Jerzy Skolimowski

Biography

Jerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. He’s a graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź. In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his film “Le départ”. He lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years where he painted in a figurative, expressionist mode and occasionally acted in films. He received the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2016 Venice Film Festival.

Known For

Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
White Nights
White Nights
Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit
Big Shots
Big Shots
30 Door Key
30 Door Key

Filmography

2025 A Decent Man
as Professor Jerzy
2023 Still Here
as Stanisław Czułkowski
2018 The Stolen Caravaggio
as Jerzy Kunze
2018 Julius
as Olgierd 'Chorwat' Szybenik
2012 The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683
as John III Sobieski
2012 The Avengers
as Georgi Luchkov
2011 'Deep End': Remembering the Deleted Scenes
as Self
2011 Starting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End
as Self
2010 Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
as Self
2009 Naznaczony
as Wojciech Radler
2007 Eastern Promises
as Stepan
2005 Le Cercle
as Self
2003 Parola (su una data)
as
2000 Before Night Falls
as Professor
1999 Operacja Samum
as Hayes
1999 L.A. Without a Map
as Minister
1996 Mars Attacks!
as Dr. Zeigler
1991 30 Door Key
as dyrektor szkoły
1990 Skolimowski à la table
as
1989 Torrents of Spring
as Wiktor Wiktorowicz