or Worse) (2010)

  Played Andrzej in TV series

• Publication (2010)

  Book of interviews: Wyjście z cienia, Jacek Poniedziałek in conversation with Renata Kim

• Enter (2010)

  Directed by Jacek Poniedziałek and Anna Smolar
  Premiere: 22 June 2010 at the Nowy Teatr, Warsaw

• Indukcje (Inductions) (2010)

  Directed by Tomasz Bazan
  Premiere: 29 September 2010 at the Teatr Maat Projekt, Lublin

• Koniec (The End) (2010)

  Based on texts by J. M. Coetzee, Franz Kafka, and Bernard-Marie Koltès
  Adapted by Krzysztof Warlikowski and Piotr Gruszczyński
  Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Premiere: 30 September 2010 at the Nowy Teatr, Warsaw

• Weekend z R. (Weekend with R.) (2010)

  By Robin Hawdon
  Directed by Krystyna Janda
  Premiere: 27 November 2010 at the OCH-Teatr, Warsaw

• Hotel 52 (2010)

  Played Szymon in TV series

• Klub szalonych dziewic (Mad Virgins’ Club) (2010)

  Played recurring role of Jan Szwarc in TV series

• Życie seksualne dzikich (The Sexual Life of Savages) (2011)

  By Bronisław Malinowski
  Directed by Krzysztof Garbaczewski
  Premiere: 14 April 2011 at the Nowy Teatr, Warsaw

• Miron Be (2011)

  By Krzysztof Garbaczewski and Marcin Cecko
  Premiere: 7 May 2011 at komuna//warszawa

• Opowieści afrykańskie według Szekspira (African Tales by Shakespeare) (2011)

  Based on plays by William Shakespeare
  Adapted by Krzysztof Warlikowski and Piotr Gruszczyński
  Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Premiere: 5 October 2011 at the Nowy Teatr, Warsaw

• Bohater Osama (Osama the Hero) (2011)

  By Dennis Kelly
  Directed by Jacek Poniedziałek
  Premiere: 22 October 2011 at the Teatr Imka, Warsaw

• Italiani (Italians) (2011)

  Played Massimo in film directed by Łukasz Barczyk

• 1920 Bitwa Warszawska (Battle of Warsaw 1920) (2011)

  Played Józef Haller in film directed by Jerzy Hoffman

• Audiobook (2012)

  Narrated the audiobook version of Lubiewo bez cenzury, by Michał Witkowski

• Ichś Fiszer (Ikhsh Fisher) (2012)

  By Hanoch Levin
  Directed by Marek Kalita
  Premiere: 28 October 2012, co-produced by Teatr Imka and the Nowy Teatr, Warsaw

• Translations (2012)

  Series of translations of five plays by Tennessee Williams, published by Znak in Tramwaj zwany pożądaniem i inne dramaty

• Prawo Agaty (Agata’s Law) (2012)

  Played Wroński in TV series

• Wraki (Wrecks) (2013)

  By Neil LaBute
  Directed by Agnieszka Lipiec-Wróblewska
  Premiere: 22 June 2013 at the Teatr Konsekwentny, Warsaw

• Kabaret Warszawski (Warsaw Cabaret) (2013)

  Inspired by a text by John van Druten and a film by Cameron Mitchell
  Adapted by Krzysztof Warlikowski, Piotr Gruszczyński, and Szczepan Orłowski
  Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski
  Premiere: 3 July 2013 at the Nowy Teatr, Warsaw

• Szkalana menażeria (The Glass Menagerie) (2014)

  By Tennessee Williams
  Directed and translated by Jacek Poniedziałek
  Premiere: 13 September 2014 at the Kochanowski Theatre, Opole

• Apokalipsa (Apocalypse) (2014)

  By Tomasz Śpiewak
  Directed by Michał Borczuch
  Premiere: 29 September 2014 at the Nowy Teatr, Warsaw

• Sąsiady (Neighbours) (2014)

  Played Husband in film directed by Grzegorz Królikiewicz

• Portret (Portrait) (2014)

  Played Actor in short film directed by Wojciech Tubaja

• Obce ciało (Foreign Body) (2014)

  Played Journalist in film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi

• Na krawędzi (On the Edge) (2014)

  Played Doctor in TV series

• Ziarno prawdy (A Grain of Truth) (2015)

  Played Klejnocki in film directed by Borys Lankosz